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.8566 titled “To impose a fee on certain remittance transfers to fund border security” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security Foreign Affairs Financial Services and 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. Kevin Hern.
Bill H.R.8568 titled “To provide for the designation of the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ted Lieu with Jared Golden, Adam Kinzinger, Tom Malinowski, Joe Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8574 titled “To establish an interagency committee on global catastrophic risk, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 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. Michael McCaul with Dina Titus as cosponsor.
Bill H.Res.1292 titled “Expressing support for the International Olympic Committee to recognize with a minute of silence at every future Olympics Opening Ceremony those who lost their lives at the 1972 Munich Olympics, and for other purposes”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens with Shontel Brown, John Curtis, Josh Gottheimer, James Langevin, Ted Lieu, Brad Sherman, Christopher Smith, Elise Stefanik, Ritchie Torres, Lee Zeldin as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1294 titled “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy in order to ensure American values of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker rights, privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very core of digital governance”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Suzan DelBene with Ami Bera, Earl Blumenauer, Steve Chabot, Darin Lahood, Adrian Smith 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 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 impose a fee on certain remittance transfers to fund border security. | Rep. Hern, Kevin | House of Representatives |
| To provide for the designation of the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism. | Rep. Lieu, Ted | House of Representatives |
| To establish an interagency committee on global catastrophic risk, and for other purposes. | Rep. McCaul, Michael T. | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for the International Olympic Committee to recognize with a minute of silence at every future Olympics Opening Ceremony those who lost their lives at the 1972 Munich Olympics, and for other purposes. | Rep. Owens, Burgess | |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy in order to ensure American values of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker rights, privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very core of digital governance. | Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. |
