Bill H.R.8990 titled “To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to restrict trading and ownership of covered investments by senior government officials, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform and in addition to the Committees on House Administration the Judiciary 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. Zoe Lofgren.
Bill H.R.8997 titled “To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from awarding contracts for certain commercial payment systems under the SmartPay Program, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs with Lauren Boebert, Ben Cline, Louie Gohmert, Bob Good, Paul Gosar, Andy Harris, Mary Miller, Markwayne Mullin, Ralph Norman, Scott Perry, Thomas Tiffany, Robert Wittman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9009 titled “To establish an inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath with Kelly Armstrong as cosponsor.
Bill H.Res.1399 titled “Expressing support for the designation of the month of November 2022 as National XR Month”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa with Yvette Clarke, Suzan Delbene, Ted Lieu as cosponsors.
The Oversight and Reform 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 Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to restrict trading and ownership of covered investments by senior government officials, and for other purposes. | Rep. Lofgren, Zoe | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from awarding contracts for certain commercial payment systems under the SmartPay Program, and for other purposes. | Rep. Biggs, Andy | House of Representatives |
| To establish an inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes. | Rep. McBath, Lucy | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for the designation of the month of November 2022 as "National XR Month". | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. |
