Bill H.R.9093 titled “To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize Homeland Security Investigations to perform certain drug enforcement functions, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary and 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. Clay Higgins with Brian Babin, Mike Carey, Mayra Flores, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Mary Miller, Christopher Smith as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9101 titled “To direct the Secretary of Labor to establish that the adverse effect wage rate shall be 125 percent of a certain minimum wage, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Michelle Fischbach.
Bill H.R.9110 titled “To provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jerrold Nadler with David Cicilline, Peter Defazio, Sheila Jackson Lee, Pramila Jayapal, Henry Johnson, Ted Lieu, Joe Neguse, Eleanor Norton, Jamie Raskin, Mary Scanlon, Eric Swalwell as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9113 titled “To remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018” was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Sattler Peltola Mary.
Bill H.R.9118 titled “To permit under certain conditions the transportation of passengers between the State of Alaska and other United States ports on vessels not qualified to engage in the coastwise trade that transport more than 1,000 passengers, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary 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. Sattler Peltola Mary.
Bill H.Res.1416 titled “Condemning the growing hostility towards Christians and individuals of faith in the United States”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman with Mary Miller as cosponsor.
The Judiciary Committee moves forward in some way on two bills 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 Controlled Substances Act to authorize Homeland Security Investigations to perform certain drug enforcement functions, and for other purposes. | Rep. Higgins, Clay | House of Representatives |
| To direct the Secretary of Labor to establish that the adverse effect wage rate shall be 125 percent of a certain minimum wage, and for other purposes. | Rep. Fischbach, Michelle | House of Representatives |
| To provide bankruptcy relief for student borrowers. | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold | House of Representatives |
| To remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018. | Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler | House of Representatives |
| To permit under certain conditions the transportation of passengers between the State of Alaska and other United States ports on vessels not qualified to engage in the coastwise trade that transport more than 1,000 passengers, and for other purposes. | Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler | House of Representatives |
| Condemning the growing hostility towards Christians and individuals of faith in the United States. | Rep. Grothman, Glenn |
