House Energy and Commerce Committee activity: July 21, 2025 – August 22, 2025

Legislation includes healthcare, climate change, Medicare, Fentanyl, price gouging, showerheads, porn, prescription drugs, reproductive rights, boxing, IVF, coal mining, and more.

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JOHN JOYCE sits on this committee.

Republican members: Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Chair; Bob Latta (R-OH); Morgan Griffith (R-VA); Gus Bilirakis (R-FL); Richard Hudson (R-NC); Buddy Carter (R-GA); Gary Palmer (R-AL); Neal Dunn (R-FL); Dan Crenshaw (R-TX); John Joyce (R-PA); Randy Weber (R-TX); Rick Allen (R-GA); Troy Balderson (R-OH); Russ Fulcher (R-ID); August Pfluger (R-TX); Diana Harshbarger (R-TN); Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA); Kat Cammack (R-FL); Jay Obernolte (R-CA); John James (R-MI); Cliff Bentz (R-OR); Erin Houchin (R-IN); Russell Fry (R-SC); Laurel Lee (R-FL); Nick Langworthy (R-NY); Tom Kean (R-NJ); Michael Rulli (R-OH); Gabe Evans (R-CO); Craig Goldman (R-TX); and, Julie Fedorchak (R-ND).

Democratic members: Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Ranking Minority Leader; Diana Degette (D-CO); Jan Schakowsky (D-IL); Doris Matsui (D-CA); Kathy Castor (D-FL); Paul Tonko (D-NY); Yvette Clark (D-NY); Raul Ruiz (D-CA); Scott Peters (D-CA); Debbie Dingell (D-MI); Marc Veasey (D-TX); Robin Kelly (D-IL); Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA); Darren Soto (D-FL); Kim Schrier (D-WA); Lori Trahan (D-MA); Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY); Jake Auchincloss (D-MA); Troy Carter (D-LA); Rob Menendez (D-NJ); Kevin Mullin (D-CA); Greg Landsman (D-OH); and, Jennifer McClellan (D-VA).

July 23, 2025: The Committee advanced the “SCORE Act” and “OMUFA Reauthorization” to the full House for a vote. The SCORE Act (HR 4312) “protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics.” The OMUFA reauthorization (HR 4273) revised and extended FDA user fees for OTC monograph drugs.

August 1, 2025: Transcript of the March 11, 2025 hearing was made available. “Maximizing Opportunities for Redeveloping Brownfields Sites: Assessing the Potential for New American Innovation.”

From the transcript: “Brownfields are generally described as properties that contain or may contain a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant, which in turn complicates efforts to expand, redevelop, or reuse the site. Often these contaminated sites are not redeveloped because prospective new owners are worried about becoming responsible for potential liability, as the original company that is liable for the contamination no longer exists.”

Comment: As the Chair noted, traditionally this has been a bipartisan issue. If you write or read about environmental issues, you may want to read this transcript.

August 15, 2025: Transcript of the March 25, 2025 hearing was made available. “Keeping the Lights On: Examining the State of Regional Grid Reliability.”

REPORTS ISSUED

H. Rept. 119-193. July 10, 2025 (alert received after July 21, 2025). “Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act.” Accompanies Bill: H.R.3657.

H. Rept. 119-194. July 10, 2025 (alert received after July 21, 2025). “Communications Security Act.” Accompanies Bill: H.R.1717.

H. Rept. 119-195. July 10, 2025 (alert received after July 21, 2025). “Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act.” Accompanies Bill: H.R.1618.

H. Rept. 119-196. July 10, 2025 (alert received after July 21, 2025). “Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2025.” Accompanies Bill: H.R.1765.

LEGISLATION REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

H.R.4475 - Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to appropriate, safe, effective, patient-centered orthotic and prosthetic care, to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to orthotics and prosthetics.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Glenn Thompson (R-PA). Cosponsored by twelve Democrats and four Republicans. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means the same day.

H.R.4484 - ADAPT Act (Accelerating the Development of Advanced Psychology Trainees Act). To expand psychological mental and behavioral health services to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries by permitting reimbursement of psychological services provided by certain supervised psychology trainees, and facilitating the reimbursement of those services.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Troy Balderson (R-OH). Cosponsored by two Democratic representatives and one Republican. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means the same day.

H.R.4486 - Microplastics Safety Act. To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the human health impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Janelle Bynum (D-OR). Cosponsored by Gregory Steube (R-FL). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4493 - Climate Health Emergency Act of 2025. To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to declare a public health emergency in connection with health risks associated with climate change.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Maxine Dexter (D-OR). Cosponsored by sixteen Democratic representatives. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

July 22, 2025, Sponsor introductory remarks on measure (CR H3548-3549).

H.R.4515 - Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2025. To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a program and national strategic action plan to prepare and empower the health care sector to protect the health and well-being of our workers, our communities, and our planet in the face of the climate crisis.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Doris Matsui (D-CA). Cosponsored by twenty-three Democratic representatives. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4518 – Cooper Davis and Devin Norring Act. To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report to the Attorney General certain controlled substances violations.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA). Cosponsored by four Republicans and four Democrats. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Judiciary the same day.

Comment: In 2024, Angie Craig (D-MN) introduced this same Act, with Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) as a cosponsor. According to Craig’s Web site: “Both Davis and Norring died of fentanyl poisoning after purchasing what they thought were Percocet pills on Snapchat. The pills were laced with illicit fentanyl.”

H.R.4525 - Right to FDA-Approved Medicines Act. To protect an individuals (sic) ability to access medicines approved by the Food and Drug Administration to protect a health care providers ability to provide such medicines, and information related to such medicines.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Deborah Ross (D-NC). Cosponsored by twelve Democratic representatives and no Republicans. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009 would expire in 2026. H.R.4525 extends it to 2031. – Again, where is John Joyce?

H.R.4528 – Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2025. To make price gouging unlawful, to expand the ability of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Janice Schakowsky (D-IL). Cosponsored by twelve Democratic representatives. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services the same day.

H.R.4541 – EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025. To reauthorize the Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). Cosponsored by three Republican representatives and three Democrats.

H.R.4543 - Medicaid Breast Cancer Access to Treatment Act. To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage for certain individual with breast or cervical cancer under the Medicaid program.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Maxine Waters (D-CA). Cosponsored by twenty-six Democratic representatives. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4545 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the provision of certain information with respect to breast reconstruction surgery under the Medicare program.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Maxine Waters (D-CA). Cosponsored by twenty-six Democratic representatives. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4556 - Protect Our TEETH Act (Protect Our Treatment for Enamel, Erosion, and Tooth Health Act). To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to carry out a rapid response evidence review of proposed rules relating to fluoride.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO). Nine Democratic cosponsors. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to carry out a rapid response evidence review of proposed rules relating to fluoride. Since this bill was cosponsored only by Democrats and no Republicans, it is safe to assume RFK Junior does not approve.

H.R.4559 – Prompt and Fair Pay Act. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish payment parity between Medicare Advantage and fee-for-service Medicare, and to establish prompt payment requirements under Medicare Advantage.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by Lloyd Doggett (D-TX). Cosponsored by Gregory Murphy (R-NC). Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4562 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Information Act. To make publicly available information on sustainable aviation fuel production and imports.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by Mike Flood (R-NE). Cosponsored by Troy Carter (D-LA), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), and John Garamendi (D-CA).

Comment: This bill establishes new reporting requirements only.

H.R.4564 - Dillon’s Law. To amend the Public Health Service Act to create a special rule for treating trained individuals as trained personnel of a school for purposes of giving preference to States for children’s asthma treatment grant programs.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by Glenn Grothman (R-WI). Cosponsored by seven Republicans and six Democrats.

Comment: Debbie Dingell first introduced Dillon’s Law in 2023, without success. Glenn Grothman was a cosponsor. “Dillon’s Law is named after Dillon Mueller, an 18-year-old boy whose life was tragically cut short due to a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting. Dillon had never experienced such a reaction before and did not have a prescription for epinephrine.” – Again, where is John Joyce?

H.R.4569 – Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition Act of 2025. To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require no-cost coverage of human milk fortifier.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by Morgan McGarvey (D-KY). Cosponsored by Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and Juan Vargas (D-CA). No Republicans. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: This bill would require Social Security to provide no-cost coverage of human milk fortifier.

H.R.4581 – 340B PATIENTS Act of 2025 (340B Pharmaceutical Access To Invest in Essential, Needed Treatments & Support Act of 2025). To ensure the accessibility of drugs furnished through the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Doris Matsui (D-CA). Cosponsored by eleven Democrats. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4583 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2025. To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Don Bacon (R-NE). Cosponsored by 56 Democratic and 11 Republican representatives. John Joyce did not cosponsor. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Financial Services the same day.

Comment: This is not about race or sex or ethnicity, rather: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an insurer shall not deny coverage, cancel coverage, refuse to issue, determine the price or premium for, or otherwise vary any term or condition of a life insurance policy, disability insurance policy, or long-term care insurance policy for a person based solely, and without any actual, unique, and material actuarial risks, on the status of such person as a living organ donor.

H.R.4590 – To codify Executive Order 14305 (relating to restoring American airspace sovereignty). (No short title.)

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Brad Finstad (R-MN). No cosponsors. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and Judiciary and Homeland Security and Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Finstad wishes to codify Trump’s EO 14305, “Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty.” The EO has little to do with sovereignty. It’s a drone regulation EO.

H.R.4592 – No Radioactive Roads Act of 2025. To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise section 61.206 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, to approve certain distribution or use of phosphogypsum.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Maxwell Frost (D-FL). Cosponsored by Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: This would amend existing EPA regulations to approve certain distribution or use of phosphogypsum. Here is link to existing regulation.

H.R.4593 – SHOWER Act (Saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act). To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Russell Fry (R-SC). Cosponsored by Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Michael Rulli (R-OH). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Baffled comment: Fry wants to change the definition of “showerhead” in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. Except I could not find a definition of “showerhead” in that Act.

H.R.4595 – Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2025. To provide authority for small cultivators of cannabis and small manufacturers of cannabis products to ship cannabis and cannabis products using the mail.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Jared Huffman (D-CA). Cosponsored by Val Hoyle (D-OR). Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Agriculture and Oversight and Government Reform and Judiciary the same day.

Comment: This bill would permit the shipment of cannabis by mail.

H.R.4600 – RESPECT Act (Responding to Exploitation and Sharing of Private Explicit Content and Threats Act). To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the penalties related to intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Nancy Mace (R-SC). No cosponsors. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Judiciary the same day.

Comment: This bill would increase the penalties related to intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions. No one cosponsored this bill.

It took a while for the text of this bill to be uploaded. I think I understand why no one cosponsored. This bill is a tweak of the existing Communications Act with amendments. The only amendments would increase prison time for those convicted. No additional protections for women or minors or LGBTQ+, just additional punishment.

H.R.4603 – FAIR Act (Fair, Affordable and Inclusive Rates Act). To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to prohibit State regulatory authorities from approving rates charged by electric utilities that engage in certain diversity, equity, or inclusion practices, or that consider environmental, social, or governance factors.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by John McGuire (R-VA). No cosponsors. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: This would prevent public utility companies from engaging in DEI practices. Surprisingly, no cosponsors. I would have thought House Republicans would have been lining up as part of their Loyalty Oath.

H.R.4605 – End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act. To ban drug manufacturers from using direct-to-consumer advertising, including social media, to promote their products.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). Cosponsored by Maxine Dexter (D-OR) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: This would ban drug manufacturers from using direct-to-consumer advertising, including social media, to promote their products. I dare say that if this were put to a referendum in the United States, it would pass overwhelmingly! As long as lobbyists were not allowed to pour billions into ad campaigns.

H.R.4606 – Ally’s Act. To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Joe Neguse (D-CO). Cosponsored by twenty-three Democrats and three Republicans [Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John Rutherford (R-FL), and Young Kim (R-CA)]. John Joyce did not cosponsor. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Education and Workforce and Ways and Means the same day.

H.R.4607 - SEEK HELP Act (Samaritan Efforts to Ensure Key Health Emergency and Life-saving Protections Act). To provide protections from prosecution for drug possession to individuals who seek medical assistance when witnessing or experiencing an overdose.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Joe Neguse (D-CO). Cosponsored by three Republican and two Democratic representatives. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) is an original cosponsor. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Why aren’t there hundreds of cosponsors? Why didn’t John Joyce cosponsor?

H.R.4611 - EACH Act of 2025 (Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Act of 2025). To ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Ayanna Pressley (D-MA). Cosponsored on July 22 by ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-DEMOCRATS AND NO REPUBLICANS. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means and Natural Resources and Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs and Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform and Foreign Affairs the same day.

Comments: Close to codification? Note that Pressley’s speech introducing this bill is available. One to watch!—Also, please read the full text. It’s clear that Pressley and those who worked with her on this bill know the law better than the Supreme Court does.

H.R.4618 – Jamie Reed Protecting Our Kids from Child Abuse Act. To establish a Federal tort against pediatric gender clinics and other entities pushing gender-transition procedures that cause bodily injury to children or harm the mental health of children.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Gregory Steube (R-FL). Cosponsored by Mary Miller (R-FL). Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and Energy and Commerce and Education and Workforce the same day.

Comment: Jamie Reed was a “whistleblower” who made grievous allegations against the gender clinic where she was a case worker (not medically trained). Her claims have since been largely debunked. But that clearly did not keep Gregory Steube and Mary Miller from naming their bill after her. I guess facts don’t matter in Florida.

H.R.4623 – Plain Prescription Prices Act. To require direct-to-consumer advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products to include truthful and not misleading pricing information.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Nikema Williams (D-GA). Cosponsored by Don Bacon (R-NE), Angie Craig (D-MN), and Bryan Steil (R-WI). Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means the same day.

Comment: Why isn’t it already illegal for DTC ads to include misleading pricing?

H.R.4624 - Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act. To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to establish requirements for unified boxing organizations, to further enhance the well-being of professional boxers.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Brian Jack (R-GA). Cosponsored by Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Addison McDowell (R-NC). Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce and Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4626 - Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act. To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Rick Allen (R-GA). No cosponsors. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Snarky comment: They are obsessed!

H.R.4640 - Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing Act of 2025. To prohibit certain uses of algorithmic decision systems to inform individualized prices and wages.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Greg Casar (D-TX). Cosponsored by twenty Democratic representatives and NO Republicans. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Judiciary and Education and Workforce the same day.

Comment: This is a GOOD bill. There’s no reason for Republicans not to endorse it, except that Trump believes AI should not be regulated in any fashion. Can we allow only Trump Republicans to be surveilled by AI and prices set based on their gender, sexuality, religion, ethnicity, or location? And the rest of us can live under this bill?

H.R.4641 - Keep Kids Covered Act. To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for continuous eligibility for certain children under the Medicaid program and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Kathy Castor (D-FL). Cosponsored by fourteen Democratic representatives and NO Republicans. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Current law requires continued coverage until 1 year of age. This amends to 6 years of age. Additionally, this bill would provide no gaps for children in foster care. What is so hard about this?

H.R.4648 - Access to Fertility Treatment and Care Act. To require health insurance plans to provide coverage for fertility treatment.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Rosa DeLauro (D-CT). Cosponsored by three Democrats and NO Republicans. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means and Education and Workforce and Oversight and Government Reform and Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs the same day.

Comment: It does what the “purpose” section says by amending the Public Health Service Act (Part D of Title XXVII) to require health insurance plans that cover obstetrical services to also cover fertility treatments to the same degree. Why is this a non-starter with House Republicans? Didn’t they read Trump’s Executive Order from February?

H.R.4649 - Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2025. To promote the use of smart technologies and systems in communities.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Suzan DelBene (D-WA). Cosponsored by Yvette Clarke (D-NY). Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology and Education and Workforce and Foreign Affairs the same day.

Comment: This is a very long and comprehensive bill. If you read or write on this topic, please read the proposed legislation and comment here. I hoped I could quickly find differentiation between AI and other smart technology. It wasn’t easily findable.

H.R.4668 - End the Vaccine Carveout Act. To amend the Public Health Service Act to end the liability shield for vaccine manufacturers.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Paul Gosar (R-AZ). Cosponsored by twenty-nine Republicans and no Democrats. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Snarky comment: So this bill they can all get behind? But not healthy children?

Serious comment: Thankfully, John Joyce did not cosponsor this bill. I would have to report him to the AMA otherwise. Lloyd Smucker has not cosponsored yet. But I expect him to do so any day now.

Interesting that the bill specifically excludes COVID-19 vaccines. Guess we know which stock those thirty Republicans own.

H.R.4681 - SPARC Act (Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care Act). To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by JOHN JOYCE. Cosponsored by Deborah Ross (D-NC). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: This is a good bill. Hope it finds traction.

H.R.4690 - To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards. (No short title.)

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY). Cosponsored by seven Republicans and no Democrats. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure the same day.

H.R.4694 - Fighting Fibers Act of 2025. To require that all new washing machines sold or offered for sale in the United States contain a microfiber filtration system.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Mike Levin (D-CA). No cosponsors. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Serious comment: Why did Levin waste his time on this bill? As good as it may be in the real world, we are not dealing with the real world in the current House of Representatives. If Levin feels strongly about this, draft the bill, but wait to introduce it until we flip the House.

H.R.4698 - PAAW Act (Preventing Animal Abuse and Waste Act). To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Director of the National Institutes of Health from conducting or funding research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Nancy Mace (R-SC). Cosponsored by six Democrats and six Republicans. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4705 - ACHE Act of 2025 (Appalachian Communities Health Equity Act of 2025).To place a moratorium on the issuance and renewal of certain Federal authorizations for mountaintop removal coal mining until a health study is conducted.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Morgan McGarvey (D-KY). Cosponsored by six Democrats and no Republicans. No one from Appalachia cosponsored. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Energy and Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure the same day.

H.R.4709 - Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025. To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs under part A of title XI of such Act relating to genetic diseases.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Kelly Morrison (D-MN). Cosponsored by two Democrats and two Republicans. John Joyce did not cosponsor. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: While the intent of this bill seems good, I doubt it will make it past committee. If it does, it will be amended. It does not simply extend existing legislation to 2030. It adds a great deal to that legislation.

H.R.4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act. To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Gregory Murphy (R-NC). Cosponsored by four Democrats and two Republicans (including JOHN JOYCE). Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Education and Workforce and Ways and Means the same day.

Comment: Like the “no Rx ads on TV,” I would wager that if a nationwide referendum were held regarding this proposed legislation, it would pass in a landslide. And, it adds teeth by substantially increasing penalties to health insurers that violate the law.

H.R.4714 - End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025. To eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Ilhan Omar (D-MN). Cosponsored by twenty Democratic representatives and no Republicans. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources and Science, Space, and Technology and Energy and Commerce and Agriculture and Appropriations and Financial Services and Foreign Affairs the same day.

Comment: It is less egregious than it sounds.

H.R.4722 - Urban Indian Health Parity Act. To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require a Federal medical assistance percentage of 100 percent for urban Indian organizations.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Raul Ruiz (D-CA). Cosponsored by Don Bacon (R-NE) and Sharice Davids (D-KS). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Simple amendment that expands Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act from Indian tribes or tribal organizations to include urban Indian organizations as well.

H.R.4723 - Mental Health for Latinos Act of 2025. To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among the Hispanic and Latino population.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Andrea Salinas (D-OR). Cosponsored by seven Democrats and no Republicans. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4725 - TRUTH in Labeling Act (Transparency, Readability, Understandability, Truth, and Helpfulness in Labeling Act). To strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Janice Schakowsky (D-IL). Cosponsored by five Democrats and no Republicans. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Why is this a “Democratic” bill? Do House Republicans not care about truth in labeling?

H.R.4729 - To codify Executive Order 14292 relating to improving the safety and security of biological research. (No short title.)

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Keith Self (R-TX). No cosponsors. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology the same day.

Snarky comment: Another suck-up bill. Executive Order 14292 prohibits research into pathogens, specifically “gain-of-function” research in the field of virology (sort of important if we are going to develop vaccines) (oh wait, we’re not doing that any more).

Oh well. At least Keith Self recognized that an executive order is not law. A small step in the right direction.

H.R.4731 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Terri Sewell (D-AL). Seven Democratic and two Republican cosponsors (Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) sponsored but John Joyce did not). Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means the same day.

H.R.4733 - Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Establishment Act. To authorize the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Eric Sorensen (D-IL). Cosponsored by four Democrats and four Republicans (Robert Bresnahan (R-PA-8) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) cosponsored, but neither John Joyce nor Lloyd Smucker did). Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4737 - Apeel Reveal Act of 2025. To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the disclosure of certain product coatings used on fruits and vegetables.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Marlin Stutzman (R-IN). Cosponsored by Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: I wondered why this did not enjoy broader support, until I read the text of this very short bill. It only attacks the brand Apeel Sciences, and its sub-brands Edipeel and Organipeel. It is not a comprehensive bill regarding product coatings across the board.

Even more fascinating, it’s currently an alt-right talking point (against Apeel), likely because part of its initial funding stemmed from Bill Gates’ foundation. But Andreessen Horowitz is among its largest backers, dwarfing Gate’s initial investment. Wikipedia has an entire section debunking alt-right conspiracy theories about Apeel, and Snopes has a 2023 article debunking even more ludicrous claims.

This is not an endorsement of Apeel, Edipeel, or Organipeel. It’s merely a warning that legislation that sounds good on the surface (pun intended) can have its roots in alt-right conspiracy theories.

H.R.4744 - Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2025. To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promote mental wellness and resilience and prevent and heal mental health, behavioral health, and psychosocial conditions through developmentally and culturally appropriate community programs, and award grants for the purpose of establishing, operating, or expanding community-based mental wellness and resilience programs.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Paul Tonko (D-NY). Cosponsored by Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Kathy Castor (D-FL). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Serious comment: Since the odds are stacked against this bill during the current congressional session, could you four please resubmit in 2027? We are all suffering from PTSD.

H.R.4745 - Medicaid Bump Act. To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures under Medicaid for behavioral health services (including those related to mental health and substance use).

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Paul Tonko (D-NY). Cosponsored by Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4751 - To amend the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act to reauthorize certain programs. (No short title.)

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). Cosponsored by three Democrats and two Republicans, including Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act only authorized expenditures for FY 2023 ($2.5 million) for the swimming pool safety grant program and for the education and awareness program. This bill would provide that same amount for 2025, 2026, and 2027 for both programs.

Original bill was H.R.1721, which passed in 2007.

There are no other amendments to the legislation. Merely extending the $5 million grants for another three years.

H.R.4752 - Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide hereditary cancer genetic testing for individuals with a history of a hereditary cancer gene mutation in a blood relative or a personal or ancestral history suspicious for hereditary cancer, and to provide coverage of certain cancer screenings or preventive surgeries that would reduce the risk for individuals with a germline (inherited) mutation associated with a high risk of developing a preventable cancer.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). Cosponsored by eight Democrats and two Republicans. John Joyce did not cosponsor. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means the same day.

H.R.4758 – Homeowner Energy Freedom Act. To repeal provisions of Public Law 117–169 relating to taxpayer subsidies for home electrification.

Introduced July 25, 2025 by Craig Goldman (R-TX). Cosponsored by Jake Ellzey (R-TX) and Dan Crenshaw (R-TX). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: This bill would repeal taxpayer subsidies for home electrification. This would be an amendment to Public Law 117-169 from August 2022. H.R.4758 specifically repeals rebates for consumers that wanted to upgrade to systems that would lower energy bills and reduce pollution.

Sierra Club produced the best guidelines for homeowners wishing to apply for such a rebate. H.R.4758 applies not merely to individual homeowners, but to rural communities and Indian tribes as well.

H.R.4760 - Cutting LNG Bunkering Red Tape Act. To amend the Natural Gas Act to clarify the treatment of bunkering as an export.

Introduced July 25, 2025 by Laurel Lee (R-FL). Cosponsored by August Pfluger (R-TX), Gabe Evans (R-CO), and Gary Palmer (R-AL). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment and ALERT: This bill intends to amend Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act to clarify the treatment of bunkering as an export. Natural gas “bunkering” is the use of liquid natural gas to power ships. This had been illegal prior to 02/28/2025, when Trump’s Department of Energy lifted the ban. Now Republicans want this fuel to count as an export.

Watch for future economic reports regarding natural gas imports and exports.

I wrote that last sentence above (“watch for…”) in July. Guess what? It is already happening. Reuters reported on September 2 that U.S. LNG exports reached record high, without reporting about Trump’s lifting the ban on bunkering. They were not alone. A couple dozen “reputable” media outlets reported the same.

It would only worsen if H.R.4760 passes…

H.R.4773 - ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2025. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a SNF-at-home program under the Medicare program.

Introduced July 25, 2025 by Adrian Smith (R-NE). Cosponsored by Suzan DelBene (D-WA). Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: SNF means “skilled nursing facility” – at home instead of in hospital.

H.R.4785 - Ethics in Energy Act of 2025. To direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prohibit covered utilities from recovering covered expenses from ratepayers.

Introduced July 29, 2025 by Kathy Castor (D-FL). Cosponsored by ten Democrats and no Republicans. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: This bill needs to be passed! No, it will not bankrupt public utility companies. It merely prevents them from including PAC and other political donations into accounts that are “recovered by ratepayers.” If your natural gas supplier lobbies a Texas Republican lawmaker to deregulate their industry, they may not pass that expense on to you, the consumer.

Logical to me!

H.R.4790 - All Aboard Act of 2025. To establish a State rail formula grant program, to direct Federal Railroad Administration to create a Green Railroads Fund, to expand passenger rail programs, to address air quality concerns, to establish rail workforce training centers.

Introduced July 29, 2025 by Christopher Deluzio (D-PA). Cosponsored by LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) and Summer Lee (D-PA). Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4792 - Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2025. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise payment for air ambulance services under the Medicare program.

Introduced July 29, 2025 by Ron Estes (R-KS). Cosponsored by Suzan DelBene (D-WA). Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means the same day.

Comment: This bill does not so much increase or amend amounts covered or paid by Medicare for LifeFlight services. Rather, it orders a comprehensive study from the GAO and the Secretary of HHS regarding usage, expense, benefits, and more related to air ambulance service.

H.R.4796 - Restoring Essential Healthcare Act. To amend Public Law 119-21 to repeal the prohibition on making payments under the Medicaid program to certain entities.

Introduced July 29, 2025 by Laura Friedman (D-CA). Cosponsored by ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT DEMOCRATS AND NO REPUBLICANS. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Serious comment and alert: If you have not done so already, you may want to read Public Law 119-21. That is what Trump likes to refer to as the BBB. Were you aware that the bill prohibited making any payments under Medicaid to abortion providers or other medical providers, specifically to “family planning services, reproductive health, and related medical care.”

Curiously, it also prohibits payments to medical providers etc., etc., where “the total amount of Federal and State expenditures under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act for medical assistance furnished in fiscal year 2023 made directly, or by a covered organization, to the entity or to any affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics of the entity, or made to the entity or to any affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics of the entity as part of a nationwide health care provider network, exceeded $800,000.” That is not related to abortion. It is in general.

Won’t that kill clinics and hospitals that primarily serve low-income families?

H.R.4803 - Easy Returns Act. To require certain sellers of goods to provide return labels as part of the delivery of such goods.

Introduced July 29, 2025 by Julie Johnson (D-TX). No cosponsors. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Before anyone starts yelling that this will harm small online businesses, it doesn’t. The requirement is only for companies with 500+ employees.

H.R.4807 - Protect Our Hospitals Act. To amend Public Law 119-21 to repeal certain changes to provider taxes under the Medicaid program.

Introduced July 29, 2025 by Greg Landsman (D-OH). Cosponsored by eighteen Democrats and no Republicans. John Joyce did not cosponsor this legislation. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: If you are involved in healthcare, especially in hospital administration, could you please read Section 71115 of Public Law 119-21 (yes, the BBB) and explain the tax ramifications regarding Medicaid payments to hospitals to me?

H.R.4809 - INSPECT Act of 2025 (Increasing Nuclear Safety Protocols for Extended Canister Transfers Act of 2025). To assign a resident inspector to certain commercial nuclear power plants to conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities.

Introduced July 29, 2025 by Mike Levin (D-CA). Cosponsored by Michael Lawler (R-NY). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4811 - Cell-Site Simulator Warrant Act of 2025. To amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the use of cell-site simulators.

Introduced July 29, 2025 by Ted Lieu (D-CA). Cosponsored by Tom McClintock (R-CA). Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and Intelligence (Permanent Select) and Armed Services and Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: If cybersecurity is your thing, please read and summarize in the comments! My gut tells me this is an important piece of legislation.

H.R.4816 - Safe Drinking Water for Disadvantaged Communities Act. To provide that funds made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for lead service line replacement projects be provided to disadvantaged communities in the form of forgivable loans or grants.

Introduced July 29, 2025 by Zachary Nunn (R-IA). Cosponsored by Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH) and Eugene Vindman (D-VA). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Where are the Michigan representatives? Have they already forgotten Flint?

H.R.4818 - Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Act of 2025. To give effect to a final rule of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration relating to gas pipeline leak detection and repair.

Introduced July 29, 2025 by Scott Peters (D-CA). Cosponsored by six Democrats and no Republicans. Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4821 - Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2025. To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

Introduced July 29, 2025 by Marilyn Strickland (D-WA). Cosponsored by eighteen Democrats and no Republicans. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: This is not a gun control bill. It is a gun control research bill, allocating $50 million annually (2026-2031) to the CDC to research firearms safety and gun violence prevention.

H.R.4841 - Stomach Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Act. To require the Director of the National Cancer Institute to conduct a review of the current state of stomach cancer incidence, prevention, screening, awareness, and future public health importance.

Introduced August 1, 2025 by Judy Chu (D-CA). Cosponsored by Joe Wilson (R-SC). Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs the same day.

Comment: Chu and Wilson’s bill would authorize a joint study by the National Cancer Institute, the CDC, and the Department of Defense.

H.R.4849 - Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025. To repeal health-related portions of An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

Introduced August 1, 2025 by Adam Gray (D-CA). Cosponsored by thirty-six Democrats and no Republicans. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: This is an amendment to the table in the 1986 tax code regarding premium deductions.

H.R.4856 - Revitalizing America’s Housing Act. To improve the safety of, affordability of, and access to housing.

Introduced August 1, 2025 by Michael Lawler (R-NY). No cosponsors. Referred to the Committee on Financial Services and Ways and Means and Oversight and Government Reform and Energy and Commerce and Veterans’ Affairs the same day.

Comment: If you have the tools and patience to compare this very long bill to Tim Scott’s S.2651, please post here! Like Scott’s bill, this one is very long. Like Scott’s bill, it has no cosponsors.

H.R.4858 - Ban Harmful Food Dyes Act. To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem adulterated food containing certain color additives.

Introduced August 1, 2025 by Grace Meng (D-NY). No cosponsors. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: This bill would ban the following color additives: Red No. 40; Red No. 3; Yellow No. 5; Yellow No. 6; Blue No. 1; Blue No. 2; Green No. 3; Orange B; Citrus Red 2; Red 3; Titanium Dioxide; and, any additive that is substantially similar to the additives specified above.

Guess House Republicans aren’t fans of RFK, Jr.?

H.R.4864 - Ethanol for America Act of 2025. To require the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule with respect to E15 fuel dispenser labeling and compatibility with underground storage tanks with modifications.

Introduced August 1, 2025 by Adrian Smith (R-NE). Cosponsored by six Republicans and one Democrat. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: All cosponsors, including Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), are from corn country. That said, neither Lloyd Smucker nor John Joyce cosponsored, although Pennsylvania is corn country as well.

H.R.4868 - College Athlete Economic Freedom Act. To establish name, image, and likeness rights for college athletes at institutions of higher education.

Introduced August 1, 2025 by Lori Trahan (D-MA). No cosponsors. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Judiciary the same day.

H.R.4875 - Coal Ash for American Infrastructure Act. To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish a framework for the beneficial use of coal combustion residuals.

Introduced August 5, 2025 by Andy Barr (R-KY). No cosponsors. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4878 - MOSSA Act (Make Our Streets Safe Again Act). To help end crime and disorder on America’s streets.

Introduced August 5, 2025 by Earl Carter (R-GA). Cosponsored by Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Barry Moore (R-AL), and Gregory Steube (R-FL). Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and Energy and Commerce and Financial Services the same day.

Comment: Please read this bill if you want to understand what is wrong with the House Republican approach to mental health, homelessness, and crime. Because although they occasionally say ‘the right words,’ it’s empty and harmful.

H.R.4880 - Primacy Certainty Act of 2025. To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to clarify the requisite timeline for making a decision on the approval or disapproval of a State underground injection control program.

Introduced August 5, 2025 by Dan Crenshaw (R-TX). Cosponsored by August Pfluger (R-TX) and Randy Webster, Sr. (R-TX). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: There is probably a reason this bill is sponsored only by representatives from Texas.

H.R.4882 - Gun Safety Board and Research Act. To establish a Gun Safety Board.

Introduced August 5, 2025 by Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA). Cosponsored by Mike Thompson (D-CA). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4883 - Local Gun Violence Reduction Act. To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and maintain a local gun violence prevention laws database.

Introduced August 5, 2025 by Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA). Cosponsored by Mike Thompson (D-CA). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: OMG. This is not a gun control bill. You know what’s big and scary in this bill that prevents it from getting bipartisan support? DeSaulnier and Thompson ask that all “laws and ordinances … enacted to reduce gun violence,” along with the crime rates of those communities, along with demographics related to those communities, be placed into a single federal database for review and study.

If you’re a database nerd reading this, could you please do this? It’s a great idea.

H.R.4896 - To establish protections for warehouse workers. (No short title.)

Introduced August 5, 2025 by Donald Norcross (D-NJ). Cosponsored by fourteen Democrats and one Republican (Michael Lawler (D-NY)). Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce and Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4903 - Plastic Health Research Act. To amend the Public Health Service Act to carry out, expand, and coordinate programs relating to plastic exposure health research, to authorize grants, contracts, and agreements with respect to such research.

Introduced August 5, 2025 by Haley Stevens (D-MI). Cosponsored by Frank Lucas (R-OK), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Dave Min (D-CA), and Juan Vargas (D-CA). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4927 - CABLE Competition Act (Consumer Access to Broadband for Local Economies and Competition Act). To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit franchising authorities from requiring approval for the sale of cable systems.

Introduced August 8, 2025 by Erin Houchin (R-IN). Cosponsored by Craig Goldman (R-TX). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4932 - National Manufacturing Advisory Council for the 21st Century Act. To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the National Manufacturing Advisory Council within the Department of Commerce.

Introduced August 8, 2025 by Joe Neguse (D-CO). Cosponsored by Tracey Mann (R-KS). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Snarky comment: Love how the House wants to add things to federal agencies, while simultaneously cutting their budget.

H.R.4950 - Data BRIDGE Act (Data Broadband Reporting and Integration for Deployment in Geographically Essential Areas Act). To direct the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate into the National Broadband Map of the Commission a layer that presents data on the location of agricultural areas.

Introduced August 12, 2025 by Erin Houchin (R-IN). Cosponsored by four Democrats and three Republicans. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4954 - Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025. To require the Secretary of Labor to maintain a publicly available list of all employers that relocate a call center or contract call center work overseas, to make such companies ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans, and to require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in customer service communications.

Introduced August 12, 2025 by Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI). Cosponsored by Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Education and Workforce and Oversight and Government Reform and Armed Services the same day.

H.R.4958 - GRAS Act (Grocery Reform And Safety Act). To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require notification to the Food and Drug Administration prior to use of substances as generally recognized as safe, reassessment of the safety of certain substances marketed as generally recognized as safe, provide resources for reviews and reassessments.

Introduced August 12, 2025 by Frank Pallone (D-NJ). No cosponsors. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4960 - BENES 2.0 Act (Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification 2.0 Act). To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to notify individuals approaching Medicare eligibility.

Introduced August 12, 2025 by Raul Ruiz (D-CA). Cosponsored by Dwight Evans (D-PA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL). Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Do you have any idea how helpful this would be? It should be an automated notification, so cost is only initial programming.

H.R.4963 - Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2025. To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act.

Introduced August 12, 2025 by Gregory Steube (R-FL). No cosponsors. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Judiciary the same day.

Surprised comment: Wow! A Republican wants to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III!

H.R.4966 - Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2025. To prohibit retail food stores from price gouging and engaging in surveillance-based price setting practices.

Introduced August 12, 2025 by Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). Cosponsored by twenty-seven Democrats and no Republicans. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Judiciary the same day.

H.R.4968 - Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act. To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program.

Introduced August 12, 2025 by Jill Tokuda (D-HI). Cosponsored by ten Democrats and no Republicans. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce and Education and Workforce the same day.

Comment: Could someone please read this very long bill and tell me why it’s objectionable to House Republicans? It addresses things like cost of living increases and allowable income from a practical viewpoint. What do House Republicans find impractical?

H.R.4977 - Connected MOM Act (Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act). To identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women.

Introduced August 15, 2025 by Lois Frankel (D-FL). Cosponsored by Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), and Julia Letlow (R-LA). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: While I generally like the addition of telehealth for people who have limited access to transportation (and that is one component of this bill), I worry about the “remote physiologic devices” for monitoring purposes. Intent may be good, but I believe the bill needs more language regarding data privacy.

H.R.4978 - Secure Trade Act. To impose additional duties on imports of goods into the United States.

Introduced August 15, 2025 by Jared Golden (D-ME). Cosponsored by Gregory Steube (R-FL). Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and Financial Services and Foreign Affairs and Energy and Commerce the same day.

Puzzled comment: Why would Jared Golden introduce this bill? I saw Gregory Steube’s name first and assumed it’s a bill supporting and codifying Trump’s tariffs. Which it indeed appears to be. This bill would also do away with the de minimis exception. Although it is so poorly written (and long), that that deletion appears only in the bill’s long title and not in the text.

H.R.4979 - Tick Identification Pilot Program Act of 2025. To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to award grants to States to implement a tick identification pilot program.

Introduced August 15, 2025 by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ). Cosponsored by Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Eleanor Holmes Del Norton (D-DC), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Since this is an issue in Pennsylvania, why did not all Pennsylvania representatives cosponsor this bill?

H.R.4980 – BITE Act (Battling Infections Transmitted by Ticks and Exposure Act). To establish a comprehensive national vector-borne disease prevention system.

Introduced August 15, 2025 by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ). Cosponsored by Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Don Bacon (R-NE). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.4981 - Stamp Out Lyme Disease Act. To provide for the issuance of a Lyme Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.

Introduced August 15, 2025 by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ). Cosponsored by Don Bacon (R-NE), Eleanor Holmes Del Norton (D-DC), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: A semipostal stamp is a stamp bearing a higher-than-normal postage rate. The excess amount is donated to a specified charity. For example, there have been 9/11 and breast cancer semipostal stamps.

This bill would authorize issuance of a Lyme disease awareness semipostal stamp, with the excess donated to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Again, why are not all Pennsylvania (and Poconos, Catskills, Adirondacks, and Texas, anywhere are deer and ticks together) representatives signing on to this bill?

H.R.4987 - Food Date Labeling Act of 2025. To establish requirements for quality and discard date phrases that are voluntarily declared on the food label to display calendar dates.

Introduced August 15, 2025 by Chellie Pingree (D-ME). Cosponsored by Dan Newhouse (R-WA). Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Agriculture the same day.

H.R.4993 - Joe Fiandra Access to Home Infusion Act of 2025. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of external infusion pumps and non-self-administrable home infusion drugs under the Medicare program.

Introduced August 19, 2025 by Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). Cosponsored by Neal Dunn (R-FL) and Darren Soto (D-FL). Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means the same day.

Serious comment: Can we please get this done? Now? It’s been on the House agenda since 2023. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) is trying again. Read the information on Brian Fitzpatrick’s Web site – who Joe Fiandra was, why he matters, why his death was inexcusable.

H.R.5003 - Equal Treatment of the District of Columbia Under the Rural Health Transformation Program Act of 2025. To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend eligibility for allotments under the Rural Health Transformation Program to the District of Columbia.

Introduced August 19, 2025 by Eleanor Holmes Del Norton (D-DC). No cosponsors. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.R.5006 - Health Privacy From Global Bureaucrats Act. To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of the Treasury to take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the release of taxpayer, patient, or vaccine data to the World Health Organization or a foreign government.

Introduced August 19, 2025 by Gregory Steube (R-FL). No cosponsors. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means the same day.

RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

H.Res.593 – Congratulating the Oncology Nursing Society on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA). Cosponsored by Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Why didn’t John Joyce cosponsor?

H.Con.Res.45 - Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Jahana Hayes (D-CT). Cosponsored by sixteen Democrats and no Republicans. Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce and Judiciary and Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce and Oversight and Government Reform the same day.

Serious question: Why is this a “Democratic” issue?

H.Con.Res.46 - Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy climate for future generations, and thus to restoring the climate.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Mike Thompson (D-CA). Cosponsored by Jared Huffman (D-CA), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), and Shri Thanedar (D-MI). Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs the same day.

H.Res.601 - Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to lead the world in biomedical research.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Diana DeGette (D-CO). Cosponsored by Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.Res.602 - Recognizing the importance of independent living and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen and expand opportunities for individuals with disabilities to participate in work and community life.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). Cosponsored by Debbie Dingell (D-MI). Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce and Transportation and Infrastructure and Judiciary and Energy and Commerce and Financial Services the same day.

Comment: Where is John Joyce?

H.Res.607 - Supporting the designation of the week of August 25 through August 29, 2025, as the third annual “National Community Health Worker Awareness Week.”

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Raul Ruiz (D-CA). Cosponsored by ten Democrats and no Republicans. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Where is John Joyce?

H.Res.611 - Expressing the importance of accurate information for medical professionals treating pregnant women and their unborn children in the emergency department, and for informing the general public.

Introduced July 25, 2025 by Kat Cammack (R-FL). Cosponsored by five Republicans and no Democrats. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Although the six people standing behind this proposed House resolution are all anti-abortion, this resolution calls for recognition that ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages are not to be treated the same as abortion in states that prohibit abortion.

This should have been presented in the form of a bill.

H.Res.617 - Supporting the goals and ideals of Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day.

Introduced July 29, 2025 by Earl Carter (R-GA). Cosponsored by Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.Res.619 - Supporting the goals and ideals of “Minority Mental Health Awareness Month” and recognizing the disproportionate impacts of mental health conditions and struggles on minority populations and communities.

Introduced July 29, 2025 by Jasmine Crockett (D-TX). Cosponsored by thirteen Democrats and no Republicans. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.Res.620 - Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Medicaid.

Introduced July 29, 2025 by Gabe Evans (R-CO). Cosponsored by Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Thomas Kean (R-NJ). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comments: Why wasn’t this simply a voice vote? Who would vote against it? I want to know! And, Evans, Miller-Meeks, and Kean, now please vote like you mean it!

H.Res.627 - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Pratt & Whitney.

Introduced August 1, 2025 by John Larson (D-CT). Cosponsored by Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Joe Courtney (D-CT), James Himes (D-CT), and Jahana Hayes (D-CT). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Connecticut has no Republican representatives.

H.Res.628 - Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard and its foundational role in strengthening United States energy security, supporting rural communities, growing the United States economy, and improving environmental performance.

Introduced August 1, 2025 by Max Miller (R-OH). Cosponsored by seven Republicans and two Democrats [Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) and Angie Craig (D-MN)]. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.Res.630 – Recognizing July 28, 2025, as “World Hepatitis Day.”

Introduced August 1, 2025 by Nydia Velázquez (D-NY). Cosponsored by Henry Johnson (D-GA). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

H.Res.641 - Expressing support for community health centers during National Health Center Week, August 3 through August 9, 2025, and encouraging all Americans to take part in this week by visiting their local community health center and celebrating the important partnership between America’s community health centers and the communities they serve.

Introduced August 8, 2025 by Donald Davis (D-NC). Cosponsored by Deborah Ross (D-NC). Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: John Joyce, where are you?

H.Res.657 - Affirming the President’s promise not to raise the Social Security and Medicare retirement age.

Introduced August 15, 2025 by Marcy Kaptur (D-OH). Cosponsored by seven Democrats and no Republicans. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

Comment: Should have been a voice vote, not referred to committee. I want to know who does not affirm so. Starting with Mike Johnson.

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