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.

Manchin pressured to back filibuster changes by Clinton, Obama, Oprah

Sen. Joe Manchin is against removing the 60-vote Senate rule West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is getting pressure from powerful corners of the Democratic Party to...

Senate Contemplating Reconciliation as the New Nuclear Option

Perhaps it is a question for philosophers akin to the old “if a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to...
REPO Act: Deadly For Americans, Ukrainians and World Financial Stability

The Struggle for the Soul of the GOP

House Republican leadership helped pass a foreign-aid package sending money to Ukraine, Israel and Gaza and Taiwan, but zero dollars to the southern border.

Pelosi Sets New Deadline as Biden Says Democrat Infighting Leaving ‘Everybody Frustrated’

A new deadline. Frustration over clashes between Democrats in Congress. And optimism that President Joe Biden’s plan, backed by so-called progressive members, will ultimately succeed. That’s...

Cornyn, Hagerty, Grassley, Inhofe, Senate GOP Introduce Concealed-Carry Reciprocity Bill

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Jim Inhofe (R-OK), along with several of their Senate GOP colleagues,...
Nurse Receives COVID-19 Vaccine

New Bill Would Strip COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturers of Liability Protection

Rep. Chip Roy said Americans ‘deserve justice for the infringement on their personal medical freedom and those medically harmed deserve restitution.’

Former IRS whistleblower says government will target middle class under Dems’ inflation bill: It’s...

Former IRS whistleblower said Dems’ Inflation Reduction Act will see government target middle-income Americans with more scrutiny and audits.

Democrats Want to Transform US Into a Socialist Country: Senate GOP Leader

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Democrats are trying to use the pandemic to enact a legislative agenda that would transform America into...

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.

House Passes Measure Blocking China From Buying US Farmland

A bipartisan House majority has overwhelmingly passed a measure to keep Chinese investment out of U.S. land vital for producing renewable energy.
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.

Biden Signs Bill Banning Chinese Imports Made Using Forced Labor

President Joe Biden has signed a bill banning imports from China’s Xinjiang region amid concerns over forced labor, the White House announced Thursday. The bill represents another step...