Bill H.R.8551 titled “To improve air quality management and the safety of communities using the best available monitoring technology and data” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Donald McEachin with Nanette Barragan, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Kathy Castor, Yvette Clarke, Raúl Grijalva, Pramila Jayapal as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8552 titled “To provide for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish grant programs to improve the health and positive youth development impacts of youth sports participation, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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. Colin Allred with Debbie Wasserman Schultz as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8554 titled “To prohibit the sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities, 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. Stephanie Bice with Michael Waltz as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8561 titled “To improve the collection of intelligence regarding activities by drug trafficking organizations in certain foreign countries, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select) Foreign Affairs Homeland Security Oversight and Reform Energy and Commerce and Financial Services 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. Warren Davidson with Jim Banks, Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck, Ben Cline, Kay Granger, Jody Hice, Clay Higgins, Ronny Jackson, Ralph Norman, Scott Perry, Pete Sessions, Thomas Tiffany as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8570 titled “To direct the Federal Trade Commission to conduct an investigation and submit to Congress a report on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in the advertising or marketing of firearms and to issue regulations to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices related to the advertising or marketing of firearms, 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. Tom Malinowski with Robin Kelly as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8573 titled “To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to classify broadband as telecommunications service” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Doris Matsui with Cynthia Axne, Nanette Barragan, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Jamaal Bowman, Andre Carson, Kathy Castor, Yvette Clarke, Danny Davis, Val Demings, Mike Doyle, Anna Eshoo, Raúl Grijalva, Sara Jacobs, Pramila Jayapal, William Keating, Conor Lamb, John Larson, Mike Levin, Carolyn Maloney, Betty Mccollum, Jerry Mcnerney, Eleanor Norton, Frank Pallone, Janice Schakowsky, Paul Tonko, Marc Veasey, Peter Welch as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8575 titled “To require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report examining the feasibility of funding the Universal Service Fund through contributions supplied by edge providers, 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. Markwayne Mullin.
Bill H.R.8576 titled “To require a study on the effects of travel nurse agencies on the health industry during the COVID-19 pandemic” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by with Mariannette Miller-Meeks as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8578 titled “To amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act with respect to the enforcement of certain provisions, 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. Janice Schakowsky with Donald Beyer, Sean Casten as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8581 titled “To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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. Terri Sewell with Vern Buchanan as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8585 titled “To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national project to prevent and cure Parkinson's, to be known as the National Parkinson's Project, 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. Paul Tonko with Gus Bilirakis, Brian Higgins, Carolyn Maloney, David Mckinley, Fred Upton as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8586 titled “To allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny approval of a new drug application for an opioid analgesic drug on the basis of such drug not being clinically superior to other commercially available drugs” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. David Trone with Daniel Meuser as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8588 titled “To address the high costs of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage in the United States, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means Education and Labor the Judiciary Oversight and Reform Rules the Budget Armed Services and House Administration 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. Bruce Westerman with Anthony Gonzalez as cosponsor.
Bill H.Res.1297 titled “Designating the week beginning November 7, 2022, as National Pregnancy Center Week to recognize the vital role that community-supported pregnancy centers play in saving lives and serving women and men faced with difficult pregnancy decisions”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bob Good with Robert Aderholt, Brian Babin, Don Bacon, Dan Bishop, Lauren Boebert, Earl Carter, Madison Cawthorn, Andrew Clyde, Jeff Duncan, Mayra Flores, Mark Green, Marjorie Greene, H. Griffith, Jody Hice, Bill Huizenga, Darrell Issa, Doug Lamalfa, Doug Lamborn, Tracey Mann, Mary Miller, Barry Moore, Ralph Norman, Steven Palazzo, Matthew Rosendale, Randy Weber, Robert Wittman as cosponsors.
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 improve air quality management and the safety of communities using the best available monitoring technology and data. | Rep. McEachin, A. Donald | House of Representatives |
| To provide for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish grant programs to improve the health and positive youth development impacts of youth sports participation, and for other purposes. | Rep. Allred, Colin Z. | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit the sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities, and for other purposes. | Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. | House of Representatives |
| To improve the collection of intelligence regarding activities by drug trafficking organizations in certain foreign countries, and for other purposes. | Rep. Davidson, Warren | House of Representatives |
| To direct the Federal Trade Commission to conduct an investigation and submit to Congress a report on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in the advertising or marketing of firearms and to issue regulations to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices related to the advertising or marketing of firearms, and for other purposes. | Rep. Malinowski, Tom | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to classify broadband as telecommunications service. | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. | House of Representatives |
| To require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report examining the feasibility of funding the Universal Service Fund through contributions supplied by edge providers, and for other purposes. | Rep. Mullin, Markwayne | House of Representatives |
| To require a study on the effects of travel nurse agencies on the health industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Rep. Murphy, Gregory | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act with respect to the enforcement of certain provisions, and for other purposes. | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. | House of Representatives |
| To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program. | Rep. Sewell, Terri A. | House of Representatives |
| To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national project to prevent and cure Parkinson's, to be known as the National Parkinson's Project, and for other purposes. | Rep. Tonko, Paul | House of Representatives |
| To allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny approval of a new drug application for an opioid analgesic drug on the basis of such drug not being clinically superior to other commercially available drugs. | Rep. Trone, David J. | House of Representatives |
| To address the high costs of health care services, prescription drugs, and health insurance coverage in the United States, and for other purposes. | Rep. Westerman, Bruce | House of Representatives |
| Designating the week beginning November 7, 2022, as "National Pregnancy Center Week" to recognize the vital role that community-supported pregnancy centers play in saving lives and serving women and men faced with difficult pregnancy decisions. | Rep. Good, Bob |
