Bill H.R.8523 titled “To amend the Public Health Service Act to require a State receiving a block grant for prevention and treatment of substance use disorders to describe the State's efforts to encourage and promote work and employment to improve mental health and well-being” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ted Budd.
Bill H.R.8524 titled “To establish the Office of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Well-Being within the Department of Health and Human Services, to generate a whole-of-government approach to protecting and affirming sexual and reproductive rights, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Cori Bush with Robin Kelly, Barbara Lee, Ayanna Pressley as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8528 titled “To promote election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, providing State tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, and protecting political speech, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on House Administration and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary Oversight and Reform Ways and Means Science Space and Technology Financial Services Intelligence (Permanent Select) Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security 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. Rodney Davis with Brian Babin, Don Bacon, Mike Bost, Jerry Carl, Earl Carter, Tom Cole, Dan Crenshaw, Virginia Foxx, Mike Garcia, Glenn Grothman, Richard Hudson, Dusty Johnson, Jake Laturner, Barry Loudermilk, Kevin Mccarthy, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Gregory Murphy, Adrian Smith, Christopher Smith, Bryan Steil, W. Steube, Claudia Tenney, William Timmons as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8530 titled “To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce Federal financial participation for certain States that require political subdivisions to contribute towards the non-Federal share of Medicaid” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Chris Jacobs with Elise Stefanik, Lee Zeldin as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8540 titled “To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the designation of institutions of higher education as Centers of Excellence in Cannabis Research, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary 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. Scott Peters with David Joyce as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8542 titled “To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary 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. Katie Porter.
Bill H.R.8543 titled “To require notice regarding the collection of ambient noise by certain internet-connected devices, to limit the disclosure and retention of information collected through such noise, and to require a mechanism by which such collection may be deactivated and reactivated, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Steve Scalise.
Bill H.R.8546 titled “To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require out-of-network coverage for qualified individuals participating in approved clinical trials, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means 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. Jackie Speier with Michael Mccaul as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8547 titled “To direct the Secretary of Energy to require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that the crude oil not be exported to certain countries, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Robert Wittman.
The Energy and Commerce 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 |
|---|---|---|
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to require a State receiving a block grant for prevention and treatment of substance use disorders to describe the State's efforts to encourage and promote work and employment to improve mental health and well-being. | Rep. Budd, Ted | House of Representatives |
| To establish the Office of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Well-Being within the Department of Health and Human Services, to generate a whole-of-government approach to protecting and affirming sexual and reproductive rights, and for other purposes. | Rep. Bush, Cori | House of Representatives |
| To promote election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, providing State tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, and protecting political speech, and for other purposes. | Rep. Davis, Rodney | House of Representatives |
| To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce Federal financial participation for certain States that require political subdivisions to contribute towards the non-Federal share of Medicaid. | Rep. Jacobs, Chris | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the designation of institutions of higher education as Centers of Excellence in Cannabis Research, and for other purposes. | Rep. Peters, Scott H. | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes. | Rep. Porter, Katie | House of Representatives |
| To require notice regarding the collection of ambient noise by certain internet-connected devices, to limit the disclosure and retention of information collected through such noise, and to require a mechanism by which such collection may be deactivated and reactivated, and for other purposes. | Rep. Scalise, Steve | House of Representatives |
| To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require out-of-network coverage for qualified individuals participating in approved clinical trials, and for other purposes. | Rep. Speier, Jackie | House of Representatives |
| To direct the Secretary of Energy to require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that the crude oil not be exported to certain countries, and for other purposes. | Rep. Wittman, Robert J. | House of Representatives |
