The House will debate H.R. 3183, the FY 2010 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill today. Its cost is about $414 per U.S. family.
Another one up today is H.R. 1018, the Restore Our American Mustangs Act (cost – just over a buck-and-a-half per U.S. family). The bill would affect the protection of wild herds of [...]
H.R. 178 is the Justice for the Unprotected Against Sexually Transmitted Infections among the Confined and Exposed Act of 2007.
Gimme a J! Gimme a U! (Ignore the A!) Gimme an A! Gimme an S! Gimme a T! Gimme an I! Gimme a C! Gimme an E! (Ignore the A!)
What’s that [...]
A growing trend in federal legislating seems to be naming proposed laws after girls. That’s right: laws for girls.
Take Michelle’s Law. Passed recently to become Public Law 110-381, it is intended to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage.
Michelle was a real [...]
This is a bill so huge, you should fear its wrath if you don’t support it.
It’s “The MEGA.”
Congressional staff put a surprising amount of time and effort into naming their bills in clever ways. If the title of the bill can be made to spell something clever, the bill will be more likely to [...]