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.Con.Res.107 titled “Designating the week of September 18 through September 24, 2022, as National Fall Prevention Awareness Week to raise awareness about, and encourage the prevention of, falls among older adults” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Lois Frankel with Cynthia Axne, Ami Bera, Gus Bilirakis, Kathy Castor, Emanuel Cleaver, Tom Cole, Madeleine Dean, Theodore Deutch, Debbie Dingell, Dwight Evans, Marcy Kaptur, Doris Matsui, Joseph Morelle, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Janice Schakowsky, Darren Soto, Thomas Suozzi, Debbie Wasserman Schultz 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.8914 titled “To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education to make awards to increase or improve access to comprehensive mental and behavioral health services for individuals exposed to violent encounters involving law enforcement personnel, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor 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. Cori Bush.
Bill H.R.8917 titled “To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the registration of opioid treatment programs to increase stakeholder input from relevant communities and to ensure such programs are treating patients in need, 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 .
Bill H.R.8919 titled “To eliminate taxpayer funding for the partisan radio outlet known as National Public Radio, 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. Ronny Jackson with Jeff Duncan as cosponsor.
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.
| 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 |
| Designating the week of September 18 through September 24, 2022, as "National Fall Prevention Awareness Week" to raise awareness about, and encourage the prevention of, falls among older adults. | Rep. Frankel, Lois | 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 authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education to make awards to increase or improve access to comprehensive mental and behavioral health services for individuals exposed to violent encounters involving law enforcement personnel, and for other purposes. | Rep. Bush, Cori | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the registration of opioid treatment programs to increase stakeholder input from relevant communities and to ensure such programs are treating patients in need, and for other purposes. | Rep. Espaillat, Adriano | House of Representatives |
| To eliminate taxpayer funding for the partisan radio outlet known as National Public Radio, and for other purposes. | Rep. Jackson, Ronny | House of Representatives |
