Bill H.R.8949 titled “To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend counter-unmanned aircraft systems authorities, to improve transparency, safety, and accountability related to such authorities, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Homeland Security 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. Jerrold Nadler with Peter Defazio, Sam Graves, John Katko, Bennie Thompson as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8951 titled “To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs with Lauren Boebert, Michael Cloud, Bob Good, Paul Gosar, Andy Harris, Jody Hice, Doug Lamborn, Mary Miller, Ralph Norman, Scott Perry, W. Steube, Thomas Tiffany, Randy Weber as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8952 titled “To give the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to contain migration surges, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Kat Cammack with Brian Babin, Jim Banks, Ken Buck, Dan Crenshaw, Byron Donalds, Glenn Grothman, Yvette Herrell, Clay Higgins, Nicole Malliotakis, Ralph Norman, Beth Van Duyne, Randy Weber 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.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.R.8960 titled “To require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing or murdered Indians, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources Energy and Commerce and Oversight and Reform 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. Ruben Gallego with Matt Cartwright, Tom Cole, Sharice Davids, Dan Newhouse, Eleanor Norton, Tom O'halleran as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8962 titled “To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the publication of personal information of public servants on the Internet, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Louie Gohmert with Mary Miller as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8963 titled “To transfer venue of certain criminal prosecutions of offenses committed in the District of Columbia” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Louie Gohmert.
Bill H.R.8979 titled “To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for the purpose of establishing, operating, or expanding one-stop crisis facilities, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services and the Judiciary 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. Adam Smith.
Bill H.Res.1392 titled “Recognizing Banned Books Week and the sweeping attacks on books in the United States today, acknowledging the central role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and urging recognition of the illegitimate tactics being used to ban books in K-12 classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jamie Raskin with Suzanne Bonamici, Jamaal Bowman, Veronica Escobar, Raúl Grijalva, Jared Huffman, Henry Johnson, Eleanor Norton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Bonnie Watson Coleman 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 Judiciary Committee moves forward in some way on three bills per day, taking one action on average 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 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend counter-unmanned aircraft systems authorities, to improve transparency, safety, and accountability related to such authorities, and for other purposes. | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. | Rep. Biggs, Andy | House of Representatives |
| To give the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to contain migration surges, and for other purposes. | Rep. Cammack, Kat | 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 |
| To amend certain authorities relating to human rights violations and abuses in Ukraine, and for other purposes. | Rep. Fallon, Pat | House of Representatives |
| To require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing or murdered Indians, and for other purposes. | Rep. Gallego, Ruben | House of Representatives |
| To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the publication of personal information of public servants on the Internet, and for other purposes. | Rep. Gohmert, Louie | House of Representatives |
| To transfer venue of certain criminal prosecutions of offenses committed in the District of Columbia. | Rep. Gohmert, Louie | House of Representatives |
| To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for the purpose of establishing, operating, or expanding one-stop crisis facilities, and for other purposes. | Rep. Smith, Adam | House of Representatives |
| Recognizing "Banned Books Week" and the sweeping attacks on books in the United States today, acknowledging the central role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and urging recognition of the illegitimate tactics being used to ban books in K-12 classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries. | Rep. Raskin, Jamie | |
| Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as "National Voting Rights Month". | Rep. Veasey, Marc A. |
