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.

House Republicans Pass Bills Ending COVID Emergency, Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate

Now back in the majority, House Republicans on Jan. 31 passed a series of bills related to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines.

Defund the UN Movement Rears Up Again in the Republican-Controlled House

Group of House Republicans reintroduced bill requiring U.S. to defund U.N. agencies — and recoup past contributions — on grounds of financing mass migration.

Hawley Announces New Legislation to Ban TikTok Nationwide

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley will introduce new legislation to ban TikTok in the U. S.. Hawley's No TikTok on Government Devices Act was signed into law last year. 

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces Bill Criminalizing Speech Deemed ‘White Supremacist’

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee introduced Leading Against White Supremacy Act of 2023, a bill that criminalizes speech around certain topics labeling it “hate speech.”
Oversight & Government Reform and Social Media Censorship

Comer, McMorris Rodgers, Jordan Introduce Bill to Stop Biden Admin from Pressuring Social Media...

H.R. 140 bill prohibits Biden officials and fed bureaucrats from using authority or influence to promote censorship of speech or to pressure social media to censor speech.

Congresswoman Cammack Introduces REINS Act To Limit Executive Overreach

Rep. Cammack introduced the REINS Act to reassert Congress' legislative authority and prevent overreach by executive branch in the federal rulemaking process.

House Passes Bill to Rescind Over $70 Billion in IRS Funding

The House of Representatives voted late Monday to rescind over $70 billion to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the first bill under the 118th Congress.

House Votes to Adopt Rules Package That Dissidents Demanded, McCarthy Accepted

House Republicans approved and adopted a major rules package with reforms they say will restore accountability and transparency for the American public.

McCarthy Reveals 1st Bill After Being Elected House Speaker

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says that the first bill he wants to see passed is one to cut back funding for 87,000 new IRS agents.

Here Are the 7 Conservative Bills Guaranteed a House Vote After Speakership Fight

Tough negotiations in Congress ended with Kevin McCarthy as House speaker and compromises, including 7 conservative bills guaranteed to be put to a vote.

California Law Allowing Private Residents to Sue Gunmakers Takes Effect

California's new regulations give private citizens ability to sue anyone who imports, distributes, manufactures, or sells assault firearms, homemade weapons, ghost guns, or .50 BMP rifles.

Critics: Democrats’ Push for Puerto Rico Statehood a Bad Idea

House of Representatives passed the “Puerto Rico Status Act” in mid-Dec, led by Rep. Raúl Grijalva. The symbolic bill could be brought up again in the new Congress.