Bill S.4699 titled “A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission may not prevent a State or Federal correctional facility from utilizing jamming equipment, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Tom Cotton with John Boozman, Mike Braun, Lindsey Graham, Bill Hagerty, John Kennedy, James Lankford as cosponsors.
Bill S.4713 titled “A bill to authorize the Federal Communications Commission to specify additional sources from which a radio station licensee must obtain information to enable the licensee to announce that a foreign governmental entity has paid for a broadcast” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Brian Schatz with Marsha Blackburn as cosponsor.
Bill S.4727 titled “A bill establish a grant program to incentivize the energy resilience of air carrier airports to acquire or install solar photovoltaic panels, battery storage systems, microgrids, and related electric infrastructure for on-site renewable energy generation and storage, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3863-3864) by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla with Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden as cosponsors.
Bill S.4736 titled “A bill to enhance United States' standing as an Arctic nation by facilitating greater maritime accessibility, strong trading partners, and reliable infrastructure” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski with Angus King as cosponsor.
Bill S.4738 titled “A bill to protect the privacy of personally-identifiable health data, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar with Sheldon Whitehouse as cosponsor.
Bill S.4740 titled “A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3864) by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein with Cory Booker, Tammy Duckworth, Edward Markey, Alex Padilla, Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden as cosponsors.
Bill S.4744 titled “A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish in the Department of Transportation a drone infrastructure inspection grant program and a drone education and training grant program, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Jacky Rosen with Richard Blumenthal, John Boozman as cosponsors.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission may not prevent a State or Federal correctional facility from utilizing jamming equipment, and for other purposes. | Sen. Cotton, Tom | Senate |
| A bill to authorize the Federal Communications Commission to specify additional sources from which a radio station licensee must obtain information to enable the licensee to announce that a foreign governmental entity has paid for a broadcast. | Sen. Schatz, Brian | Senate |
| A bill establish a grant program to incentivize the energy resilience of air carrier airports to acquire or install solar photovoltaic panels, battery storage systems, microgrids, and related electric infrastructure for on-site renewable energy generation and storage, and for other purposes. | Sen. Padilla, Alex | Senate |
| A bill to enhance United States' standing as an Arctic nation by facilitating greater maritime accessibility, strong trading partners, and reliable infrastructure. | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa | Senate |
| A bill to protect the privacy of personally-identifiable health data, and for other purposes. | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy | Senate |
| A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display, and for other purposes. | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne | Senate |
| A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish in the Department of Transportation a drone infrastructure inspection grant program and a drone education and training grant program, and for other purposes. | Sen. Rosen, Jacky | Senate |
