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 »SLOT (Shifting Limits on Thresholds) Act would raise threshold for reporting slot machine winnings…
Will this bill pass? Maybe, but don’t bet on it. Though if you do, make sure your winnings are less than $1,200.
Mar 24, 2022 12:24 p.m.
Volunteer Fighters Exemption Act would legalize volunteer US citizens fighting as soldiers in…
Should we be Russian to enact this bill, or should we take our time Mullin it over?
Mar 23, 2022 5:31 p.m.
Gold Star Families Day Act would create a new federal holiday to honor families of military…
The new holiday would fall between Labor Day and Columbus Day.
Mar 17, 2022 11:09 a.m.
Inflation Prevention Act
This GovTrack #aBillaMinute is about the Inflation Prevention Act which would attempt to reign in inflation by limiting government ...
Mar 14, 2022 7:46 p.m.
H.R. 5597: Count the Crimes to Cut Act
How many federal crimes are there really? No one knows for sure, but there's lots and you could probably break one without even ...
Feb 2, 2022 6:30 p.m.
H.R. 4545: FREE Act
Inspired by the circumstances of Britney Spears' conservatorship, we tell you all about this bill which aims to reform ...
Jan 11, 2022 4:41 p.m.
H.R. 4521: America COMPETES Act of 2022
week of 03/28/2022
H.R. 5706: Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act
week of 03/28/2022
H.R. 2954: Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021
week of 03/28/2022
