Bill H.R.9010 titled “To provide for United States policy toward Taiwan” was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services Financial Services Ways and Means 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. Michael McCaul with Jim Banks, Andy Barr, Gus Bilirakis, Tim Burchett, Kat Cammack, Earl Carter, Steve Chabot, Ben Cline, Dan Crenshaw, John Curtis, Scott Desjarlais, Pat Fallon, Mike Gallagher, Lance Gooden, Mark Green, Ashley Hinson, Darrell Issa, Bill Johnson, John Katko, Young Kim, Adam Kinzinger, Doug Lamborn, Nancy Mace, Nicole Malliotakis, Daniel Meuser, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Amata Radewagen Aumua, Guy Reschenthaler, Christopher Smith, Elise Stefanik, Claudia Tenney, Thomas Tiffany, Ann Wagner, Michael Waltz, Joe Wilson, Steve Womack as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1397 titled “Condemning the Government of Iran's torture and murder of Mahsa Amini and its crackdown on protesters seeking basic human rights, and supporting the protesters in their demands for freedom”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Young Kim with Brian Fitzpatrick, Maria Salazar, Abigail Spanberger as cosponsors.
Bill H.Res.1400 titled “Condemning atrocities committed by the Republic of Azerbaijan”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jackie Speier with Anna Eshoo, Frank Pallone, Adam Schiff as cosponsors.
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 provide for United States policy toward Taiwan. | Rep. McCaul, Michael T. | House of Representatives |
| Condemning the Government of Iran's torture and murder of Mahsa Amini and its crackdown on protesters seeking basic human rights, and supporting the protesters in their demands for freedom. | Rep. Kim, Young | |
| Condemning atrocities committed by the Republic of Azerbaijan. | Rep. Speier, Jackie |
