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MAJOR RICHARD STAR ACT WOULD GIVE DISABLED VETERANS WITH Major Richard Star deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait with the U.S. Army Reserves. When he contracted stage 4 lung cancer as a resultof burn
PRESERVING SAFETY NET INTEGRITY ACT WOULD MAINTAIN TRUMP Rep. Bob Good (R-VA5) Should most immigrants be barred from receiving a green card if they receive too many governmental benefits? Context. In August 2019, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a controversial rule nicknamed “the public charge rule.”. The regulation makes people in most classes of immigrants — with the exception of refugees and HOW DID THE SENATE VOTE ON THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT Amy Coney Barrett. Source: Wikimedia Amid Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s September death, much was made of one particular statistic: her 1993 Supreme Court confirmation vote in the Senate was 96–3.Even current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted for her. RESOLUTION SAYS BIDEN SHOULDN’T HAVE REJOINED PARIS Resolution says Biden shouldn’t have rejoined Paris Climate Agreement unilaterally, needed two-thirds Senate ratification instead SUPPORT PEACEFUL PROTEST ACT WOULD MAKE PEOPLE CONVICTED Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) Should they be disallowed from receiving several hundred extra dollars a week from taxpayers? Context. Established in late March by the CARES Act due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the congressionally-enacted $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit ended in late July.It was subsequently reinstituted as a halved $300 weekly benefit by a President Trump executive order, WHAT ARE THE 13 TIED SENATE VOTES BROKEN BY VICE PRESIDENT Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. Of all the Cabinet positions, Secretary of Education is generally not among the more controversial. While President Obama’s second and final person to hold the position, John King, was confirmed by a 49–40 vote in 2016, none of the previous nine education secretaries received more than a maximum of two dissenting votes — with most not even GHOST GUNS ARE GUNS ACT WOULD CLASSIFY FIREARM ASSEMBLY Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY13) Ghosting is terrible when dating, but is it a good thing with weapons? Context. With an increase in sales of firearm assembly kits over the past few years has come the concept of “ghost guns,” handguns that can be manufactured on your own. Unlike weapons purchased with traditional means, these firearms aren’t registered and lack serial numbers. FAIR TAX ACT WOULD ELIMINATE IRS AND ESTABLISH A 30%SEE MORE ONGOVTRACKINSIDER.COM
SELECTIVE SERVICE REPEAL ACT WOULD ABOLISH REGISTRATION 1 day ago · Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Since the last draft was in 1973, has mandatory registration outlived its usefulness? Context. If the U.S. enters a war without enough active-duty troops available for the mission, the military turns to a draft, enacted by Congress and run through a government agency called the Selective Service.With only a few exceptions permitted, most American men are required to FORMER PRESIDENTS RECEIVE SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR The bill comes in response to some Capitol Building rioters chanting “Hang Mike Pence!” as they stormed the building. Over time, thevice president
MAJOR RICHARD STAR ACT WOULD GIVE DISABLED VETERANS WITH Major Richard Star deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait with the U.S. Army Reserves. When he contracted stage 4 lung cancer as a resultof burn
PRESERVING SAFETY NET INTEGRITY ACT WOULD MAINTAIN TRUMP Rep. Bob Good (R-VA5) Should most immigrants be barred from receiving a green card if they receive too many governmental benefits? Context. In August 2019, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a controversial rule nicknamed “the public charge rule.”. The regulation makes people in most classes of immigrants — with the exception of refugees and HOW DID THE SENATE VOTE ON THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT Amy Coney Barrett. Source: Wikimedia Amid Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s September death, much was made of one particular statistic: her 1993 Supreme Court confirmation vote in the Senate was 96–3.Even current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted for her. RESOLUTION SAYS BIDEN SHOULDN’T HAVE REJOINED PARIS Resolution says Biden shouldn’t have rejoined Paris Climate Agreement unilaterally, needed two-thirds Senate ratification instead SUPPORT PEACEFUL PROTEST ACT WOULD MAKE PEOPLE CONVICTED Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) Should they be disallowed from receiving several hundred extra dollars a week from taxpayers? Context. Established in late March by the CARES Act due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the congressionally-enacted $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit ended in late July.It was subsequently reinstituted as a halved $300 weekly benefit by a President Trump executive order, WHAT ARE THE 13 TIED SENATE VOTES BROKEN BY VICE PRESIDENT Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. Of all the Cabinet positions, Secretary of Education is generally not among the more controversial. While President Obama’s second and final person to hold the position, John King, was confirmed by a 49–40 vote in 2016, none of the previous nine education secretaries received more than a maximum of two dissenting votes — with most not even GHOST GUNS ARE GUNS ACT WOULD CLASSIFY FIREARM ASSEMBLY Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY13) Ghosting is terrible when dating, but is it a good thing with weapons? Context. With an increase in sales of firearm assembly kits over the past few years has come the concept of “ghost guns,” handguns that can be manufactured on your own. Unlike weapons purchased with traditional means, these firearms aren’t registered and lack serial numbers. FAIR TAX ACT WOULD ELIMINATE IRS AND ESTABLISH A 30%SEE MORE ONGOVTRACKINSIDER.COM
SELECTIVE SERVICE REPEAL ACT WOULD ABOLISH REGISTRATION 1 day ago · Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Since the last draft was in 1973, has mandatory registration outlived its usefulness? Context. If the U.S. enters a war without enough active-duty troops available for the mission, the military turns to a draft, enacted by Congress and run through a government agency called the Selective Service.With only a few exceptions permitted, most American men are required to CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE NEW STATES BE Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA4) Should a bare majority be sufficient to make the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico new states? Context. The House of Representatives approved statehood for Washington, D.C., also known as the District of Columbia, by a party-line 216–208 vote in April. Despite Democratic control of the Senate, the bill’s path there is less certain because of Democratic GRINCH ACT WAS INTRODUCED IN MARCH, AFTER SIX DR. SEUSS Rep. John Joyce (R-PA13) One bill, two bill, red bill actually, no Democrats have cosponsored it, so it’s just a red bill. Context. In March, the estate of children’s author and illustrator Dr. Seuss announced that they would voluntarily cease publication of six books from their catalog because of illustrations featuring racist stereotypes, particularly in depictions of black people and STAY IN LINE TO VOTE ACT AND VOTERS’ ACCESS TO WATER ACT Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) While only 67 percent of eligible voters voted in 2020, 100 percent of them ate food and drank water.. Context. Heading into the 2020 election, Georgia had been considered a reliably Republican state. They’d voted GOP for president in the last six presidential elections, and last elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate with Zell Miller in 2000. SUPPORT PEACEFUL PROTEST ACT WOULD MAKE PEOPLE CONVICTED Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) Should they be disallowed from receiving several hundred extra dollars a week from taxpayers? Context. Established in late March by the CARES Act due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the congressionally-enacted $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit ended in late July.It was subsequently reinstituted as a halved $300 weekly benefit by a President Trump executive order, FALLING FROM FIRST TO LAST: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SIGNED THE (The 10 presidents are the same as in the first graph.) The counts today are on the heels of major legislation the President is expected to sign soon, like the 185-page tax reform bill (which includes a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate) which the President has said he will sign in January.A law to avert a government shutdown will likely be signed tomorrow. FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION ACT WOULD BAN THE PRACTICE Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA7) Should the federal government be in the business of executing people? Context. The death penalty was last used by the federal government back in 2003, when Louis Jones was put to death for raping and then killing a female soldier in the Army.. But in July, Attorney General William Barr announced that the federal government will once again resume carrying KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER AND ENFORCE THE LAW ACT WOULD END Almost every member of both parties wants to end family separation at the border, but is ending the Flores Agreement the best way to do it? Migrant children from SHOULD POST OFFICES BE REQUIRED TO POST PHOTOS OF THE Rep. Daniel Donovan Jr. (R-NY11) Context. There are 30,825 post offices in the U.S., and a longstanding though little-known regulation from the U.S. Postal Service prevents photos of the president or vice president from being displayed at any of them.. Specifically, the rule prevents the display of photos of any elected official, in an effort to seemingly de-politicize the optics of the agency. SHOULD THE U.S. CONTINUE PROVIDING ARMS AND FINANCIAL A bipartisan bill would essentially end American support for what has traditionally been one of America’s top partners in the volatile Middle East. Washington Post MAJOR RICHARD STAR ACT WOULD GIVE DISABLED VETERANS WITH Major Richard Star deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait with the U.S. Army Reserves. When he contracted stage 4 lung cancer as a resultof burn
HOW DID THE SENATE VOTE ON THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT Amy Coney Barrett. Source: Wikimedia Amid Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s September death, much was made of one particular statistic: her 1993 Supreme Court confirmation vote in the Senate was 96–3.Even current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted for her. PRESERVING SAFETY NET INTEGRITY ACT WOULD MAINTAIN TRUMP Rep. Bob Good (R-VA5) Should most immigrants be barred from receiving a green card if they receive too many governmental benefits? Context. In August 2019, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a controversial rule nicknamed “the public charge rule.”. The regulation makes people in most classes of immigrants — with the exception of refugees and SHOULD THE U.S. CONTINUE PROVIDING ARMS AND FINANCIAL A bipartisan bill would essentially end American support for what has traditionally been one of America’s top partners in the volatile Middle East. Washington Post WHAT IF EACH BILL CONGRESS DEBATED ONLY DEALT WITH ONE Rep. Mia Love (R-UT4) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) think it’s time for that famous (or infamous) tradition in Congress to end. They have introduced the One Subject at a Time Act, H.R. 4335 and S. 1572, to stop the practice. The legislation would require all bills in Congress to only deal with a single topic, to be clearly expressed in the bill REMAIN IN MEXICO ACT WOULD KEEP DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT0) President Joe Biden suspended the policy on his first day in office. Context. In December 2018, the Donald Trump administration announced a new immigration policy, officially called the Migrant Protection protocols (MPP) but popularly nicknamed ‘Remain in Mexico.’. Previously, asylum seekers arriving in the U.S. through the southern border with Mexico were WHAT ARE THE 13 TIED SENATE VOTES BROKEN BY VICE PRESIDENT Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. Of all the Cabinet positions, Secretary of Education is generally not among the more controversial. While President Obama’s second and final person to hold the position, John King, was confirmed by a 49–40 vote in 2016, none of the previous nine education secretaries received more than a maximum of two dissenting votes — with most not even FAIR TAX ACT WOULD ELIMINATE IRS AND ESTABLISH A 30%SEE MORE ONGOVTRACKINSIDER.COM
BILL WOULD END “PAY AS YOU GO” RULES REQUIRING NEW Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA7) Should the government be able to create new spending without finding a corresponding spending cut? Context. Under a law called the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, the cost of any new legislation must be offset by either cuts elsewhere in the federal budget or increased revenues.This reinstated rules that were previously in place from 1990 to 2002, the latter SHOULD POST OFFICES BE REQUIRED TO POST PHOTOS OF THE Rep. Daniel Donovan Jr. (R-NY11) Context. There are 30,825 post offices in the U.S., and a longstanding though little-known regulation from the U.S. Postal Service prevents photos of the president or vice president from being displayed at any of them.. Specifically, the rule prevents the display of photos of any elected official, in an effort to seemingly de-politicize the optics of the agency. MAJOR RICHARD STAR ACT WOULD GIVE DISABLED VETERANS WITH Major Richard Star deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait with the U.S. Army Reserves. When he contracted stage 4 lung cancer as a resultof burn
HOW DID THE SENATE VOTE ON THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT Amy Coney Barrett. Source: Wikimedia Amid Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s September death, much was made of one particular statistic: her 1993 Supreme Court confirmation vote in the Senate was 96–3.Even current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted for her. PRESERVING SAFETY NET INTEGRITY ACT WOULD MAINTAIN TRUMP Rep. Bob Good (R-VA5) Should most immigrants be barred from receiving a green card if they receive too many governmental benefits? Context. In August 2019, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a controversial rule nicknamed “the public charge rule.”. The regulation makes people in most classes of immigrants — with the exception of refugees and SHOULD THE U.S. CONTINUE PROVIDING ARMS AND FINANCIAL A bipartisan bill would essentially end American support for what has traditionally been one of America’s top partners in the volatile Middle East. Washington Post WHAT IF EACH BILL CONGRESS DEBATED ONLY DEALT WITH ONE Rep. Mia Love (R-UT4) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) think it’s time for that famous (or infamous) tradition in Congress to end. They have introduced the One Subject at a Time Act, H.R. 4335 and S. 1572, to stop the practice. The legislation would require all bills in Congress to only deal with a single topic, to be clearly expressed in the bill REMAIN IN MEXICO ACT WOULD KEEP DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT0) President Joe Biden suspended the policy on his first day in office. Context. In December 2018, the Donald Trump administration announced a new immigration policy, officially called the Migrant Protection protocols (MPP) but popularly nicknamed ‘Remain in Mexico.’. Previously, asylum seekers arriving in the U.S. through the southern border with Mexico were WHAT ARE THE 13 TIED SENATE VOTES BROKEN BY VICE PRESIDENT Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. Of all the Cabinet positions, Secretary of Education is generally not among the more controversial. While President Obama’s second and final person to hold the position, John King, was confirmed by a 49–40 vote in 2016, none of the previous nine education secretaries received more than a maximum of two dissenting votes — with most not even FAIR TAX ACT WOULD ELIMINATE IRS AND ESTABLISH A 30%SEE MORE ONGOVTRACKINSIDER.COM
BILL WOULD END “PAY AS YOU GO” RULES REQUIRING NEW Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA7) Should the government be able to create new spending without finding a corresponding spending cut? Context. Under a law called the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, the cost of any new legislation must be offset by either cuts elsewhere in the federal budget or increased revenues.This reinstated rules that were previously in place from 1990 to 2002, the latter SHOULD POST OFFICES BE REQUIRED TO POST PHOTOS OF THE Rep. Daniel Donovan Jr. (R-NY11) Context. There are 30,825 post offices in the U.S., and a longstanding though little-known regulation from the U.S. Postal Service prevents photos of the president or vice president from being displayed at any of them.. Specifically, the rule prevents the display of photos of any elected official, in an effort to seemingly de-politicize the optics of the agency. SELECTIVE SERVICE REPEAL ACT WOULD ABOLISH REGISTRATION 1 day ago · Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Since the last draft was in 1973, has mandatory registration outlived its usefulness? Context. If the U.S. enters a war without enough active-duty troops available for the mission, the military turns to a draft, enacted by Congress and run through a government agency called the Selective Service.With only a few exceptions permitted, most American men are required to CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE NEW STATES BE Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA4) Should a bare majority be sufficient to make the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico new states? Context. The House of Representatives approved statehood for Washington, D.C., also known as the District of Columbia, by a party-line 216–208 vote in April. Despite Democratic control of the Senate, the bill’s path there is less certain because of Democratic STAY IN LINE TO VOTE ACT AND VOTERS’ ACCESS TO WATER ACT Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) While only 67 percent of eligible voters voted in 2020, 100 percent of them ate food and drank water.. Context. Heading into the 2020 election, Georgia had been considered a reliably Republican state. They’d voted GOP for president in the last six presidential elections, and last elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate with Zell Miller in 2000. GRINCH ACT WAS INTRODUCED IN MARCH, AFTER SIX DR. SEUSS Rep. John Joyce (R-PA13) One bill, two bill, red bill actually, no Democrats have cosponsored it, so it’s just a red bill. Context. In March, the estate of children’s author and illustrator Dr. Seuss announced that they would voluntarily cease publication of six books from their catalog because of illustrations featuring racist stereotypes, particularly in depictions of black people and SUPPORT PEACEFUL PROTEST ACT WOULD MAKE PEOPLE CONVICTED Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) Should they be disallowed from receiving several hundred extra dollars a week from taxpayers? Context. Established in late March by the CARES Act due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the congressionally-enacted $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit ended in late July.It was subsequently reinstituted as a halved $300 weekly benefit by a President Trump executive order, FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION ACT WOULD BAN THE PRACTICE Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA7) Should the federal government be in the business of executing people? Context. The death penalty was last used by the federal government back in 2003, when Louis Jones was put to death for raping and then killing a female soldier in the Army.. But in July, Attorney General William Barr announced that the federal government will once again resume carrying IDENTIFYING DRUG CARTELS AS TERRORISTS ACT WOULD Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA1) Are the groups of drug cartels, who commit murders, more like foreign terrorists or American gangs? Context. In November, President Trump said that he would designate Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations. Considering the death they’ve caused — including killing nine members of an American Mormon family in November — some drug cartels have killed SKIN IN THE GAME ACT WOULD REQUIRE COLLEGES PAY 50% OF If a student defaults on their college loans, who should pay — the student or the educational institution itself? College is more expensive than ever. Student loan debt now totals $1.47 trillion and KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER AND ENFORCE THE LAW ACT WOULD END Almost every member of both parties wants to end family separation at the border, but is ending the Flores Agreement the best way to do it? Migrant children from CELL PHONE JAMMING REFORM ACT WOULD ALLOW STATE PRISONS TO Should state prisons, where the vast majority of prisoners are located, be able to jam contraband cell phone signals for prisoners as federal prisons can? Historically, crime committed by STOP HATE CRIMES ACT WOULD LOWER FEDERAL THRESHOLDS FOR Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA33) What if a victim was attacked in part because of their demographic characteristics, but that wasn’t the only reason?. Context. Congress passed the first law banning hate crimes in 1968, but according to the FBI, hate crimes in 2019 reached their highest level in 11 years, with 7,314 documented cases and 51 hatecrimes murders.
MAJOR RICHARD STAR ACT WOULD GIVE DISABLED VETERANS WITH Major Richard Star deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait with the U.S. Army Reserves. When he contracted stage 4 lung cancer as a resultof burn
HOW DID THE SENATE VOTE ON THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT Amy Coney Barrett. Source: Wikimedia Amid Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s September death, much was made of one particular statistic: her 1993 Supreme Court confirmation vote in the Senate was 96–3.Even current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted for her. PRESERVING SAFETY NET INTEGRITY ACT WOULD MAINTAIN TRUMP Rep. Bob Good (R-VA5) Should most immigrants be barred from receiving a green card if they receive too many governmental benefits? Context. In August 2019, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a controversial rule nicknamed “the public charge rule.”. The regulation makes people in most classes of immigrants — with the exception of refugees and FORMER PRESIDENTS RECEIVE SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR The bill comes in response to some Capitol Building rioters chanting “Hang Mike Pence!” as they stormed the building. Over time, thevice president
RESOLUTION SAYS BIDEN SHOULDN’T HAVE REJOINED PARIS Resolution says Biden shouldn’t have rejoined Paris Climate Agreement unilaterally, needed two-thirds Senate ratification instead GHOST GUNS ARE GUNS ACT WOULD CLASSIFY FIREARM ASSEMBLY Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY13) Ghosting is terrible when dating, but is it a good thing with weapons? Context. With an increase in sales of firearm assembly kits over the past few years has come the concept of “ghost guns,” handguns that can be manufactured on your own. Unlike weapons purchased with traditional means, these firearms aren’t registered and lack serial numbers. FALLING FROM FIRST TO LAST: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SIGNED THE (The 10 presidents are the same as in the first graph.) The counts today are on the heels of major legislation the President is expected to sign soon, like the 185-page tax reform bill (which includes a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate) which the President has said he will sign in January.A law to avert a government shutdown will likely be signed tomorrow. WHAT ARE THE 13 TIED SENATE VOTES BROKEN BY VICE PRESIDENT Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. Of all the Cabinet positions, Secretary of Education is generally not among the more controversial. While President Obama’s second and final person to hold the position, John King, was confirmed by a 49–40 vote in 2016, none of the previous nine education secretaries received more than a maximum of two dissenting votes — with most not even FAIR TAX ACT WOULD ELIMINATE IRS AND ESTABLISH A 30%SEE MORE ONGOVTRACKINSIDER.COM
STOP HATE CRIMES ACT WOULD LOWER FEDERAL THRESHOLDS FOR Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA33) What if a victim was attacked in part because of their demographic characteristics, but that wasn’t the only reason?. Context. Congress passed the first law banning hate crimes in 1968, but according to the FBI, hate crimes in 2019 reached their highest level in 11 years, with 7,314 documented cases and 51 hatecrimes murders.
MAJOR RICHARD STAR ACT WOULD GIVE DISABLED VETERANS WITH Major Richard Star deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait with the U.S. Army Reserves. When he contracted stage 4 lung cancer as a resultof burn
HOW DID THE SENATE VOTE ON THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT Amy Coney Barrett. Source: Wikimedia Amid Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s September death, much was made of one particular statistic: her 1993 Supreme Court confirmation vote in the Senate was 96–3.Even current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted for her. PRESERVING SAFETY NET INTEGRITY ACT WOULD MAINTAIN TRUMP Rep. Bob Good (R-VA5) Should most immigrants be barred from receiving a green card if they receive too many governmental benefits? Context. In August 2019, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a controversial rule nicknamed “the public charge rule.”. The regulation makes people in most classes of immigrants — with the exception of refugees and FORMER PRESIDENTS RECEIVE SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION FOR The bill comes in response to some Capitol Building rioters chanting “Hang Mike Pence!” as they stormed the building. Over time, thevice president
RESOLUTION SAYS BIDEN SHOULDN’T HAVE REJOINED PARIS Resolution says Biden shouldn’t have rejoined Paris Climate Agreement unilaterally, needed two-thirds Senate ratification instead GHOST GUNS ARE GUNS ACT WOULD CLASSIFY FIREARM ASSEMBLY Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY13) Ghosting is terrible when dating, but is it a good thing with weapons? Context. With an increase in sales of firearm assembly kits over the past few years has come the concept of “ghost guns,” handguns that can be manufactured on your own. Unlike weapons purchased with traditional means, these firearms aren’t registered and lack serial numbers. FALLING FROM FIRST TO LAST: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SIGNED THE (The 10 presidents are the same as in the first graph.) The counts today are on the heels of major legislation the President is expected to sign soon, like the 185-page tax reform bill (which includes a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate) which the President has said he will sign in January.A law to avert a government shutdown will likely be signed tomorrow. WHAT ARE THE 13 TIED SENATE VOTES BROKEN BY VICE PRESIDENT Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. Of all the Cabinet positions, Secretary of Education is generally not among the more controversial. While President Obama’s second and final person to hold the position, John King, was confirmed by a 49–40 vote in 2016, none of the previous nine education secretaries received more than a maximum of two dissenting votes — with most not even FAIR TAX ACT WOULD ELIMINATE IRS AND ESTABLISH A 30%SEE MORE ONGOVTRACKINSIDER.COM
STOP HATE CRIMES ACT WOULD LOWER FEDERAL THRESHOLDS FOR Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA33) What if a victim was attacked in part because of their demographic characteristics, but that wasn’t the only reason?. Context. Congress passed the first law banning hate crimes in 1968, but according to the FBI, hate crimes in 2019 reached their highest level in 11 years, with 7,314 documented cases and 51 hatecrimes murders.
AS GAS PRICES SURGE, NOPEC ACT WOULD OPEN UP WORLD’S Gas prices are up more than 50 percent over the past year. As of this writing, AAA reports that the national average is $3.04 per gallon, versus $1.97 a year ago. A good deal of that is due to rising GRINCH ACT WAS INTRODUCED IN MARCH, AFTER SIX DR. SEUSS Rep. John Joyce (R-PA13) One bill, two bill, red bill actually, no Democrats have cosponsored it, so it’s just a red bill. Context. In March, the estate of children’s author and illustrator Dr. Seuss announced that they would voluntarily cease publication of six books from their catalog because of illustrations featuring racist stereotypes, particularly in depictions of black people and FALLING FROM FIRST TO LAST: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SIGNED THE (The 10 presidents are the same as in the first graph.) The counts today are on the heels of major legislation the President is expected to sign soon, like the 185-page tax reform bill (which includes a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate) which the President has said he will sign in January.A law to avert a government shutdown will likely be signed tomorrow. SUPPORT PEACEFUL PROTEST ACT WOULD MAKE PEOPLE CONVICTED Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) Should they be disallowed from receiving several hundred extra dollars a week from taxpayers? Context. Established in late March by the CARES Act due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the congressionally-enacted $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit ended in late July.It was subsequently reinstituted as a halved $300 weekly benefit by a President Trump executive order, WHAT ARE THE 13 TIED SENATE VOTES BROKEN BY VICE PRESIDENT Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. Of all the Cabinet positions, Secretary of Education is generally not among the more controversial. While President Obama’s second and final person to hold the position, John King, was confirmed by a 49–40 vote in 2016, none of the previous nine education secretaries received more than a maximum of two dissenting votes — with most not even SEVEN OF BIDEN’S MOST INTERESTING ENACTED BILLS OR Former Senator (D-DE) and Vice President (D) Joe Biden. A former longtime U.S. senator from Delaware, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was the primary sponsor of 42 enacted bills or resolutions. These covered topics ranging from the military to steroids, from genocide to flag burning, from 9/11 victims to FAIR TAX ACT WOULD ELIMINATE IRS AND ESTABLISH A 30% On Tax Day earlier this month, Jimmy Fallon quipped, “It’s that one day of the year when even Democrats turn into Republicans.”But, aside from the remaining GOP presidential candidates, what exactly is the congressional Republicans’ tax plan? SHOULD THE U.S. EXIT THE UNITED NATIONS? When asked by a reporter to follow up, Trump stopped just short of saying the U.S. should actually leave the UN but added, “When do you see the United Nations solving problems? They don’t. They cause problems. So, if it lives up to the potential, it’s a great thing.And if it
IDENTIFYING DRUG CARTELS AS TERRORISTS ACT WOULD Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA1) Are the groups of drug cartels, who commit murders, more like foreign terrorists or American gangs? Context. In November, President Trump said that he would designate Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations. Considering the death they’ve caused — including killing nine members of an American Mormon family in November — some drug cartels have killedGOVTRACK INSIDER
Tracking Congress. Engaging Democracy. Should such a ban only be limited to those with permanent restraining orders against them, as current federal law says? HOW DID THE SENATE VOTE ON THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT Amy Coney Barrett. Source: Wikimedia Amid Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s September death, much was made of one particular statistic: her 1993 Supreme Court confirmation vote in the Senate was 96–3.Even current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted for her. FAIR TAX ACT WOULD ELIMINATE IRS AND ESTABLISH A 30%SEE MORE ON GOVTRACKINSIDER.COMUNEXPECTED TAX REFUND FROM IRSIRS REFUND CHECK CODE 30IRS TAX REFUND 30 CHECKIRS TAX REFUND 30 MEANINGTAX REFUND 30 MEAN WHAT IF EACH BILL CONGRESS DEBATED ONLY DEALT WITH ONE Rep. Mia Love (R-UT4) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) think it’s time for that famous (or infamous) tradition in Congress to end. They have introduced the One Subject at a Time Act, H.R. 4335 and S. 1572, to stop the practice. The legislation would require all bills in Congress to only deal with a single topic, to be clearly expressed in the bill FALLING FROM FIRST TO LAST: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SIGNED THE (The 10 presidents are the same as in the first graph.) The counts today are on the heels of major legislation the President is expected to sign soon, like the 185-page tax reform bill (which includes a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate) which the President has said he will sign in January.A law to avert a government shutdown will likely be signed tomorrow. WHAT ARE THE 13 TIED SENATE VOTES BROKEN BY VICE PRESIDENT Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. Of all the Cabinet positions, Secretary of Education is generally not among the more controversial. While President Obama’s second and final person to hold the position, John King, was confirmed by a 49–40 vote in 2016, none of the previous nine education secretaries received more than a maximum of two dissenting votes — with most not even SHOULD THE U.S. CONTINUE PROVIDING ARMS AND FINANCIAL A bipartisan bill would essentially end American support for what has traditionally been one of America’s top partners in the volatile Middle East. Washington Post REDISTRICTING REFORM ACT WOULD END PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING Since the Supreme Court blocked a judicial solution to partisan gerrymandering last year, is a legislative solution the only option? After each decennial Census, including the one being conducted RESTORING THE ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL ACT WOULD MANDATE 15 Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Should a felon be committed for at least 15 years, even if that one specific crime wouldn’t merit a sentence nearly that long, if SHOULD POST OFFICES BE REQUIRED TO POST PHOTOS OF THE Rep. Daniel Donovan Jr. (R-NY11) Context. There are 30,825 post offices in the U.S., and a longstanding though little-known regulation from the U.S. Postal Service prevents photos of the president or vice president from being displayed at any of them.. Specifically, the rule prevents the display of photos of any elected official, in an effort to seemingly de-politicize the optics of the agency.GOVTRACK INSIDER
Tracking Congress. Engaging Democracy. Should such a ban only be limited to those with permanent restraining orders against them, as current federal law says? HOW DID THE SENATE VOTE ON THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT Amy Coney Barrett. Source: Wikimedia Amid Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s September death, much was made of one particular statistic: her 1993 Supreme Court confirmation vote in the Senate was 96–3.Even current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted for her. FAIR TAX ACT WOULD ELIMINATE IRS AND ESTABLISH A 30%SEE MORE ON GOVTRACKINSIDER.COMUNEXPECTED TAX REFUND FROM IRSIRS REFUND CHECK CODE 30IRS TAX REFUND 30 CHECKIRS TAX REFUND 30 MEANINGTAX REFUND 30 MEAN WHAT IF EACH BILL CONGRESS DEBATED ONLY DEALT WITH ONE Rep. Mia Love (R-UT4) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) think it’s time for that famous (or infamous) tradition in Congress to end. They have introduced the One Subject at a Time Act, H.R. 4335 and S. 1572, to stop the practice. The legislation would require all bills in Congress to only deal with a single topic, to be clearly expressed in the bill FALLING FROM FIRST TO LAST: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SIGNED THE (The 10 presidents are the same as in the first graph.) The counts today are on the heels of major legislation the President is expected to sign soon, like the 185-page tax reform bill (which includes a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate) which the President has said he will sign in January.A law to avert a government shutdown will likely be signed tomorrow. WHAT ARE THE 13 TIED SENATE VOTES BROKEN BY VICE PRESIDENT Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. Of all the Cabinet positions, Secretary of Education is generally not among the more controversial. While President Obama’s second and final person to hold the position, John King, was confirmed by a 49–40 vote in 2016, none of the previous nine education secretaries received more than a maximum of two dissenting votes — with most not even SHOULD THE U.S. CONTINUE PROVIDING ARMS AND FINANCIAL A bipartisan bill would essentially end American support for what has traditionally been one of America’s top partners in the volatile Middle East. Washington Post REDISTRICTING REFORM ACT WOULD END PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING Since the Supreme Court blocked a judicial solution to partisan gerrymandering last year, is a legislative solution the only option? After each decennial Census, including the one being conducted RESTORING THE ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL ACT WOULD MANDATE 15 Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Should a felon be committed for at least 15 years, even if that one specific crime wouldn’t merit a sentence nearly that long, if SHOULD POST OFFICES BE REQUIRED TO POST PHOTOS OF THE Rep. Daniel Donovan Jr. (R-NY11) Context. There are 30,825 post offices in the U.S., and a longstanding though little-known regulation from the U.S. Postal Service prevents photos of the president or vice president from being displayed at any of them.. Specifically, the rule prevents the display of photos of any elected official, in an effort to seemingly de-politicize the optics of the agency. STOP HATE CRIMES ACT WOULD LOWER FEDERAL THRESHOLDS FOR Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA33) What if a victim was attacked in part because of their demographic characteristics, but that wasn’t the only reason?. Context. Congress passed the first law banning hate crimes in 1968, but according to the FBI, hate crimes in 2019 reached their highest level in 11 years, with 7,314 documented cases and 51 hatecrimes murders.
OATH ACT WOULD REQUIRE PEOPLE GIVING HOUSE COMMITTEE When Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives in 2019, several committee chairs eliminated the phrase “so help meGod” from the
AS GAS PRICES SURGE, NOPEC ACT WOULD OPEN UP WORLD’S Gas prices are up more than 50 percent over the past year. As of this writing, AAA reports that the national average is $3.04 per gallon, versus $1.97 a year ago. A good deal of that is due to rising MAJOR RICHARD STAR ACT WOULD GIVE DISABLED VETERANS WITH Major Richard Star deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait with the U.S. Army Reserves. When he contracted stage 4 lung cancer as a resultof burn
PRESERVING SAFETY NET INTEGRITY ACT WOULD MAINTAIN TRUMP Rep. Bob Good (R-VA5) Should most immigrants be barred from receiving a green card if they receive too many governmental benefits? Context. In August 2019, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a controversial rule nicknamed “the public charge rule.”. The regulation makes people in most classes of immigrants — with the exception of refugees and END CHINESE COMMUNIST CITIZENSHIP ACT WOULD BAN MOST Should the group with an estimated 90+ million members be almost entirely banned from potential U.S. citizenship? Under currentimmigration law,
SEVEN OF BIDEN’S MOST INTERESTING ENACTED BILLS OR Former Senator (D-DE) and Vice President (D) Joe Biden. A former longtime U.S. senator from Delaware, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was the primary sponsor of 42 enacted bills or resolutions. These covered topics ranging from the military to steroids, from genocide to flag burning, from 9/11 victims to WHAT DID CONGRESS DO DURING THE 1918 FLU PANDEMIC? Turnout plummeted in 1918. 50% of the voting-eligible population had turned out in the 1914 midterms, but turnout fell to 40% in the 1918 midterm. However, that might have been part of a broader trend unconnected to the epidemic. Turnout was actually lower in the subsequent 1922, 1926, and 1930 midterms than in 1918. SHOULD THE U.S. EXIT THE UNITED NATIONS? When asked by a reporter to follow up, Trump stopped just short of saying the U.S. should actually leave the UN but added, “When do you see the United Nations solving problems? They don’t. They cause problems. So, if it lives up to the potential, it’s a great thing.And if it
IDENTIFYING DRUG CARTELS AS TERRORISTS ACT WOULD Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA1) Are the groups of drug cartels, who commit murders, more like foreign terrorists or American gangs? Context. In November, President Trump said that he would designate Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations. Considering the death they’ve caused — including killing nine members of an American Mormon family in November — some drug cartels have killedHomepage
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