Bill H.R.8807 titled “To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to eliminate the repatriation loan program, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Debbie Dingell with James Mcgovern as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8813 titled “To direct the United States Government to support extending the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela which is set to expire in September 2022” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Albio Sires with Nanette Barragan, Joaquin Castro, David Cicilline, Gerald Connolly, Brian Fitzpatrick, Vicente Gonzalez, Mark Green, Maria Salazar, Dina Titus, Juan Vargas, Debbie Wasserman Schultz as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1342 titled “Reaffirming the importance of diplomacy and development in United States-African Union relations, promoting strategic partnerships and shared objectives between the United States and the African Union, and expressing strong support for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass with Ami Bera, Anthony Brown, Cori Bush, Andre Carson, Joaquin Castro, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, David Cicilline, Emanuel Cleaver, Steve Cohen, Madeleine Dean, Theodore Deutch, Adriano Espaillat, Dwight Evans, John Garamendi, Steven Horsford, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sara Jacobs, Henry Johnson, William Keating, Robin Kelly, Brenda Lawrence, Barbara Lee, Ted Lieu, James Mcgovern, Gregory Meeks, Gwen Moore, Ilhan Omar, Jimmy Panetta, Donald Payne, Dean Phillips, Jamie Raskin, Bobby Rush, Terri Sewell, Albio Sires, Christopher Smith, Thomas Suozzi, Bennie Thompson, Dina Titus, Juan Vargas, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Nikema Williams as cosponsors.
The Foreign Affairs Committee moves forward in some way on one bill 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 the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to eliminate the repatriation loan program, and for other purposes. | Rep. Dingell, Debbie | House of Representatives |
| To direct the United States Government to support extending the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela which is set to expire in September 2022. | Rep. Sires, Albio | House of Representatives |
| Reaffirming the importance of diplomacy and development in United States-African Union relations, promoting strategic partnerships and shared objectives between the United States and the African Union, and expressing strong support for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area. | Rep. Bass, Karen |
