Bill H.R.8701 titled “To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equitable treatment of items and services furnished by chiropractors under the Medicare program” 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 Rep. Bill Posey.
Bill H.R.8702 titled “To prohibit the implementation of the proposed rule entitled Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ben Cline with Rick Allen, Brian Babin, Jim Banks, Andy Biggs, Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck, Kat Cammack, Andrew Clyde, Jeff Duncan, Randy Feenstra, Scott Fitzgerald, Russ Fulcher, Louie Gohmert, Bob Good, Glenn Grothman, Michael Guest, Jody Hice, Chris Jacobs, Mike Johnson, Jim Jordan, Fred Keller, Doug Lamborn, Jake Laturner, Barry Loudermilk, Brian Mast, David Mckinley, Mary Miller, John Moolenaar, Alexander Mooney, Markwayne Mullin, Ralph Norman, Steven Palazzo, Adrian Smith, W. Steube, Claudia Tenney, Thomas Tiffany, Jefferson Van Drew, Randy Weber as cosponsors.
The Energy and Commerce Committee moves forward in some way on two 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equitable treatment of items and services furnished by chiropractors under the Medicare program. | Rep. Posey, Bill | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit the implementation of the proposed rule entitled "Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities". | Rep. Cline, Ben | House of Representatives |
