Bill H.R.203 titled “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the Benny C Martinez Post Office BuildingTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the Benny C Martinez Post Office Building” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Sylvia Garcia.
Bill H.R.5659 titled “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, as the John R Hatcher III Post Office BuildingTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, as the John R Hatcher III Post Office Building” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Julia Brownley.
Bill H.R.7337 titled “Access for Veterans to Records Act of 2022” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney.
Bill S.4546 titled “A bill to prohibit conflict of interests among consulting firms that simultaneously contract with the Government of the People's Republic of China and the United States Government, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Josh Hawley.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the "Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building".To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building. | Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. | Senate |
| To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, as the "John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building".To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, as the John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building. | Rep. Brownley, Julia | Senate |
| Access for Veterans to Records Act of 2022 | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. | Senate |
| A bill to prohibit conflict of interests among consulting firms that simultaneously contract with the Government of the People's Republic of China and the United States Government, and for other purposes. | Sen. Hawley, Josh | Senate |
