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 Democrats Block Legislative Amendment to Prevent US Oil Sales to China

House Dems blocked Republican effort to prevent Biden admin from selling oil from the U.S. strategic reserve to entities with ties to CCP.

House Democrats Block Resolution Condemning Attacks on Pro-Life Centers, Churches

Democrat counterparts blocked a Republican resolution aimed to condemn wave of violence and vandalism targeting pro-life groups and churches.
The Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act

Tenney Backs Bill to Stop Biden’s Federal Election Takeover Plans

Rep. Tenney introduced Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act, preventing Biden from turning federal agencies into voting operations for Dems.

House Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill, Backed by 47 Republicans

U.S. House passed Respect for Marriage Act codifying same-sex marriage into U.S. law, with 47 House Republicans backing the legislation.
U.S. Department of Defense

Congress Grants Pentagon $58 Billion More Than Requested: DOD Report

US lawmakers granted Department of Defense more money than the Pentagon requested in fiscal 2022 defense budget, Pentagon report shows.

House Democrats Pass Bill Codifying Roe v. Wade

Democrats in House voted to advance bill that codifies Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade into law, sending it to the Senate.

Cornyn Says No Additional Gun Control Negotiations Planned as Biden Pushes for Ban on...

Sen. Cornyn will not take part in new round of gun control talks proposing limiting access to certain rifles or expanding background checks.
Pass S. 2992

CALL TO ACTION: Call legislators to SUPPORT S. 2992, the American Innovation and Choice...

S. 2992 prevents Big Tech platforms from anti-competitively preferencing their own products or discriminating against competing products.

House Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Ban IRS From Buying Ammunition

Rep. Matt Gaetz introduced “Disarm the IRS Act” of 2022, prohibiting IRS from acquiring, by purchase or otherwise, any ammunition after bill’s enactment.

2 Democrat Senators Dash Biden’s Hopes to End Filibuster to Pass Abortion Bills

Sen. Manchin and Sinema dashed Biden admin’s hopes that Senate would vote to remove filibuster hurdle to pass a law codifying Roe v. Wade.
Representative Elise Stefanik

Stefanik, Crawford Introduce Agriculture Security Legislation

Legislation Protects U.S. Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) are introducing the Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security...
Gaetz Introduces Disarm the IRS Act

Congressman Matt Gaetz Introduces ‘Disarm the IRS Act’

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01), along with Reps. Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), and Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14), introduced the...