Bill H.R.8532 titled “To provide assistance for suspected victims and witnesses of war crimes in Ukraine, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. William Keating with Andre Carson, Steve Cohen, Jim Costa, Brian Fitzpatrick, Brian Higgins, James Himes, Sara Jacobs, Marcy Kaptur, Carolyn Maloney, James Mcgovern, Joseph Morelle, Mike Quigley, Tim Ryan, Abigail Spanberger, Jackie Speier, Eric Swalwell, Dina Titus, David Trone, Juan Vargas, Susan Wild, Joe Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8536 titled “To establish a commission to reform and modernize the Department of State” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Peter Meijer with Sara Jacobs as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8544 titled “To impose sanctions with respect to the transfer of arms and related materiel by the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation or the evasion or circumvention of United States sanctions or multilateral sanctions by the People's Republic of China with respect to the Russian Federation, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary Financial Services Ways and Means and Intelligence (Permanent Select) 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. Adam Schiff with Andre Carson, Ed Case, Jason Crow, Veronica Escobar, Sylvia Garcia, Sheila Jackson Lee, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Tom Malinowski, Stephanie Murphy, Dean Phillips, Mike Quigley, Michael San Nicolas, Eric Swalwell, Juan Vargas as cosponsors.
The Foreign Affairs Committee moves forward in some way on one bill 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 provide assistance for suspected victims and witnesses of war crimes in Ukraine, and for other purposes. | Rep. Keating, William R. | House of Representatives |
| To establish a commission to reform and modernize the Department of State. | Rep. Meijer, Peter | House of Representatives |
| To impose sanctions with respect to the transfer of arms and related materiel by the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation or the evasion or circumvention of United States sanctions or multilateral sanctions by the People's Republic of China with respect to the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. | Rep. Schiff, Adam B. | House of Representatives |
