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This blog will be a daily quick post of an interesting bill introduced the previous day by U.S. House and U.S. Senate. I may include any provocative or insightful statements from the the House or Senate floor.

Added on: May 15th, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Hill Watcher
Listed in: Politics News Only
Tags: politics legislation political congress bills Senate

Recent Posts

Medical Marijuana - Co-Sponsor List is Growing: July 12, 2009

Posted on Monday June 15th, 2009 at 10:18

Barney Frank offered this bill last year and was the sole sponsor. Several months later, he introduces the bill again - this time with 12 co-sponsors...and bi-partisan support. The tides may be shifting.By Mr. FRANK (D-MA)(for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER...
Ceiling Fans, Films and Working Abroad for Child Support - June 4, 2009

Posted on Friday June 5th, 2009 at 11:42

Been quite a while - a few odd bills introduced in June 4th, 2009 - 2 seems pretty special interest oriented and the third makes me wonder what circumstances arose that triggered the need for the bill.By Mr. CROWLEY (D-NY): H.R. 2719. A bill to ext...
Credit Card Ratings, Child Marriage, Tax on Single-Use Bags and Selecting Programs Your Taxes Go To

Posted on Wednesday April 29th, 2009 at 15:43

Here are several interesting bills from the last week: This first one seems like a pretty good idea - coming up with standard rating system from credit cards to help consumers weed out the shady card companies.By Mr. WYDEN (D-OR): S. 900. A bill t...
Test Message Spam & Industrial Hemp - April 2009

Posted on Wednesday April 15th, 2009 at 12:10

The U.S. Congress is still on recess and return next Monday, April 20th. Here are two bills introduced before they left on recess that caught my eye.I am all for both of these pieces of legislation and am happy to see both have bipartisan support:By ...
FDR Docs, Unlawful Entry Aggravated Felons, US Using Other Currency & Alien Students

Posted on Sunday March 29th, 2009 at 11:04

I definitely need to change the title of this blog. 'Daily' tidbits have become too difficult. I presume things will slow down a little once (if) the 2010 budget passes. This week will be a big step towards its passage.Here are some bills that stood ...
Travel to Cuba, Flat Tax, Cell Phone Photo Noise, Dying on Wrong Date, Double Decker Horse Transport & College Football Bowls/Playoffs: Feb 27, 2009

Posted on Friday February 27th, 2009 at 15:46

Here are several bills from the past two weeks that have peaked my interest and will likely be controversial.This first bill would allow travel between US and Cuba: By Mr. DORGAN (D-ND) (for himself, Mr. ENZI (R-WY), Mr. LUGAR (R-IN), and Mr. DODD (...