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Bills About Everything

Firearms, military recruiting, health care, slavery, identity theft, POWs, the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, caller ID, car insurance, cellulosic ethanol production technology, chemical plant safety, hate, and crack.
Cybersecurity, dead soldiers, retired soldiers, restaurants, garbage, pharmaceuticals in the garbage, greenhouse gasses, laptop searches, the AMT, emergency broadcasts, flags, culverts, railroad construction, Social Security Numbers, [...]

The New Congress Roars Out of the Gate

More than 350 bills were introduced in Congress on its first day yesterday. At that rate, we’ll easily rocket past 10,000 bills, and past the last Congress’ record of over 11,000 bills. (And of course that rate won’t actually continue.)
We’ll be adding the new bills to the database throughout the day, but what [...]

A New Congress Begins

The 110th Congress officially adjourned on Friday. On Tuesday the 6th, the 111th Congress will commence work – at noon Eastern time if you’re keen to follow every step.
The new Congress will recite the Pledge of Allegiance and then adopt its rules of procedure. (This is what happens in the House; the Senate [...]