Bill H.Con.Res.106 titled “Supporting the designation of the week of September 19 through September 23, 2022, as Malnutrition Awareness Week” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture Education and Labor 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. Suzanne Bonamici with Don Bacon, Sanford Bishop, Earl Blumenauer, Salud Carbajal, J. Correa, Jim Costa, Theodore Deutch, Brian Fitzpatrick, Raúl Grijalva, Jahana Hayes, Sheila Jackson Lee, John Katko, Susie Lee, Carolyn Maloney, James Mcgovern, Grace Meng, Eleanor Norton, Darren Soto, Bonnie Watson Coleman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8928 titled “To improve the permitting process for mining on Federal land, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture 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. Pete Stauber with Bruce Westerman as cosponsor.
The Agriculture 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supporting the designation of the week of September 19 through September 23, 2022, as "Malnutrition Awareness Week". | Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne | House of Representatives |
| To improve the permitting process for mining on Federal land, and for other purposes. | Rep. Stauber, Pete | House of Representatives |
