Bill H.R.9029 titled “To require the Secretary of Agriculture to identify and develop campsites and related facilities for public use in the Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by .
Bill H.R.9049 titled “To modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 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 Rep. Lizzie Fletcher with Elaine Luria, Tom Rice, Randy Weber as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9068 titled “To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to increase the capabilities of Tribal law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Tom O'Halleran with Dusty Johnson as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.9071 titled “To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committees on House Administration and the Budget 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. Mark Pocan with Jake Auchincloss, Nanette Barragan, Karen Bass, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Suzanne Bonamici, Jamaal Bowman, Anthony Brown, Troy Carter, Sean Casten, Judy Chu, David Cicilline, Yvette Clarke, Angie Craig, Sharice Davids, Madeleine Dean, Diana Degette, Suzan Delbene, Theodore Deutch, Debbie Dingell, Adriano Espaillat, Dwight Evans, Jimmy Gomez, Raúl Grijalva, Brian Higgins, Sara Jacobs, Pramila Jayapal, Henry Johnson, Mondaire Jones, Ro Khanna, Barbara Lee, Alan Lowenthal, Stephen Lynch, Carolyn Maloney, Sean Maloney, Grace Meng, Seth Moulton, Jerrold Nadler, Marie Newman, Eleanor Norton, Jimmy Panetta, Chris Pappas, Donald Payne, Jamie Raskin, Linda Sánchez, Janice Schakowsky, Adam Schiff, David Scott, Darren Soto, Melanie Stansbury, Haley Stevens, Mark Takano, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib, Paul Tonko, Ritchie Torres, Lori Trahan, David Trone, Nydia Velazquez, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Peter Welch, Susan Wild as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9078 titled “To require that certain actions taken by the Secretary of Defense be treated as an eligible transportation project, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Elissa Slotkin with Jim Costa, John Garamendi, Steven Horsford, Michael Waltz as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9084 titled “To provide long-term water supply and regulatory reliability to drought-stricken California, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. David Valadao with Ken Calvert, Connie Conway, Mike Garcia, Darrell Issa, Young Kim, Doug Lamalfa, Kevin Mccarthy, Tom Mcclintock, Jay Obernolte, Michelle Steel 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 require the Secretary of Agriculture to identify and develop campsites and related facilities for public use in the Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes. | Rep. Westerman, Bruce | House of Representatives |
| To modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy, and for other purposes. | Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie | House of Representatives |
| To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to increase the capabilities of Tribal law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom | House of Representatives |
| To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture, and for other purposes. | Rep. Pocan, Mark | House of Representatives |
| To require that certain actions taken by the Secretary of Defense be treated as an eligible transportation project, and for other purposes. | Rep. Slotkin, Elissa | House of Representatives |
| To provide long-term water supply and regulatory reliability to drought-stricken California, and for other purposes. | Rep. Valadao, David G. | House of Representatives |
