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.

Critics: Democrats’ Push for Puerto Rico Statehood a Bad Idea

House of Representatives passed the “Puerto Rico Status Act” in mid-Dec, led by Rep. Raúl Grijalva. The symbolic bill could be brought up again in the new Congress.

10 Absurdly Wasteful Items Tucked Into Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Tax-and-Spend Monstrosity

KEY TAKEAWAYS The idea that an agency focused on administering social benefits programs is a haven of racists ought to be laughable, but apparently Democrats...
Mitch McConnell on Democrats and the Filibuster

Democrats ‘Thundering’ Against Filibuster They Used Just Last Week: McConnell

Senate Minority Leader  (R-Ky.) blasted Democrats for their inconsistent attitudes toward the filibuster during the opening rounds of debate on two federal elections bills that Democrats...

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...

Kevin McCarthy on the COVID-19 relief package

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy joins ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ to discuss the COVID-19 relief package which includes payments to Americans, aid to hospitals, and...

Biden Flips on Filibuster Carve Out for Election Bill

President Joe Biden has indicated support for changing or abolishing the filibuster in order to pass election legislation, a substantial shift from his long-touted...
Nancy Pelosi holds a press conference on H.R. 1

H.R. 1 – The Intimidate Conservatives Bill

A group of over 100 conservative leaders and organizations, including ConservativeHQ.com, has released a letter analyzing the unconstitutional and deleterious effects on political participation...
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington

House Overwhelmingly Passes 1st Ever US Bill to Punish CCP’s Forced Organ Harvesting

House overwhelmingly passed a bill to punish communist China for its forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience, the first nonsymbolic legislative.
Bernie Sanders

What’s Inside Sen. Sanders’ $3.5 Trillion Budget

On Aug. 11, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) publicly released the full text of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) $3.5 trillion budget proposal. A few hours later, the Senate...
Page 508 of Infrastructure Bill

Hidden on Page 508 of the Infrastructure Bill Is a Plan to Make It...

The cost of living is on the rise, calls for yet another wave of pandemic restrictions have begun and now, buried deep in the...
The Pentagon Washington D.C.

Senate Panel Votes to Require Women to Register for Draft

After a lengthy closed-door review of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved language in...
Men and women dressed in black attend a protest in Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 20, 2021.

North Carolina Legislation Increasing Penalties for Masked Criminals Criticized as Targeting COVID-Era Precautions

House Bill 237 titled “Unmasking Mobs and Criminals,” repeals exemption to previous mask law allowing for people to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.