Bill H.R.8954 titled “To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to comply with Federal standards established under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by with Don Bacon, Tom Cole, Sharice Davids, Raul Ruiz as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8957 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase certain taxes related to firearms, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary and 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. Danny Davis with Jake Auchincloss, Donald Beyer, Earl Blumenauer, Anthony Brown, Andre Carson, Steve Cohen, Madeleine Dean, Dwight Evans, Brian Higgins, Henry Johnson, Robin Kelly, Carolyn Maloney, Gwen Moore, Eleanor Norton, William Pascrell, Katie Porter, Linda Sánchez, Bradley Schneider, Terri Sewell, Thomas Suozzi, Juan Vargas as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1384 titled “Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as National Kinship Care Month”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass with Don Bacon, Salud Carbajal, Tony Cárdenas, Andre Carson, Danny Davis, Madeleine Dean, Raúl Grijalva, James Langevin, Brenda Lawrence, Markwayne Mullin, Eleanor Norton, Chris Pappas, Terri Sewell as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1390 titled “Expressing support for the protection of Medicare part D's six protected classes”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Grace Napolitano with Tony Cárdenas, Brian Fitzpatrick, Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, Raúl Grijalva, John Katko, Barbara Lee, Doris Matsui, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Albio Sires, Darren Soto, David Trone as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1394 titled “Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as National Voting Rights Month”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Marc Veasey with Nanette Barragan, Earl Blumenauer, Anthony Brown, Shontel Brown, K. Butterfield G., Tony Cárdenas, Andre Carson, Troy Carter, Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick, Yvette Clarke, Gerald Connolly, Jim Costa, Danny Davis, Suzan Delbene, Debbie Dingell, Dwight Evans, Ruben Gallego, Al Green, Raúl Grijalva, Brian Higgins, Sara Jacobs, Pramila Jayapal, Henry Johnson, Ro Khanna, Daniel Kildee, Raja Krishnamoorthi, James Langevin, Barbara Lee, Ted Lieu, Carolyn Maloney, Betty Mccollum, Grace Meng, Gwen Moore, Grace Napolitano, Eleanor Norton, Stacey Plaskett, Jamie Raskin, Linda Sánchez, Janice Schakowsky, David Scott, Robert Scott, Terri Sewell, Adam Smith, Darren Soto, Haley Stevens, Thomas Suozzi, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib, Paul Tonko, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Nikema Williams, Frederica Wilson as cosponsors.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to comply with Federal standards established under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. | Rep. Chu, Judy | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase certain taxes related to firearms, and for other purposes. | Rep. Davis, Danny K. | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as "National Kinship Care Month". | Rep. Bass, Karen | |
| Expressing support for the protection of Medicare part D's six protected classes. | Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. | |
| Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as "National Voting Rights Month". | Rep. Veasey, Marc A. |
