Bills addressed by Energy and Commerce Committee on Sept. 15

Bills addressed by Energy and Commerce Committee on Sept. 15

The Energy and Commerce Committee handled H.R.8832, H.R.8834, H.R.8835, H.R.8838, H.R.8839, H.R.8840, H.R.8841, H.R.8847, H.R.8850, H.R.8851, H.R.8855, H.R.8857, H.R.8858, H.R.8862, H.R.8865, H.R.8870, H.Res.1355, H.Res.1357 bills on Sept. 15, according to the US Congress.

Bill H.R.8832 titled “To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to ensure nursing facilities report information on medical directors of such facilities” 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. Mike Levin with Brian Fitzpatrick as cosponsor.

Bill H.R.8834 titled “To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a demonstration program to facilitate the clinical adoption of pregnancy intention screening initiatives by health care and social service providers” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici with Earl Blumenauer, Julia Brownley, Judy Chu, Diana Degette, Theodore Deutch, Lois Frankel, Ro Khanna, John Larson, Barbara Lee, Carolyn Maloney, Eleanor Norton, Jackie Speier, Norma Torres as cosponsors.

Bill H.R.8835 titled “To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement Executive Order relating to reproductive health services” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary and 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. Andrew Clyde with Robert Aderholt, Rick Allen, Jodey Arrington, Brian Babin, Don Bacon, James Baird, Troy Balderson, Jim Banks, Jack Bergman, Andy Biggs, Gus Bilirakis, Dan Bishop, Lauren Boebert, Mike Bost, Ken Buck, Kat Cammack, Earl Carter, Madison Cawthorn, Ben Cline, Michael Cloud, Eric Crawford, Warren Davidson, Byron Donalds, Jeff Duncan, Jake Ellzey, Ron Estes, Randy Feenstra, Michelle Fischbach, Charles Fleischmann, C. Franklin, Matt Gaetz, Bob Gibbs, Louie Gohmert, Bob Good, Lance Gooden, Marjorie Greene, Glenn Grothman, Michael Guest, Andy Harris, Vicky Hartzler, Jody Hice, Bill Huizenga, Ronny Jackson, Bill Johnson, Dusty Johnson, Mike Johnson, Jim Jordan, Fred Keller, Mike Kelly, Trent Kelly, Doug Lamalfa, Doug Lamborn, Jake Laturner, Debbie Lesko, Billy Long, Barry Loudermilk, Tracey Mann, Brian Mast, Lisa Mcclain, David Mckinley, Carol Miller, Mary Miller, John Moolenaar, Alexander Mooney, Barry Moore, Markwayne Mullin, Gregory Murphy, Troy Nehls, Ralph Norman, Steven Palazzo, August Pfluger, Bill Posey, Guy Reschenthaler, John Rose, Matthew Rosendale, Chip Roy, Austin Scott, Adrian Smith, Jason Smith, Pete Stauber, Elise Stefanik, W. Steube, Glenn Thompson, William Timmons, Jefferson Van Drew, Michael Waltz, Randy Weber, Daniel Webster, Brad Wenstrup, Roger Williams as cosponsors.

Bill H.R.8838 titled “To protect health care providers and people seeking reproductive health care services, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary 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. Sheila Jackson Lee with Kaiali'i Kahele, Barbara Lee as cosponsors.

Bill H.R.8839 titled “To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit manufacturing or distributing candy-flavored controlled substances for minors, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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. Jim Banks with Rick Allen, Brian Babin, Byron Donalds, Bob Gibbs, Lance Gooden, Marjorie Greene, Yvette Herrell, Clay Higgins, Darrell Issa, Ronny Jackson, Doug Lamborn, Jake Laturner, Daniel Meuser, Barry Moore, Dan Newhouse, Ralph Norman, Matthew Rosendale, Austin Scott, Claudia Tenney, Joe Wilson as cosponsors.

Bill H.R.8840 titled “To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost-sharing for advance care planning services, and for other purposes” 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. Earl Blumenauer.

Bill H.R.8841 titled “To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with single State agencies, to assist certain dual eligible individuals participating in the RSNAT model with accessing non-emergency medical assistance benefits under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Buddy Carter Earl with Sanford Bishop, Tony Cárdenas as cosponsors.

Bill H.R.8847 titled “To amend the Natural Gas Act to bolster fairness and transparency in consideration of interstate natural gas pipelines, to provide for greater public input opportunities, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by with Ben Cline as cosponsor.

Bill H.R.8850 titled “To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require as a condition of satisfying the definition of an approved medical residency training program for purposes of payments under Medicare for costs related to graduate medical education for hospitals operating such a program to submit information to encourage more equitable treatment of osteopathic and allopathic candidates in the residency application and review process, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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 with Sam Graves, Chellie Pingree as cosponsors.

Bill H.R.8851 titled “To provide support and assistance to unborn children, pregnant women, parents, and families” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture Education and Labor Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary 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. Ashley Hinson.

Bill H.R.8855 titled “To establish a program to address sickle cell disease and other heritable hemoglobinopathies” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee with Alma Adams, Danny Davis as cosponsors.

Bill H.R.8857 titled “To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make certain changes with respect to the approval of abbreviated applications for the approval of new animal drugs, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace.

Bill H.R.8858 titled “To establish the Foundation for Digital Equity, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Doris Matsui with Anna Eshoo, Raúl Grijalva, Adam Smith as cosponsors.

Bill H.R.8862 titled “To invest in real pro-life policies that support the American family, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services Transportation and Infrastructure Education and Labor the Judiciary Natural Resources Agriculture Veterans' Affairs and 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. Dean Phillips with Alma Adams, Nanette Barragan, Andre Carson, David Cicilline, Steve Cohen, Gerald Connolly, Rosa Delauro, Mike Doyle, Veronica Escobar, Dwight Evans, Raúl Grijalva, Robin Kelly, Ro Khanna, Ann Kirkpatrick, Ted Lieu, Zoe Lofgren, Betty Mccollum, Grace Meng, Gwen Moore, Jerrold Nadler, Joe Neguse, Eleanor Norton, Katie Porter, Janice Schakowsky, Dina Titus, Norma Torres, Nydia Velazquez, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.

Bill H.R.8865 titled “To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a national sepsis data trust, and to fund State-based pilots and programs to establish interoperable State-based sepsis data trusts” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mikie Sherrill.

Bill H.R.8870 titled “To improve certain criminal provisions” was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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. Thomas Tiffany with Ken Buck, Steve Chabot, Scott Fitzgerald, Lance Gooden, Mary Miller, John Moolenaar, Maria Salazar as cosponsors.

Bill H.Res.1355 titled “Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to ivermectin”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Paul Gosar.

Bill H.Res.1357 titled “Expressing support for designation of the week of September 18, 2022, through September 24, 2022, as Balance Awareness Week”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bernice Johnson Eddie.

The Energy and Commerce Committee moves forward in some way on two bills per day, taking two actions 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.

Bills Addressed by Energy and Commerce Committee on Sept. 15
Bill NameSponsorAction
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to ensure nursing facilities report information on medical directors of such facilities.Rep. Levin, MikeHouse of Representatives
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a demonstration program to facilitate the clinical adoption of pregnancy intention screening initiatives by health care and social service providers.Rep. Bonamici, SuzanneHouse of Representatives
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement Executive Order relating to reproductive health services.Rep. Clyde, Andrew S.House of Representatives
To protect health care providers and people seeking reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.Rep. Jackson Lee, SheilaHouse of Representatives
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit manufacturing or distributing candy-flavored controlled substances for minors, and for other purposes.Rep. Banks, JimHouse of Representatives
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost-sharing for advance care planning services, and for other purposes.Rep. Blumenauer, EarlHouse of Representatives
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with single State agencies, to assist certain dual eligible individuals participating in the RSNAT model with accessing non-emergency medical assistance benefits under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"House of Representatives
To amend the Natural Gas Act to bolster fairness and transparency in consideration of interstate natural gas pipelines, to provide for greater public input opportunities, and for other purposes.Rep. Griffith, H. MorganHouse of Representatives
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require as a condition of satisfying the definition of an approved medical residency training program for purposes of payments under Medicare for costs related to graduate medical education for hospitals operating such a program to submit information to encourage more equitable treatment of osteopathic and allopathic candidates in the residency application and review process, and for other purposes.Rep. Harshbarger, DianaHouse of Representatives
To provide support and assistance to unborn children, pregnant women, parents, and families.Rep. Hinson, AshleyHouse of Representatives
To establish a program to address sickle cell disease and other heritable hemoglobinopathies.Rep. Lee, BarbaraHouse of Representatives
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make certain changes with respect to the approval of abbreviated applications for the approval of new animal drugs, and for other purposes.Rep. Mace, NancyHouse of Representatives
To establish the Foundation for Digital Equity, and for other purposes.Rep. Matsui, Doris O.House of Representatives
To invest in real pro-life policies that support the American family, and for other purposes.Rep. Phillips, DeanHouse of Representatives
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a national sepsis data trust, and to fund State-based pilots and programs to establish interoperable State-based sepsis data trusts.Rep. Sherrill, MikieHouse of Representatives
To improve certain criminal provisions.Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P.House of Representatives
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to ivermectin.Rep. Gosar, Paul A.
Expressing support for designation of the week of September 18, 2022, through September 24, 2022, as "Balance Awareness Week".Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice