Bill H.R.8931 titled “To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require the Attorney General to remove a drug from scheduling within 180 days of a certain date pursuant to the recommendation of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 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 Rep. Buddy Carter Earl with Deborah Ross as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8937 titled “To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, improve health services, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce Ways and Means and Oversight and Reform 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. Dusty Johnson.
Bill H.R.8946 titled “To require online dating service providers to provide safety awareness and fraud ban notifications to online dating service members and to verify the identity of online dating service members, 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. David Valadao.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require the Attorney General to remove a drug from scheduling within 180 days of a certain date pursuant to the recommendation of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes. | Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, improve health services, and for other purposes. | Rep. Johnson, Dusty | House of Representatives |
| To require online dating service providers to provide safety awareness and fraud ban notifications to online dating service members and to verify the identity of online dating service members, and for other purposes. | Rep. Valadao, David G. | House of Representatives |
