Bill H.R.8659 titled “To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on animal cruelty, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Katherine Clark with Alma Adams, Vern Buchanan, Brian Fitzpatrick, David Joyce, John Katko, Gwen Moore, Dina Titus as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8667 titled “To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund” was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the Committee on the Budget 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. Nicole Malliotakis with Kathleen Rice, Christopher Smith as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8670 titled “To make certain amounts available for grants under the COPS program to be used for establishing school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and local school systems by using school resource officers” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Barry Moore.
Bill H.R.8672 titled “To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens with Hakeem Jeffries, Ted Lieu, Ann Wagner as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1314 titled “Recognizing the vital, lifesaving work of crisis pregnancy centers”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Barry Moore.
The Judiciary Committee moves forward in some way on three bills per day, taking one action 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 direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on animal cruelty, and for other purposes. | Rep. Clark, Katherine M. | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. | Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole | House of Representatives |
| To make certain amounts available for grants under the COPS program to be used for establishing school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and local school systems by using school resource officers. | Rep. Moore, Barry | House of Representatives |
| To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking. | Rep. Owens, Burgess | House of Representatives |
| Recognizing the vital, lifesaving work of crisis pregnancy centers. | Rep. Moore, Barry |
