Bill H.R.8982 titled “To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in the manufacturing of infant formula in the United States, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Suzan DelBene with Cynthia Axne, Earl Blumenauer, Salud Carbajal, Sean Casten, Judy Chu, A. Ferguson, Josh Gottheimer, Brian Higgins, Daniel Kildee, Derek Kilmer, Rick Larsen, John Larson, Gwen Moore, Stephanie Murphy, Jimmy Panetta, Chris Pappas, Scott Peters, Stacey Plaskett, Bradley Schneider, Terri Sewell, Adrian Smith, Thomas Suozzi, David Trone, Brad Wenstrup, Nikema Williams as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.8983 titled “To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently increase the standard deduction” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jim Banks.
Bill H.R.8984 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction for certain charity care furnished by physicians, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committee on 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. Clay Higgins.
Bill H.R.8986 titled “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exemption from the retirement plan early withdrawal penalty for public safety officers to State and local government corrections employees” was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by with Lloyd Smucker as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8988 titled “To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for requirements for electronic-prescribing for controlled substances under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor and Ways and Means 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. Tom O'Halleran.
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 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in the manufacturing of infant formula in the United States, and for other purposes. | Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. | House of Representatives |
| To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently increase the standard deduction. | Rep. Banks, Jim | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction for certain charity care furnished by physicians, and for other purposes. | Rep. Higgins, Clay | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exemption from the retirement plan early withdrawal penalty for public safety officers to State and local government corrections employees. | Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for requirements for electronic-prescribing for controlled substances under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage. | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom | House of Representatives |
