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.

The IRS is hiring new special agents!

IRS faces online uproar over special agent job posting requiring ability to use deadly...

Job posting for special agents within law enforcement branch of IRS is causing stir on social media, as Congress expands federal agency.
Rahm Emanuel Crisis Quote

Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste, # Term Limits for Bureaucrats

In the mid-1940s as the world approached the end of WW II, Winston Churchill is credited with saying “Never let a good crisis go to waste.”...
Washington Internal Review Service (IRS)

GOP Issues Warning as Democrat ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Includes Hiring of 87,000 New IRS...

Republicans say a piece of Democrat-backed legislation worth $740 billion includes funding to hire 87,000 new IRS agents, to target Americans.

List of Tax Hikes in Democrat Reconciliation Bill

$6.5 Billion Natural Gas Tax Which Will Increase Household Energy Bills        The bill imposes a regressive tax on American oil and gas development. The tax...

Senate Passes Democrats’ Health and Climate Bill

Senate approved Democrats’ sweeping health care and climate bill on Aug. 7 in a 51–50 vote, with VP Kamala Harris casting tiebreaking vote.

Senate Democrats Near Passage on Health and Climate Bill After Overnight ‘Vote-a-Rama’

Democrats drove their election-year economic package toward Senate approval and debated a smaller measure than one that was proposed by Biden.

Conservatives Wary of Bill to Increase Civics and History Lessons in US Schools

Lessons taught children today are values we live tomorrow when they run the world, so there is a battle over who determines the curriculum.

So-Called Inflation Reduction Act Would Make Stagflation Worse

Unfortunately, the “Inflation Reduction Act” doubles down on the same irresponsible fiscal policy that has caused inflation.

Inflation Reduction Act Includes $30 Billion for Nuclear Reactors at Risk of Shutdown

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will help to finance struggling nuclear reactors and could save dozens of them from being shut down early.

House Passes ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Along Party Lines, Likely Doomed in the Senate

The House of Representatives on July 29 passed legislation that would ban so-called “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines.

Manchin Says Deal Reached With Schumer on New BBB Bill Over Energy, Taxes, Health...

Sen. Manchin announced he reached deal with Chuck Schumer on energy, taxes, and health care to advance Build Back Better (BBB) bill.
American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act 

Tenney Introduces American Confidence in Elections Act to Protect our Elections

Rep. Claudia Tenney introduced the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act with Rep Rodney Davis to restore faith in American elections.