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 »After McCarthy’s Speaker drama, Leave the Cameras On Resolution would let C-SPAN continue its…
Should the cameras of C-SPAN truly “span” the whole House chamber?
Feb 2, 2023 3:30 p.m.
Inspired by George Santos, SANTOS Act would punish lying congressional candidates with up to one…
The bill would be much harder to enforce since last September, when the daytime talk show Maury ended, including its famed “lie detector…
Feb 1, 2023 2:15 p.m.
Protecting Life on College Campus Act would ban federal funding to schools offering abortion pills…
If you attend the UC college system, should “you see” abortion care provided on campus?
Jan 30, 2023 4:11 p.m.
H.Res. 1465; Requiring bill titles to say what they're about
H.Res. 1465: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the consideration of bills and resolutions whose ...
Jan 23, 2023 5:19 p.m.
The SPURS Act from Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX23)
For this GovTrack #aBillaMinute, Jesse went to not one, but two Wizards games to get a video he was satisfied with for the SPURS ...
Dec 16, 2022 3:17 p.m.
H.R. 8810: No Fencing at the United States Supreme Court Act
Should the Supreme Court building have permanent fencing? Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton says no and we went out on a ...
Oct 20, 2022 7:56 p.m.
H.R. 21: Strategic Production Response Act
week of 01/23/2023
