Bill H.R.8846 titled “To amend title 3, United States Code, to reform the Electoral Count Act, and to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide clear guidelines for when and to whom resources are provided by the Administrator of General Services for use in connection with the preparations for the assumption of official duties as President or Vice President” was referred to the Committee on House Administration and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform and Rules 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. Josh Gottheimer with Fred Upton as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8859 titled “To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to improve the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Joe Neguse.
Bill H.R.8861 titled “To provide for expanded home rule for the residents of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform and in addition to the Committee on Rules 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 Del. Holmes Norton Eleanor.
Bill H.R.8868 titled “To repeal the sunset provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services the Judiciary Ways and Means and Oversight and Reform 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. Michelle Steel with Angie Craig, Pat Fallon, Carlos Gimenez, Josh Gottheimer, David Joyce, Susie Lee, Kathy Manning, Grace Meng, Donald Norcross, David Rouzer, John Rutherford, Maria Salazar, David Trone, Jefferson Van Drew, Michael Waltz, Randy Weber, Susan Wild, Joe Wilson as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1353 titled “Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to the United States”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Tony Cárdenas with Pete Aguilar, Nanette Barragan, Karen Bass, Suzanne Bonamici, Brendan Boyle, Anthony Brown, Julia Brownley, Salud Carbajal, Andre Carson, Joaquin Castro, David Cicilline, Katherine Clark, J. Correa, Jim Costa, Jason Crow, Henry Cuellar, Danny Davis, Suzan Delbene, Theodore Deutch, Veronica Escobar, Adriano Espaillat, Ruben Gallego, John Garamendi, Jesus Garcia, Sylvia Garcia, Jimmy Gomez, Vicente Gonzalez, Al Green, Raúl Grijalva, Jahana Hayes, Marcy Kaptur, Ro Khanna, James Langevin, Rick Larsen, Susie Lee, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Mike Levin, Stephen Lynch, Carolyn Maloney, Grace Meng, Gwen Moore, Grace Napolitano, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Tom O'halleran, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Jimmy Panetta, William Pascrell, Scott Peters, Jamie Raskin, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Raul Ruiz, Gregorio Sablan, Michael San Nicolas, Linda Sánchez, Albio Sires, Darren Soto, Dina Titus, Norma Torres, Ritchie Torres, Lori Trahan, Juan Vargas, Nydia Velazquez, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Nikema Williams as cosponsors.
The Oversight and Reform 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 title 3, United States Code, to reform the Electoral Count Act, and to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide clear guidelines for when and to whom resources are provided by the Administrator of General Services for use in connection with the preparations for the assumption of official duties as President or Vice President. | Rep. Gottheimer, Josh | House of Representatives |
| To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to improve the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, and for other purposes. | Rep. Neguse, Joe | House of Representatives |
| To provide for expanded home rule for the residents of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes | House of Representatives |
| To repeal the sunset provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, and for other purposes. | Rep. Steel, Michelle | House of Representatives |
| Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to the United States. | Rep. Cárdenas, Tony |
