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.9053 titled “To establish the Office for the Equitable, Transparent, and Accountable Puerto Rico Reconstruction, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services 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. Chuy Garcia Jesus.
Bill H.R.9058 titled “To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the operation of actively tethered unmanned aircraft systems by all first responders, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bernice Johnson Eddie with Troy Nehls as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.9070 titled “To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on House Administration and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 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.9086 titled “To provide exemptions from certain Jones Act restrictions to vessels providing disaster relief to Puerto Rico for the areas affected by Hurricane Fiona” was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Nydia Velazquez with Ed Case, Adriano Espaillat, Carolyn Maloney, Ritchie Torres as cosponsors.
The Transportation and Infrastructure 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 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 establish the Office for the Equitable, Transparent, and Accountable Puerto Rico Reconstruction, and for other purposes. | Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" | House of Representatives |
| To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the operation of actively tethered unmanned aircraft systems by all first responders, and for other purposes. | Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice | House of Representatives |
| To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of American LGBTQ+ History and Culture, and for other purposes. | Rep. Pocan, Mark | House of Representatives |
| To provide exemptions from certain Jones Act restrictions to vessels providing disaster relief to Puerto Rico for the areas affected by Hurricane Fiona. | Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. | House of Representatives |