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.

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Idaho Governor Signs Bill Banning Abortions After a Baby’s Heartbeat Is Detected

Idaho Governor Brad Little signed a bill on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 that bans abortions after the heartbeat of the unborn child is detected. “The bill bans abortions...
Wisconsin Absentee Ballot

Wisconsin Lawmakers Advance Bill to Stop Election Workers From Fixing Mistakes on Ballots

Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are aiming to stop election workers from fixing mistakes on absentee ballots after the state Assembly’s Committee on Campaigns and Elections advanced a plan this...

House Passes Red Flag Gun Control Bill

The House voted to pass a bill put forward by Rep. Lucy McBath, the latest in a series of gun control bills put forward by Democrats in House.

Democratic leaders need to worry about more than just Manchin, Sinema on spending plan:...

Lots of other lawmakers who need to be on board if congressional Democrats are going to pull this off Let’s call them "the others." If Democrats are going...
Rep. Chip Roy leads fight to SAVE American elections

Republican Introduces Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) has introduced a bill in the lower chamber of Congress that would ensure that illegal immigrants do not vote in federal elections.
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Florida Passes Bill Prohibiting Social Media Giants Deplatforming Politicians

The Florida legislature on April 29 passed a bill to prohibit social media platforms with huge user bases from knowingly deplatforming politicians and other Floridians. If a...

Senate Passes Resolution Urging Probe to ‘Get to the Bottom’ of CCP Virus Origin

The Senate on Friday passed a bipartisan resolution calling on the World Health Organization (WHO) to act with “extreme urgency” to investigate the origins...

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.

House Passes Compromised Version of Mammoth Annual Defense Bill Authorizing Some $770 Billion in...

The House voted to pass an adjusted version of the mammoth annual defense policy bill on Tuesday night, authorizing some $770 billion in Pentagon spending. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for...
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15-105 Little Sisters V. Burwell

The Supreme Court ruled on July 8, 2020 that the Trump administration acted within its authority when it expanded exemptions to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement for employers...

Conservatives Express Anger Over $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill

‘This bill is an abomination,’ Texas Rep. Chip Roy said. Conservative Republicans didn’t hold back on March 21 over the $1.2 trillion spending bill that...
Mike Gallagher Press Conference on Freezing Gain-of-Function Research

Gallagher, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Freeze Funding for Gain-of-Function Research

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) joined Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) in introducing bipartisan legislation that would put a five-year...