Bill H.R.9026 titled “To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to facilitate the development of climate adaptation plans by certain entities, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Veronica Escobar.
Bill H.R.9036 titled “To establish a grant program to facilitate peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs for middle school and high school students, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 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. Jr. Beyer Donald.
Bill H.R.9037 titled “To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration project testing Whole Child Health Models, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester with Michael Burgess as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.9039 titled “To prohibit the material expansion of semiconductor manufacturing in the People's Republic of China with Federal financial assistance, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Committee on Science Space and Technology 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 .
Bill H.R.9040 titled “To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by with Jake Auchincloss, Jamaal Bowman, Anthony Brown, Yvette Clarke, Gerald Connolly, Adriano Espaillat, Dwight Evans, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sara Jacobs, Pramila Jayapal, Joseph Morelle, Eleanor Norton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mark Pocan, Ayanna Pressley, Janice Schakowsky, Darren Soto, Mark Takano, Rashida Tlaib as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9042 titled “To amend the Federal Power Act and the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to reform the Tennessee Valley Authority's ratemaking authorities, and for other purposes, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 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. Steve Cohen.
Bill H.R.9045 titled “To amend the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act to assist small businesses that seek to engage in the research, development, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors by delaying onerous licensing fees, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds with Andy Biggs, Dan Bishop, Ted Budd, Earl Carter, Charles Fleischmann, Robert Latta, Nancy Mace, John Rose, Chip Roy, Maria Salazar as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9046 titled “To establish a program to issue rebates for energy efficiency improvements at industrial facilitates, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by with Sean Casten as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.9048 titled “To prohibit a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission from continuing in office after the expiration of the term of office of the commissioner, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Scott Fitzgerald with Louie Gohmert, Darrell Issa, Jim Jordan as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9054 titled “To end COVID-19 lockdowns and COVID-19 vaccine mandates” was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Education and Labor 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. Paul Gosar with Lauren Boebert, Mary Miller, Jefferson Van Drew, Randy Weber as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9067 titled “To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit a report on the interoperability of medical devices” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks with Gregory Murphy, Tom O'halleran as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9072 titled “To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that healthy research common companion animals are adopted into suitable homes” was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Rice with Earl Blumenauer, Tony Cárdenas, Sean Casten, David Cicilline, J. Correa, Jason Crow, Madeleine Dean, Brian Fitzpatrick, Matt Gaetz, Sylvia Garcia, John Katko, Derek Kilmer, Ted Lieu, Jerrold Nadler, Eleanor Norton, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Eric Swalwell as cosponsors.
The Energy and Commerce Committee moves forward in some way on two bills per day, taking two actions 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 direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to facilitate the development of climate adaptation plans by certain entities, and for other purposes. | Rep. Escobar, Veronica | House of Representatives |
| To establish a grant program to facilitate peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs for middle school and high school students, and for other purposes. | Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. | House of Representatives |
| To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration project testing Whole Child Health Models, and for other purposes. | Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit the material expansion of semiconductor manufacturing in the People's Republic of China with Federal financial assistance, and for other purposes. | Rep. Budd, Ted | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities. | Rep. Bush, Cori | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Federal Power Act and the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to reform the Tennessee Valley Authority's ratemaking authorities, and for other purposes, and for other purposes. | Rep. Cohen, Steve | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act to assist small businesses that seek to engage in the research, development, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors by delaying onerous licensing fees, and for other purposes. | Rep. Donalds, Byron | House of Representatives |
| To establish a program to issue rebates for energy efficiency improvements at industrial facilitates, and for other purposes. | Rep. Doyle, Michael F. | House of Representatives |
| To prohibit a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission from continuing in office after the expiration of the term of office of the commissioner, and for other purposes. | Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott | House of Representatives |
| To end COVID-19 lockdowns and COVID-19 vaccine mandates. | Rep. Gosar, Paul A. | House of Representatives |
| To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit a report on the interoperability of medical devices. | Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that healthy research common companion animals are adopted into suitable homes. | Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. | House of Representatives |
