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.
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 |
