Bill H.R.6265 titled “CAPTAGON Act Countering Assad’s Proliferation Trafficking And Garnering Of Narcotics Act” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rep. French Hill.
Bill H.R.6846 titled “Corruption, Overthrowing Rule of Law, and Ruining Ukraine: Putin’s Trifecta Act” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Tom Malinowski.
Bill H.R.7338 titled “Russia Cryptocurrency Transparency Act” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks.
Bill H.R.8453 titled “Upholding the Dayton Peace Agreement Through Sanctions Act” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by .
Bill H.R.8503 titled “Securing Global Telecommunications Act” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Kathy Manning.
Bill H.R.8520 titled “Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Susan Wild.
Bill S.4907 titled “A bill to condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz.
Bill S.4914 titled “A bill to direct the Secretary of State to designate certain Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, and to submit a report to Congress justifying such designations in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Roger Marshall with Rick Scott as cosponsor.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CAPTAGON Act Countering Assad’s Proliferation Trafficking And Garnering Of Narcotics Act | Rep. Hill, J. French | Senate |
| Corruption, Overthrowing Rule of Law, and Ruining Ukraine: Putin’s Trifecta Act | Rep. Malinowski, Tom | Senate |
| Russia Cryptocurrency Transparency Act | Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. | Senate |
| Upholding the Dayton Peace Agreement Through Sanctions Act | Rep. Wagner, Ann | Senate |
| Securing Global Telecommunications Act | Rep. Manning, Kathy E. | Senate |
| Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act | Rep. Wild, Susan | Senate |
| A bill to condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. | Sen. Cruz, Ted | Senate |
| A bill to direct the Secretary of State to designate certain Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, and to submit a report to Congress justifying such designations in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. | Sen. Marshall, Roger | Senate |
