Bill H.R.8980 titled “To establish a moratorium on energy development in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services 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. Michael Waltz with Gus Bilirakis, Kat Cammack, Mario Diaz-Balart, Byron Donalds, Neal Dunn, C. Franklin, Matt Gaetz, Carlos Gimenez, Brian Mast, Bill Posey, John Rutherford, Maria Salazar, Daniel Webster as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1388 titled “Acknowledging and commemorating the World War II women in the Navy who served in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES)”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Elaine Luria with Scott Desjarlais, Mike Garcia, Chrissy Houlahan 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 Armed Services 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 establish a moratorium on energy development in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. | Rep. Waltz, Michael | House of Representatives |
| Acknowledging and commemorating the World War II women in the Navy who served in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service ("WAVES"). | Rep. Luria, Elaine G. | |
| Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as "National Voting Rights Month". | Rep. Veasey, Marc A. |
