Bill H.Con.Res.102 titled “Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the duty of the Federal Government to establish a new royalty program to provide income to featured and non-featured performing artists whose music or audio content is listened to on streaming music services, like Spotify” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Rashida Tlaib with Jamaal Bowman as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8684 titled “To extend by 19 days the authorization for the special assessment for the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass.
Bill H.R.8685 titled “To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for certain nationals of Afghanistan, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer with Jason Crow, Adam Kinzinger, Zoe Lofgren, Peter Meijer, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Jerrold Nadler, Scott Peters, Fred Upton as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8697 titled “To amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to address satellite offices of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Deborah Ross with Nancy Mace as cosponsor.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the duty of the Federal Government to establish a new royalty program to provide income to featured and non-featured performing artists whose music or audio content is listened to on streaming music services, like Spotify. | Rep. Tlaib, Rashida | House of Representatives |
| To extend by 19 days the authorization for the special assessment for the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund. | Rep. Bass, Karen | House of Representatives |
| To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for certain nationals of Afghanistan, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to address satellite offices of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes. | Rep. Ross, Deborah K. | House of Representatives |
