Bill S.4937 titled “A bill to prohibit the United States Government from recognizing the Russian Federation's claim of sovereignty over any portion of the sovereign territory of Ukraine, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio with Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Ben Cardin, Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Christopher Coons, John Cornyn, Tammy Duckworth, Richard Durbin, Joni Ernst, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Lindsey Graham, John Hickenlooper, Timothy Kaine, Angus King, Patrick Leahy, Edward Markey, Jeff Merkley, Patty Murray, Alex Padilla, Rob Portman, John Reed, Bernard Sanders, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Van Hollen, Raphael Warnock, Sheldon Whitehouse as cosponsors.
Bill S.4947 titled “A bill to establish the Defense Exportability Transfer Account” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen with Richard Blumenthal, John Cornyn, Kevin Cramer, Deb Fischer as cosponsors.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| A bill to prohibit the United States Government from recognizing the Russian Federation's claim of sovereignty over any portion of the sovereign territory of Ukraine, and for other purposes. | Sen. Rubio, Marco | Senate |
| A bill to establish the Defense Exportability Transfer Account. | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne | Senate |
