Bill H.R.9004 titled “To allow the Secretary of the Interior to authorize geological and geophysical surveys for offshore oil and gas exploration” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Garret Graves.
Bill H.R.9006 titled “To establish deadlines for the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete certain environmental reviews, to establish notification rules for receipt of onshore right-of-way applications, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture 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. Yvette Herrell with Bruce Westerman as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.9012 titled “To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to limit the scope of environmental reviews required by such Act, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks with Bruce Westerman as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.9024 titled “To direct the Secretary of the Interior to submit a report and maintain publicly available data on expressions of interests, applications for permits to drill, and offshore geological and geophysical survey licenses, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture 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 with Bruce Westerman as cosponsor.
Bill H.Res.1401 titled “Expressing continued support for the people of Puerto Rico, and calling for the Federal Government to expedite the rebuilding of Puerto Rico's electrical grid”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ritchie Torres with Adriano Espaillat, Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, Raúl Grijalva, John Larson, Michael San Nicolas, Darren Soto, Nydia Velazquez, Susan Wild as cosponsors.
The Natural Resources Committee moves forward in some way on one bill 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 allow the Secretary of the Interior to authorize geological and geophysical surveys for offshore oil and gas exploration. | Rep. Graves, Garret | House of Representatives |
| To establish deadlines for the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete certain environmental reviews, to establish notification rules for receipt of onshore right-of-way applications, and for other purposes. | Rep. Herrell, Yvette | House of Representatives |
| To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to limit the scope of environmental reviews required by such Act, and for other purposes. | Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette | House of Representatives |
| To direct the Secretary of the Interior to submit a report and maintain publicly available data on expressions of interests, applications for permits to drill, and offshore geological and geophysical survey licenses, and for other purposes. | Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. | House of Representatives |
| Expressing continued support for the people of Puerto Rico, and calling for the Federal Government to expedite the rebuilding of Puerto Rico's electrical grid. | Rep. Torres, Ritchie |