Committees 1. To provide for greater transparency in the HUD–VASH supported housing program for homeless veterans, and for other purposes. 2. Representative Scott H. Peters. House and Senate committees: Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Education and the Workforce, Senate Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Veterans' Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Energy and Natural Resources. 3. N/A no committee report 4. H.R.7022 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Homes for Our Heroes Act of 2018 Sponsor: Representative Scott H. Peters Committees: House - Financial Services, Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: N/A Latest Action: House 10/02/2018: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. Tracker: introduced Here are the steps for Status of Legislation: 1. Introduced Members 1. To authorize the Department of Energy to conduct collaborative research with the Department of Veterans Affairs in order to improve healthcare services for veterans in the United States, and for other purposes. 2. Representative Ralph Norman. Both House and senate committees: Judiciary, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, Rules, Armed Services, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and, Infrastructure, Agriculture, Budget, House Administration, Homeland Security, Small Business, Veterans' Affairs, Appropriations, Intelligence, Ethics, Senate Committee, Judiciary, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Energy and Natural Resources, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, Finance, Foreign Relations, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Veterans' Affairs. 3. The committee’s favorability is to recommend that the bill as amended do pass. 4. H.R.6398 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Department of Energy Veterans' Health Initiative Act Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology, Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Energy and Natural Resources Committee Reports: https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/115th-congress/house- report/974/1?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.6398%22%5D%7D&r=1 Latest Action: Senate - 09/26/2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Tracker: Passed House. Here are the steps for Status of Legislation: 1. Introduced 2. Passed House CLASS EXERCISE #2 THE STATUS OF BILLS IN CONGRESS Go to: http://thomas.loc.gov/ and become familiar.

1. Committees
1. To provide for greater transparency in the HUD–VASH
supported housing program for homeless
veterans, and for other purposes.
2. Representative Scott H. Peters. House and Senate
committees: Energy and Commerce, Ways and
Means, Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Education
and the Workforce, Senate Committee,
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Veterans'
Affairs, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions,
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Energy and Natural
Resources.
3. N/A no committee report
4. H.R.7022 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)
Homes for Our Heroes Act of 2018
Sponsor: Representative Scott H. Peters Committees: House -
Financial Services, Veterans' Affairs
Committee Reports: N/A
Latest Action: House 10/02/2018: Referred to the Committee on
Financial Services, and in addition to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Tracker: introduced
Here are the steps for Status of Legislation:
1. Introduced
Members
1. To authorize the Department of Energy to conduct

2. collaborative research with the Department of
Veterans Affairs in order to improve healthcare services for
veterans in the United States, and for other
purposes.
2. Representative Ralph Norman. Both House and senate
committees: Judiciary, Ways and Means,
Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Oversight
and Government Reform, Financial
Services, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, Rules, Armed
Services, Science, Space, and Technology,
Transportation and, Infrastructure, Agriculture, Budget, House
Administration, Homeland Security, Small
Business, Veterans' Affairs, Appropriations, Intelligence,
Ethics, Senate Committee, Judiciary, Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs, Energy and Natural Resources,
Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Armed Services,
Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
Environment and Public Works, Finance, Foreign Relations,
Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and
Veterans' Affairs.
3. The committee’s favorability is to recommend that the bill as
amended do pass.
4. H.R.6398 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)
Department of Energy Veterans' Health Initiative Act
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology,
Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Energy and Natural
Resources
Committee Reports: https://www.congress.gov/congressional-
report/115th-congress/house-
report/974/1?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.R.6398%22
%5D%7D&r=1
Latest Action: Senate - 09/26/2018 Received in the Senate and
Read twice and referred to the

3. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Tracker: Passed House.
Here are the steps for Status of Legislation:
1. Introduced
2. Passed House
CLASS EXERCISE #2
THE STATUS OF BILLS IN CONGRESS
Go to: http://thomas.loc.gov/ and become familiar with the
website’s structure and functions. Given what you
have learned in today’s lecture and elsewhere on the workings
of the U.S. Congress, search the site by
“Committees” and “Members” for the current session of
Congress (116th).
Identify TWO (2) bills of interest to you that are currently
under review in the Senate and/or House of
Representatives. The bills do not have to be health-related.
ONE of the two bills’ legislative history should
contain a Committee Report.
For each of the two bills you identify, do the following:
1. After reading the summary and full-text of the bill, describe
what the measure proposes to
accomplish;

4. 2. Identify the Member sponsoring the bill, what committee(s)
does he/she sit on, and what are his/her
issue/subject interests;
3. After reading over the Committee’s report on the bill,
determine and state the Committee’s
favorability of the proposed legislation; and
4. Identify the status and latest action of the bill, and how long
the measure has been introduced in
Congress (refer to the below example as a template to use).
COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT, AND SUBMIT IT TO SAFE
ASSIGN BY 10PM THIS EVENING.
FORMAT EXAMPLE TO USE FOR QUESTION #4:
H.R.5447 — 114th Congress (2015-2016)
Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016
Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] (Introduced
06/10/2016)
Committees: House - Ways and Means, Education and the
Workforce, Energy and Commerce
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 114-634
Latest Action: 06/23/2016 Read the second time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar under General
Orders. Calendar No. 526. (All Actions)
Tracker: This bill has the status: Passed House

5. Here are the steps for Status of Legislation:
1. Introduced Passed House Passed Senate
4. To President
5. Became Law