U.S. Legislation

U.S. Legislation & Analysis on TheThinkingConservative.com includes information on bills, acts and more from both the U.S. House and Senate.

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal is a BIG Payoff for Key State Senators

Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal gives payoffs to key state senators to vote for the bill, including Mitt Romney and Joe Manchen.

A Deeper Dive Into $16 Billion in Omnibus Earmarks

4,000+ page, $1.7 trillion “omnibus” government funding bill Biden has vowed to sign into law includes around $16 billion in pet projects known as “earmarks”.

Speaker McCarthy Announces H.R. 1 – The Lower Energy Costs Act

McCarthy's H.R. 1 Lower Energy Costs Act repeals onerous taxes and overregulation on American energy producers and makes it easier to build things in America.

House Judiciary Committee Advances FISA Reform Bill in Show of Bipartisanship

The measure would require U.S. officials to obtain a warrant to search the communications of U.S. citizens and those located in the country. Bipartisanship is...

$3.5 Trillion Is a Phony Number

Wonder Land: Biden has said, ‘I am a capitalist’ and ‘I am not a socialist.’ Here's why both statements are false. Images: Image Of...

South Dakota’s H.B. 1217: Promote Continued Fairness in Women’s Sports Bill

Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota will sign the Promote Continued Fairness in Women’s Sports after the bill was passed 20-15 by the South Dakota...
Senator Josh Hawley

Hawley To Introduce Bill Restoring American Energy Production, Ending Dependence on Foreign Adversaries

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will introduce the American Energy Independence Act of 2022, which will reverse President Biden’s shutdown of the American energy sector...

House Approves Gun Control Bills Raising Age Limit for Semiautomatic Rifles, Imposing Other Restrictions

House voted to pass several bills including the “Protecting Our Kids” Act, a Democrat-sponsored omnibus package of gun control legislation.
Biden-Harris Legalizing All Illegal Immigration

Why Biden’s Immigration Plan is Flawed

The Biden administration made a show of proposing sweeping legislation that would legalize virtually all illegal aliens and enact a variety of measures to...
Nancy Pelosi

GOP senators call out ‘harmful’ tax penalties for married couples in spending bill

33 Republican senators wrote Schumer and Wyden about "harmful" tax penalties for married couples in House Dems' $3.5 trillion spending bill.

Congress Unveils Sweeping ‘Omnibus’ Funding Bill With $1.7 Trillion Price Tag

Lawmakers unveiled legislative text of huge $1.7 trillion “omnibus” government funding bill for all of fiscal year 2023, with apparent wins for both parties.

What is H.R. 5 or The Equality Act of 2021?

The proposed Equality Act of 2021 (H.R. 5) would make mainstream beliefs about marriage, biological facts about sex differences, and many sincerely held beliefs...