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.

Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Plan Would Increase Deficit by $367 Billion Over 10 Years:...

President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” legislation, if passed through Congress, would increase the U.S. deficit by $367 billion over 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...

Ending Filibuster Would Push Policy ‘Towards The Extremes’ Says Kyrsten Sinema

Eliminating the 60-vote threshold will simply guarantee that we lose a critical tool that we need to safeguard our democracy from threats in the...

Capito Unveils GOP Infrastructure Framework

Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Republican colleagues mapped out what a real bipartisan infrastructure package should look like.

Senate GOP blocks Democratic bill to fund government, raise debt ceiling

Senate Republicans said that they would not support Democratic efforts to raise the debt ceiling Senate Republicans blocked a Democrat-backed bill to fund the government and...

DeSantis Spokesperson Responds to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Moniker, Outrage Follows

Pushaw tweeted that the “bill that liberals inaccurately call “Don’t Say Gay” would be more accurately described as an Anti-Grooming Bill.” And added, “If you’re against the Anti-Grooming Bill, you are probably a groomer or at least you don’t denounce the grooming of 4-8-year-old children. Silence is complicity. This is how it works, Democrats, and I didn’t make the rules.”
The Heritage Foundation

8 Things You Must Know About Deeply Flawed COVID-19 Package

The legislation is stuffed with provisions that have nothing to do with the disease or economic hardship, and in many cases would actually slow...
Heritage Action For America

Heritage Action Applauds Georgia Legislators on Passage of Georgia Voting Bill

Washington, DC — Heritage Action for America, a national conservative grassroots organization, released a statement from Executive Director Jessica Anderson applauding the Georgia legislature for...

Virginia Democratic Lawmaker Backs Down From Legislation That Would’ve Made It a Crime for...

Dem VA state delegate backed down from legislation expanding definition of child abuse to include inflicting “physical or mental injury” because of gender identity or sexual orientation.

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.

Conservatives Split Over Sending Military Aid to Ukraine

Top Republican lawmakers are calling for the Biden administration to send military aid to Ukraine amid reports of Russian troops amassing at the border between the...

House Freedom Caucus asks McConnell to force government shutdown over Biden’s vaccine mandate

'Use all procedural tools at your disposal to deny timely passage of the CR,' lawmakers wrote The House Freedom Caucus sent a letter Wednesday to Senate...
Sen. Chuck Schumer holds news conference

More than 80 former Chuck Schumer staffers employed by Big Tech

Chuck Schumer’s ties to Big Tech firms raise the specter that powerful Democrat put brakes on antitrust legislation pushed by his own party.