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.8908 titled “To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to review a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for certain contingency management interventions, 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. Ron Estes with Jimmy Panetta as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8910 titled “To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide outreach and reporting on certain behavioral health integration services furnished under the Medicare program” 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 Rep. Jason Smith with A. Ferguson, Bradley Schneider as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8912 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that expenses for blood storage qualify as expenses for medical care” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jodey Arrington with Kevin Hern as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8913 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act affecting individuals, families, and small businesses, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan with Jim Banks, Kevin Brady, David Joyce, Scott Perry as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8924 titled “To reauthorize the Court Improvement Program for 5 years and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Murphy with Carol Miller as cosponsor.
The Ways and Means 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 amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to review a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for certain contingency management interventions, and for other purposes. | Rep. Estes, Ron | House of Representatives |
| To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide outreach and reporting on certain behavioral health integration services furnished under the Medicare program. | Rep. Smith, Jason | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that expenses for blood storage qualify as expenses for medical care. | Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act affecting individuals, families, and small businesses, and for other purposes. | Rep. Buchanan, Vern | House of Representatives |
| To reauthorize the Court Improvement Program for 5 years and for other purposes. | Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. | House of Representatives |
