Bill H.R.9088 titled “To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, 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. Robert Wittman with Troy Balderson, Cliff Bentz, Jack Bergman, Stephanie Bice, Lauren Boebert, Mike Bost, Ted Budd, Ken Calvert, Earl Carter, Connie Conway, Warren Davidson, Jeff Duncan, Tom Emmer, Russ Fulcher, Bob Good, Lance Gooden, Richard Hudson, Doug Lamborn, Billy Long, Tom Mcclintock, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, John Moolenaar, Dan Newhouse, Jay Obernolte, Burgess Owens, Cathy Rodgers, Matthew Rosendale, Austin Scott, Pete Stauber, Elise Stefanik, Thomas Tiffany, David Valadao, Tim Walberg, Daniel Webster, Bruce Westerman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9119 titled “To provide for a program within the Forest Service to remediate the environmental damages caused by trespass cannabis cultivation, amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to include criminal penalties for illegal pesticide application on Government property, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources 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. Scott Peters with Doug Lamalfa as cosponsor.
The Agriculture 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 prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. | Rep. Wittman, Robert J. | House of Representatives |
| To provide for a program within the Forest Service to remediate the environmental damages caused by trespass cannabis cultivation, amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to include criminal penalties for illegal pesticide application on Government property, and for other purposes. | Rep. Peters, Scott H. | House of Representatives |
