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 Administration Proposal Would Renew Union Skimming From Medicaid Payments

Biden administration officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) want to renew an Obama era regulation that allowed labor unions to skim an estimated $1...

Stefanik Opposes Raising Debt Limit to Fund Democrats’ Far-Left Agenda

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik today voted against Democrats’ attempt to raise the nation’s debt ceiling to fund their Far-Left agenda. She released...

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.

Here Are the 7 Conservative Bills Guaranteed a House Vote After Speakership Fight

Tough negotiations in Congress ended with Kevin McCarthy as House speaker and compromises, including 7 conservative bills guaranteed to be put to a vote.
U.S. Capitol

What’s Inside the House-Passed Military Spending Bill

The House of Representatives passed mammoth $858 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an annual must-pass bill setting out defense spending levels.

Biden Considers Bypassing Congress With Executive Action After Boulder Shooting To Ban Guns

The two bills in the Senate could do lasting damage to the Constitutional rights of millions of people while at the same time further...
Senator Marsha Blackburn

Blackburn Introduces BROWSER Act on Data Privacy Day

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) re-introduced the Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act on Thursday, Data Privacy Day. “The...
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),...

Speaker Johnson Floats Novel Idea for Avoiding Government Shutdown

With time running out on the 45-day stop-gap funding bill, Speaker Johnson is searching for a way to keep the government funded without losing his job.
Oversight & Government Reform and Social Media Censorship

Comer, McMorris Rodgers, Jordan Introduce Bill to Stop Biden Admin from Pressuring Social Media...

H.R. 140 bill prohibits Biden officials and fed bureaucrats from using authority or influence to promote censorship of speech or to pressure social media to censor speech.

Incoming House Oversight Chairman: ‘Imperative’ to Stop Omnibus Spending Bill

Rep. James Comer is urging Senate counterparts to reject $1.85 trillion omnibus spending bill to strengthen GOP’s oversight authority for the next Congress.

Senate Approves Bill That Would Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

The Senate on Tuesday approved a resolution that would add Juneteenth to the slate of federal holidays. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on the Senate floor in Washington...