Bill H.R.8594 titled “To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify and preserve the breadth of the protections under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act” 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 with Jodey Arrington, Tony Cárdenas, Earl Carter, Danny Davis, Neal Dunn, A. Ferguson, Jaime Herrera Beutler, John Joyce, Mike Kelly, Tom O'halleran, Donald Payne, Terri Sewell, Darren Soto, Eric Swalwell, Beth Van Duyne, Brad Wenstrup as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8597 titled “To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of services furnished by freestanding emergency centers; 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 Actions All with Brian Babin, Michael Burgess, Louie Gohmert, Kevin Hern, Ronny Jackson, Troy Nehls, August Pfluger, Pete Sessions, Beth Van Duyne, Roger Williams as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8619 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for severance payments made in connection with workplace harassment” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Actions All with Andre Carson, Gerald Connolly, Jesus Garcia, Jimmy Gomez, Raúl Grijalva, Jahana Hayes, Mondaire Jones, Stephen Lynch, Jerrold Nadler, Eleanor Norton, Mark Pocan, Katie Porter, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Adam Smith, Mark Takano, Dina Titus, Nydia Velazquez as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8620 titled “To allow community supports to meet specific needs of families and children through an electronic care portal under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families program” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Actions All with Judy Chu as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8624 titled “To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for additional requirements for disclosing entities relating to the quality of care furnished at skilled nursing facilties and nursing facilites, 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 Actions All with Mark Takano as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8625 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify rules relating to beneficiaries of charitable remainder trusts” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by with Jackie Walorski as cosponsor.
The Ways and Means 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify and preserve the breadth of the protections under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. | Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. | House of Representatives |
| To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of services furnished by freestanding emergency centers; and for other purposes. | Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for severance payments made in connection with workplace harassment. | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. | House of Representatives |
| To allow community supports to meet specific needs of families and children through an electronic care portal under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families program. | Rep. Miller, Carol D. | House of Representatives |
| To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for additional requirements for disclosing entities relating to the quality of care furnished at skilled nursing facilties and nursing facilites, and for other purposes. | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify rules relating to beneficiaries of charitable remainder trusts. | Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott | House of Representatives |
