Bill H.R.8955 titled “To counter Russian influence and aggression in Ukraine” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by with Steve Chabot as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8958 titled “To amend certain authorities relating to human rights violations and abuses in Ukraine, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary and Intelligence (Permanent Select) 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. Pat Fallon with Jimmy Panetta as cosponsor.
Bill H.Res.1389 titled “Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, to the United States, including Illinois, Texas and Maryland, and recognizing his commitment to world peace, absolute justice, global unity among nations, non-violence, rejection of extremism, eradication of poverty, economic equity, service to humanity, universal human rights, international religious freedom, and democracy”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul with Andre Carson, Glenn Grothman, Barbara Lee, James Mcgovern, Jackie Speier, Thomas Suozzi as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1393 titled “Calling for the Secretary of State to direct that the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva and the United States Permanent Representative to the Human Rights Council sponsor the strongest possible resolution by September 28, 2022 to ensure that the United Nations Human Rights Council takes up the findings of United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in its Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, and for other actions”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith with Thomas Suozzi 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 counter Russian influence and aggression in Ukraine. | Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. | House of Representatives |
| To amend certain authorities relating to human rights violations and abuses in Ukraine, and for other purposes. | Rep. Fallon, Pat | House of Representatives |
| Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, to the United States, including Illinois, Texas and Maryland, and recognizing his commitment to world peace, absolute justice, global unity among nations, non-violence, rejection of extremism, eradication of poverty, economic equity, service to humanity, universal human rights, international religious freedom, and democracy. | Rep. McCaul, Michael T. | |
| Calling for the Secretary of State to direct that the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva and the United States Permanent Representative to the Human Rights Council sponsor the strongest possible resolution by September 28, 2022 to ensure that the United Nations Human Rights Council takes up the findings of United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in its "Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China," and for other actions. | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. |
