How politicians on Homeland Security Committee dealt with bills on July 28

The Homeland Security Committee handled H.R.8561, H.R.8566 bills on July 28, according to the US Congress.

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.

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.