Bill H.Con.Res.101 titled “Calling an Article V Convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States and stipulating the ratification of such amendments by State conventions, a vote of We the People, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jodey Arrington with Brian Fitzpatrick, Yvette Herrell as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8419 titled “To amend title 1, United States Code, to direct the Archivist of the United States to authenticate, count, and publish applications of States calling for a Convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States, to publish a certification when two-thirds of the States submit applications calling for such a Convention, and to notify Congress of the requirement under Article V of the Constitution to call such a Convention when such a certification is published, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jodey Arrington with Brian Fitzpatrick, Yvette Herrell as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8420 titled “To direct the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to add questions to visa application forms, applications to register permanent residence or adjust status, and applications for naturalization, related to affiliation with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, including any Basij organizations, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jim Banks with Lauren Boebert, Ben Cline, Glenn Grothman, Diana Harshbarger, Lisa Mcclain, Gregory Murphy, August Pfluger, Pete Sessions, W. Steube, Claudia Tenney, Michael Waltz, Randy Weber, Joe Wilson, Robert Wittman as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1233 titled “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mike Johnson with Cliff Bentz, Andy Biggs, Dan Bishop, Ken Buck, Steve Chabot, Michelle Fischbach, Scott Fitzgerald, Matt Gaetz, Louie Gohmert, Darrell Issa, Jim Jordan, Thomas Massie, Kevin Mccarthy, Tom Mcclintock, John Moolenaar, Burgess Owens, Chip Roy, Steve Scalise, Victoria Spartz, Elise Stefanik, W. Steube, Thomas Tiffany as cosponsors.
The Judiciary Committee moves forward in some way on two bills per day, taking one action on average per day.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Calling an Article V Convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States and stipulating the ratification of such amendments by State conventions, a vote of We the People, and for other purposes. | Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. | House of Representatives |
| To amend title 1, United States Code, to direct the Archivist of the United States to authenticate, count, and publish applications of States calling for a Convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States, to publish a certification when two-thirds of the States submit applications calling for such a Convention, and to notify Congress of the requirement under Article V of the Constitution to call such a Convention when such a certification is published, and for other purposes. | Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. | House of Representatives |
| To direct the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to add questions to visa application forms, applications to register permanent residence or adjust status, and applications for naturalization, related to affiliation with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, including any Basij organizations, and for other purposes. | Rep. Banks, Jim | House of Representatives |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches. | Rep. Johnson, Mike |
