Bill H.J.Res.93 titled “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the United States and the States to jointly ensure a high-quality education to all persons within the United States” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mark DeSaulnier.
Bill H.R.8770 titled “Expanding the VOTE Act Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act” was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the Committee on House Administration 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. Nikema Williams with Alma Adams, Jake Auchincloss, Cynthia Axne, Nanette Barragan, Karen Bass, Joyce Beatty, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Jamaal Bowman, Brendan Boyle, Anthony Brown, Shontel Brown, Cori Bush, K. Butterfield G., Salud Carbajal, Tony Cárdenas, Andre Carson, Troy Carter, Sean Casten, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, Judy Chu, David Cicilline, Yvette Clarke, Emanuel Cleaver, Steve Cohen, Gerald Connolly, James Cooper, Jason Crow, Henry Cuellar, Sharice Davids, Danny Davis, Madeleine Dean, Peter Defazio, Diana Degette, Val Demings, Debbie Dingell, Anna Eshoo, Adriano Espaillat, Dwight Evans, Lois Frankel, Jesus Garcia, Sylvia Garcia, Jimmy Gomez, Raúl Grijalva, Jahana Hayes, Steven Horsford, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sara Jacobs, Pramila Jayapal, Eddie Johnson, Henry Johnson, Kaiali'i Kahele, Robin Kelly, Ro Khanna, Derek Kilmer, Rick Larsen, John Larson, Brenda Lawrence, Barbara Lee, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Andy Levin, Mike Levin, Ted Lieu, Zoe Lofgren, Alan Lowenthal, Kathy Manning, Doris Matsui, Lucy Mcbath, Betty Mccollum, A. Mceachin, Jerry Mcnerney, Gregory Meeks, Grace Meng, Kweisi Mfume, Gwen Moore, Seth Moulton, Jerrold Nadler, Grace Napolitano, Joe Neguse, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jimmy Panetta, Donald Payne, Scott Peters, Chellie Pingree, Katie Porter, Ayanna Pressley, Mike Quigley, Deborah Ross, Raul Ruiz, A. Ruppersberger C., Gregorio Sablan, Michael San Nicolas, Linda Sánchez, John Sarbanes, Janice Schakowsky, Adam Schiff, David Scott, Robert Scott, Terri Sewell, Darren Soto, Jackie Speier, Melanie Stansbury, Haley Stevens, Thomas Suozzi, Eric Swalwell, Mark Takano, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib, Paul Tonko, David Trone, Marc Veasey, Nydia Velazquez, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
The Judiciary 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the United States and the States to jointly ensure a high-quality education to all persons within the United States. | Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark | House of Representatives |
| Expanding the VOTE Act Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act | Rep. Williams, Nikema | House of Representatives |
