Middle school social studies textbooks and Schoolhouse Rock songs paint a stereotypical portrait of how congressional legislation gets passed. But in real life, the story of how federal laws actually get enacted usually proves far more complex. To examine how, GovTrack Insider browsed through all the laws enacted by Congress in 2019–20, looking for one that seemed both particularly interesting and undercovered by national media.
Read the story of The Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act »District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act would transfer control of DC National Guard from…
Washington, D.C. is the only National Guard in the country not to be controlled by the highest-ranking elected official there.
Apr 9, 2021 12:02 p.m.
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act would ban imprisonment of citizens based on race…
Would a modern-day equivalent of WWII-era Japanese-American internment camps be prevented by culture, or does it need to be banned by law?
Apr 8, 2021 1:29 p.m.
Taking Account of Bureaucrats’ Spending (TABS) Act would change consumer watchdog agency funding…
Who should control the purse strings for one of the main agencies set up after the 2008 financial crash?
Apr 7, 2021 6:28 p.m.
H.R. 514: Preserve American History Act
Should the Biden Administration reinstate the 1776 Commission created by the Trump Administration? Rep. Ted Budd thinks so. We tell you why in this ...
Apr 6, 2021 7:19 p.m.
H.R. 484: No Glory for Hate Act
Should the current Congress tell future Congresses and federal agencies what they can and can't name things after? Rep. Linda Sanchez thinks so; at least ...
Mar 31, 2021 6:41 p.m.
H. Res. 162: Boycotting the 2022 Olympics in China
The U.S. boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Should we do it again? Rep. Michael Waltz thinks so. We tell you all about it in this GovTrack A Bill ...
Mar 25, 2021 6:01 p.m.
