Bill H.Res.1364 titled “Recognizing access to water, sanitation, electricity, heating, cooling, broadband communications, and public transportation as basic human rights and public services that must be accessible, safe, acceptable, sufficient, affordable, climate resilient, and reliable for every person”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Cori Bush with Jamaal Bowman, Andre Carson, Jesus Garcia, Barbara Lee, Carolyn Maloney, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Janice Schakowsky, Rashida Tlaib as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1371 titled “Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 25, 2022, as Rail Safety Week in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of Rail Safety Week to reduce rail-related incidents, fatalities, and injuries”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Frederica Wilson with Eric Crawford, Donald Payne, Pete Stauber as cosponsors.
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee moves forward in some way on one bill 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Recognizing access to water, sanitation, electricity, heating, cooling, broadband communications, and public transportation as basic human rights and public services that must be accessible, safe, acceptable, sufficient, affordable, climate resilient, and reliable for every person. | Rep. Bush, Cori | |
| Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 25, 2022, as "Rail Safety Week" in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of Rail Safety Week to reduce rail-related incidents, fatalities, and injuries. | Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. |
