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119-HR-6266 Data-Driven Journalist Impact Analysis
H.R. 6266 (“Algorithm Accountability Act”) would narrow Section 230 immunity where recommendation algorithms foreseeably contribute to bodily injury or death, create a private right of action, and...
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119-HR-225 Working Poor Impact Perspective
Bottom line: this bill forces the HUD Inspector General to brief Congress every year. That’s oversight, not a rent cut. Near-term: no change to my wages, rent, or food costs; possible tiny admin...
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119-HR-5167 Veteran or Active Service Member Impact Perspective
Favorable with firm guardrails: this bill meaningfully strengthens counterintelligence, protects privacy through OSINT reforms, and—critically—opens a path for certain CIA service to qualify for VA...
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119-SRES-532 Journalist Public Summary
A Senate resolution would let the chamber take up a long list of pending executive-branch nominees together in one package, rather than one-by-one; it was introduced on December 4, 2025 and placed on...
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119-HR-3174 DC Insider Whip Count Analysis
House passed H.R. 3174 by voice under suspension; Senate Republicans hold 53 seats with Thune as Majority Leader, preserving the 60‑vote filibuster. The Senate companion...
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Denouncing dangerous and seditious rhetoric by Members of Congress and expressing condemnation of Senator Mark Kelly, Senator Elissa Slotkin, Representative Jason Crow, Representative Christopher Deluzio, Representative Maggie Goodlander, and Representative Chrissy Houlahan for attempting to sow disallegiance amongst members of the United States military and intelligence community and encouraging them to act against the Commander in Chief and President of the United States and violate the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
A House resolution introduced on December 4, 2025, condemns six Democratic lawmakers for a video telling troops and intelligence officials to refuse unlawful orders; it’s a nonbinding statement...
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Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025
Creates a permanent Air Force tuition-assistance program for Air National Guard members who meet training requirements, shifting some or all college costs from service members to the department;...
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A resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
A Senate resolution would let the chamber take up a long list of pending executive-branch nominees together in one package, rather than one-by-one; it was introduced on December 4, 2025 and placed on...
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Affirming support for most-favored-Nation drug pricing for United States patients.
A nonbinding House resolution says Americans shouldn’t pay more for the same prescription drugs than people in other wealthy countries, and backs aligning U.S. prices with the lowest prices abroad,...
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RESPECT Resolution
A nonbinding House resolution urging states to make cannabis policy more equitable—expungements, fairer licensing, reinvestment in harmed communities—and urging the U.S. to push the UN to deschedule...
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The Two Continuing Appropriations Bills
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Stopgap duration and leverage window: H.R. 5371 funds agencies through November 21, 2025; S. 2882 runs only through October 31, 2025. A shorter end date forces an earlier return...
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Shutdown Day 20 - Monday 20, October 2025
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Senate cloture wall and vehicle strategy on H.R. 5371: The House-passed short-term CR through November 21 is parked at the Senate’s 60-vote threshold amid a live shutdown. Will leaders...
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Legislative Seriousness Index
The Legislative Signal Index (LSI) #
Most bills introduced in Congress never become law. Many are symbolic, rhetorical, or tactical — designed to make a point, not policy. Others have a credible...
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The Two Defense Appropriations Bills - They are quite different!
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Overall topline and account mix: S. 2572 funds DoD at roughly $851.9B; H.R. 4016 is about $831.5B. Within that, Shipbuilding & Conversion, Navy is about $29.3B in S. 2572 vs....