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.

“Just the Kind of Shortsighted Power Grab this Body Was Built to Stop”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Democrats’ radical Senate takeover: “The Democratic Party...
Senator Josh Hawley

U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee Unanimously Passes Hawley-Scott Legislation to Ban TikTok on Government...

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Today, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously passed U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bill to ban TikTok on government devices....
Your Tax Dollars

Norquist Fox Business Op-ed: Get ready, America, Democrats think tax hikes are the answer...

Grover Norquist warned how Democrats use every policy issue as an excuse to push new and higher taxes on American businesses and families.
Senator Josh Hawley

Sen. Hawley Introduces Bill to Defend U.S. Circuit Boards From Chinese Exploitation, Strengthen Supply...

Today Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced the Protecting Critical Boards and Electronics Through Transparency and Enduring Reinvestment (PCBETTER) Act to prevent Beijing...

House Passes Parents Bill of Rights Act

U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, easily defeating a Democrat measure to recommit the legislation to committee.

Atlanta Shootings Prove Universal Background Checks Like H.R. 8 Will Not Prevent Gun Violence

We had someone who went out and killed eight people and the gun that he used to do it with, he bought legally. Not only...
Senator Rand Paul

REINS Act of 2021 or S. 68

Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces the REINS Act for 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and 24 cosponsors reintroduced the Regulations from...
Great Seal of the State of Nebraska

Gov. Ricketts Designates Nebraska as a “Second Amendment Sanctuary State”

LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced that he had signed a proclamation designating Nebraska as a “Second Amendment Sanctuary State.”  The proclamation is symbolic,...

Democrat Bill Would Pack Supreme Court to Lessen Conservative Influence

Senate Democrats unveiled bill that would pack Supreme Court, adding 4 seats beyond current 9 seats, to loss of the court’s current conservative majority.
Earmark Elimination Act

Earmark Elimination Act: Bipartisan Senate Coalition Introduces H. R. 6211 Bill To Permanently Ban...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rob Portman (R-Ohio),...
Senator Josh Hawley

Sen. Josh Hawley unveils “trust-busting” plan

Corporate giants would be barred from acquisitions and century-old antitrust laws would get sharper teeth under a new proposal by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)...

Manchin Says Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill Remains ‘Fiscal Insanity’ on Eve of Vote

His vote is critical to the bill’s passage Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), on the eve of a voting deadline for the Democratic leadership’s $3.5 trillion...