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 »As Trump administration considers first US nuclear test since 1992, No Nuclear Testing Without…
Should there be legislative greenlighting necessary for nuclear weapons testing, which is currently controlled by the executive branch?
Nov 16, 2020 10:53 a.m.
Constitutional amendment would ban any potential new states like District of Columbia or Puerto…
Should the Senate be capped at 100 members, the way the House has been capped at 435 since 1929?
Nov 12, 2020 5:47 p.m.
After Trump’s controversial Republican Convention location, the Our Lawn Act would ban political…
For the first time ever, many young people are saying “Get off my lawn!”
Nov 11, 2020 11:57 a.m.
Three Bills about the 2020 election
Every election is unique, but they don't always have the kind of potential difficulties that this one has had. We discuss three bills/resolutions in Congress that ...
Nov 2, 2020 8:44 p.m.
Two bills federalizing election rules
This GovTrack A Bill A Minute is about two different bills in Congress, one from each party, which if passed, would override state laws on elections.
Oct 30, 2020 4:10 p.m.
S4292 Saving American History Act
The 1619 Project, a 2019 series of essays on the role of slavery in U.S. history and present has sparked fierce debate on the extent to which slavery can be ...
Oct 27, 2020 4:07 p.m.
H.R. 7310: Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020
week of 11/16/20
H.R. 4499: NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2019
week of 11/16/20
H.R. 2281: Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act
week of 11/16/20
H.R. 6624: USA Telecommunications Act
week of 11/16/20
H.R. 5855: Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2020
week of 11/16/20
H.R. 4806: DEBAR Act of 2019
week of 11/16/20
