Bill H.R.9095 titled “To direct the Secretary of State to designate Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Lauren Boebert with Ken Buck, Louie Gohmert, Jody Hice, Mary Miller, Troy Nehls, Scott Perry, Thomas Tiffany as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9096 titled “To assess the capacity of the United States to effectively marshal disparate elements of national power to counter adversary political warfare campaigns, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Steve Chabot with Ami Bera as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.9098 titled “To provide for civil nuclear coordination and strategy, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce Science Space and Technology 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. James Clyburn with Byron Donalds as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.9112 titled “To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish a United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Sattler Peltola Mary.
Bill H.R.9120 titled “To require a comprehensive military assessment of the needs of Baltic countries to deter and resist aggression by the Russian Federation, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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. August Pfluger.
The Foreign Affairs 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 direct the Secretary of State to designate Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism. | Rep. Boebert, Lauren | House of Representatives |
| To assess the capacity of the United States to effectively marshal disparate elements of national power to counter adversary political warfare campaigns, and for other purposes. | Rep. Chabot, Steve | House of Representatives |
| To provide for civil nuclear coordination and strategy, and for other purposes. | Rep. Clyburn, James E. | House of Representatives |
| To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish a United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs, and for other purposes. | Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler | House of Representatives |
| To require a comprehensive military assessment of the needs of Baltic countries to deter and resist aggression by the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. | Rep. Pfluger, August | House of Representatives |
