Bill H.R.8636 titled “To counter the military-civil fusion strategy of the Chinese Communist Party and prevent United States contributions to the development of dual-use technology in China” was referred to the Committee on Armed Services and in addition to the Committees on Science Space and Technology Energy and Commerce and Education and Labor 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. Jim Banks.
Bill H.R.8641 titled “To mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on incentives under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic for the development of orphan drugs, 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. Josh Gottheimer with Don Bacon, Madeleine Dean as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8645 titled “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 referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. David Kustoff with Jeff Duncan, Ralph Norman, Tom Rice, William Timmons as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8646 titled “To assign a resident inspector to certain commercial nuclear power plants to conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mike Levin with Katie Porter as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8650 titled “To ensure the right to provide reproductive health care services, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on 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. Kim Schrier with Ami Bera, Raul Ruiz as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1311 titled “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should support the expansion of domestic nuclear energy and advanced nuclear technology as a viable source of power in order to promote United States nuclear energy leadership and global energy independence”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds with Don Bacon, Earl Carter, Randy Feenstra, Charles Fleischmann, Anthony Gonzalez, Elaine Luria, Nancy Mace, Barry Moore, Burgess Owens, Dean Phillips, John Rose as cosponsors.
The Energy and Commerce Committee moves forward in some way on three bills per day, taking two actions 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 counter the military-civil fusion strategy of the Chinese Communist Party and prevent United States contributions to the development of dual-use technology in China. | Rep. Banks, Jim | House of Representatives |
| To mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on incentives under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic for the development of orphan drugs, and for other purposes. | Rep. Gottheimer, Josh | House of Representatives |
| To provide that the Federal Communications Commission may not prevent a State or Federal correctional facility from utilizing jamming equipment, and for other purposes. | Rep. Kustoff, David | House of Representatives |
| To assign a resident inspector to certain commercial nuclear power plants to conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities. | Rep. Levin, Mike | House of Representatives |
| To ensure the right to provide reproductive health care services, and for other purposes. | Rep. Schrier, Kim | House of Representatives |
| Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should support the expansion of domestic nuclear energy and advanced nuclear technology as a viable source of power in order to promote United States nuclear energy leadership and global energy independence. | Rep. Donalds, Byron |
