Bill H.R.9102 titled “To reinstate certain laws relating to minimum tonnage of agricultural commodities and products, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 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. John Garamendi with Bob Gibbs, Alan Lowenthal as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9107 titled “To amend title 46, United States Code, require a State to enter into a data sharing agreement with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Transportation in order to be eligible for the port security grant program and the port infrastructure development program” was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security 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. Nicole Malliotakis.
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.
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 reinstate certain laws relating to minimum tonnage of agricultural commodities and products, and for other purposes. | Rep. Garamendi, John | House of Representatives |
| To amend title 46, United States Code, require a State to enter into a data sharing agreement with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Transportation in order to be eligible for the port security grant program and the port infrastructure development program. | Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole | 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 |
