Bill H.R.8911 titled “To require the Secretary of the Interior to produce a report on Russian and Chinese investments in mining and related industries, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 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 with Bruce Westerman as cosponsor.
Bill H.Res.1373 titled “Honoring the life of Dr Paul Farmer by recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to adopt a 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine the health and well-being of people around the world”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Janice Schakowsky with Alma Adams, Earl Blumenauer, Lloyd Doggett, Sheila Jackson Lee, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, Al Lawson, Barbara Lee, Andy Levin, Carolyn Maloney, Betty Mccollum, James Mcgovern, Seth Moulton, Eleanor Norton, Katie Porter, Ayanna Pressley, Raul Ruiz, Darren Soto, Rashida Tlaib, Bonnie Watson Coleman as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1375 titled “Recognizing the history between Haiti and France, acknowledging Haiti as the first free Black nation in the Americas, recognizing how the aftermath of their freedom is directly related to their impoverished state today, and realizing the importance of this history”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ritchie Torres with Yvette Clarke as cosponsor.
The Foreign Affairs 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 require the Secretary of the Interior to produce a report on Russian and Chinese investments in mining and related industries, and for other purposes. | Rep. Calvert, Ken | House of Representatives |
| Honoring the life of Dr. Paul Farmer by recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to adopt a 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine the health and well-being of people around the world. | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. | |
| Recognizing the history between Haiti and France, acknowledging Haiti as the first free Black nation in the Americas, recognizing how the aftermath of their freedom is directly related to their impoverished state today, and realizing the importance of this history. | Rep. Torres, Ritchie |
