Published in GovTrack Insider·1 day agoAfter Biden’s record release of oil from national stockpile, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Replenishment Act would require it be refilled to capacityIf the U.S. oil stockpile had a fuel gauge like vehicles do, it would be moving from ‘F’ to ‘E.’ Context Gas prices reached an all-time record high national average of $4.97 on June 9. That’s after previous record highs had recently been set in March and…4 min read
Published in GovTrack Insider·2 days agoAffordability is Access Act would mandate health insurance cover over-the-counter oral contraceptives, with no cost-sharing or prescriptionShould getting Plan B be EZ?5 min read
Published in GovTrack Insider·3 days agoRepublican bill would nullify Biden’s executive order promoting voter access and registrationThe executive order’s opponents were so mad that they fumed about it for 15 months before filing a bill in opposition. Context Tied to the 56th anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” violence against civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on…4 min read
Published in GovTrack Insider·4 days agoMARCH for Military Servicemembers Act would preserve abortion rights on military bases in red states where procedure may soon be bannedOnce upon a time, the military used to require that some women get abortions if they wanted to remain in the service. Now, the opposite may…4 min read
Published in GovTrack Insider·5 days agoRepublican bill would ban program that tracks location of undocumented immigrants with certain GPS-enabled devicesIf the government really wanted to ensure there’d be no more phones, then since January it could mandate that all phones be made by Blackberry. Context When federal law enforcement apprehends migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, it’s infeasible for most of those migrants to be detained. Since…4 min read
Published in GovTrack Insider·Jun 16Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act would mandate reporting of two or more firearm sales in five days to the same person, like Uvalde shooterThe bill would expand nationwide a program that’s currently in effect for the four border states: Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas. Context In May, an 18-year-old gunman killed 21 people at an Uvalde, Texas elementary school. …4 min read
Published in GovTrack Insider·Jun 15Protect Traditional American Law Enforcement Act would defund Biden’s new executive order on policing reformThe president’s new executive order on policing was intended as a middle ground between congressional Democrats’ more expansive proposal and congressional Republicans’ opposition to any reform. Context In the aftermath of George Floyd’s May 2020 death at the hands of Minneapolis police, a nationwide movement for policing reform gained intensity. Congressional…4 min read
Published in GovTrack Insider·Jun 14To encourage more federal gun safety legislation, Democratic bill would reduce congressional pay after each mass shootingShould more lives lost mean congressional salary lost too? Context In May, 21 people were killed at a mass shooting in a Uvalde, Texas elementary school and 10 were killed in a mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York supermarket. Democrats lament Congress’s inability to pass meaningful gun safety legislation. However…3 min read
Published in GovTrack Insider·Jun 13After leaked draft of Roe v Wade repeal, Leaker Accountability Act would criminalize releasing draft Supreme Court opinionsPeople haven’t been this horrified by a publicized first draft since the original character design for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Context In May, Politico leaked a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn 1973’s Roe v. Wade decision and revert abortion policy entirely back to the states. …3 min read
Published in GovTrack Insider·Jun 8PIONEER Act would allow businesses to apply for regulatory “sandbox,” a waiver from federal regulations for up to 10 yearsYou’d expect no less from the only U.S. senator with a lifetime “100” score from libertarian advocacy organization FreedomWorks. Context Recently, more states have implemented so-called “sandbox” programs, which allow businesses to apply for exemptions from many or most existing state regulations. …3 min read
