Bill H.R.8814 titled “To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith with Robert Aderholt, Brian Babin, Don Bacon, Jim Banks, Jack Bergman, Dan Bishop, Mike Bost, Ken Buck, Larry Bucshon, Ted Budd, Kat Cammack, Earl Carter, John Carter, Ben Cline, Andrew Clyde, Tom Cole, Eric Crawford, Dan Crenshaw, Warren Davidson, Rodney Davis, Neal Dunn, Tom Emmer, Randy Feenstra, Michelle Fischbach, Scott Fitzgerald, Charles Fleischmann, Virginia Foxx, C. Franklin, Bob Gibbs, Garret Graves, Glenn Grothman, Michael Guest, Andy Harris, Diana Harshbarger, Vicky Hartzler, Kevin Hern, Jody Hice, J. Hill, Ashley Hinson, Richard Hudson, Bill Huizenga, Ronny Jackson, Chris Jacobs, Dusty Johnson, Mike Johnson, Jim Jordan, John Joyce, Fred Keller, Mike Kelly, David Kustoff, Darin Lahood, Doug Lamalfa, Doug Lamborn, Robert Latta, Jake Laturner, Billy Long, Barry Loudermilk, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Tracey Mann, Brian Mast, Lisa Mcclain, David Mckinley, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Carol Miller, Mary Miller, John Moolenaar, Alexander Mooney, Barry Moore, Markwayne Mullin, Ralph Norman, Bill Posey, Guy Reschenthaler, Mike Rogers, John Rose, John Rutherford, Austin Scott, Lloyd Smucker, Pete Stauber, Elise Stefanik, Tim Walberg, Randy Weber, Brad Wenstrup, Bruce Westerman, Roger Williams as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1343 titled “Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to unaccompanied alien children”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Michael Burgess.
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 amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes. | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. | House of Representatives |
| Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to unaccompanied alien children. | Rep. Burgess, Michael C. |
