Federal Legislation

Members of Congress introduce some ten thousand bills and resolutions in each two-year session of Congress, only a small fraction of which are seriously considered and fewer still enacted as law.

Key Bills in Congress Now

Financial Reform

Congress passed HR. 4173: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010.

Climate Change

The Kerry-Boxer bill, S. 1733, was a cap-and-trade proposal to curb emissions by 20 percent by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050. It has since been abandoned as Sen. John Kerry, one of its sponsors, is working on a new proposal.
The Waxman-Markey bill, H.R. 2454, has been the most ambitious cap-and-trade bill so far and also the most successful, having passed in the House in June 2009.
A “tri-partisan” bill is currently being debated by Sens. John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, and until recently Lindsay Graham. Details are not yet available.

Climate Change Legislation: Where Does it Stand?

Immigration

We are still waiting for a bill to be introduced. For more, see our latest article on the status of immigration reform.

Health Care

H.R. 3590: The health care reform bill and text enacted March 23, 2010. Votes on H.R. 3590 bill in the Senate (Dec. 24, 2009) and House (March 21, 2010).
H.R. 4872: The reconciliation bill that made additional changes to the health care bill enacted March 30, 2010.
Stupak Amendment limiting funding for abortions and vote (Nov. 7, 2009).

Health Care: How did we get here?

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Feeds

The following general tracked events feeds are available for legislation:

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Newly Introduced Bills: A feed just for newly introduced bills and resolutions.

Enacted Laws: A feed just for bills that are enacted as law.

Popular Legislation

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	S. 3081: Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010
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	H.R. 627: Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 "rights"
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Bills Being Tracked:

	H.R. 45: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 (2450 users)
	H.R. 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (1274 users)
	H.R. 1207: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 (965 users)
	H.R. 3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (931 users)
	H.R. 875: Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 (804 users)
	H.R. 17: Citizens' Self-Defense Act of 2009 (723 users)
	H.R. 1022 [110th]: Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007 (633 users)
	H.R. 1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (531 users)
	H.R. 4213: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (497 users)
	H.R. 197: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009 (476 users)
	H.R. 1475: Federal Prison Work Incentive Act of 2009 (436 users)
	S. 773: Cybersecurity Act of 2009 (431 users)
	H.R. 1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (408 users)
	H.R. 3962: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (397 users)
	H.R. 4437 [109th]: Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (365 users)
	S. 560: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (362 users)
	S. 510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (358 users)
	H.R. 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (346 users)
	H.R. 1593 [110th]: Second Chance Act of 2007 (337 users)
	H. J. Res. 5: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the... (336 users)

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