Recent content by ANGELL2379

It's actually my second, but people didn't really want to read what the gov't was spending! But now I'm moving onto the new one on the Constitution while I promote this one. :D

Hey all you RPers out there. You may not see me a lot, but I lurk around here often. Anyways, I have written a self-help/spirituality book called, "The Hidden Path to Success" and would be very happy if you'd all check it out. I also have a facebook page set up for it too if you'd like to drop...

How many people really know how many people one Representative represents? It can vary from State to State, but the average is 700,000+ people. Do you know when they fixed the amount to 435? Some people debate 1911 or 1929. Either way, is this really a representative Republic? I break it all...

Rep. Randy Weber has introduced a bill in the House addressing the recent problem of illegal entry into the U.S. The bill will suspend foreign aid to the countries that illegal aliens are coming from unless the governments of those countries take steps to stop the migration. Read more here...

Well, my browsing through the Library of Congress has paid off again with this fun bill making it's way through Congress. The Sunscreen Innovation Act. The bill has the Secretary of Health and Human Services establish a process to review and approve over the counter sunscreens. Read the bill...

Rep. Michael Simpson out of Idaho, introduced the "Energy and Water development Appropriations on the 20th of June. This is where the Army Corps of Engineers, along with others, will get some of their funding for the next fiscal year. A few examples would be: Department of Energy, Energy...

A bill is now making it's way through the gridlock of Congress courtesy of Rep. Matt Salmon that will prohibit funds for being used for the Institute of Peace. What is the Institute of Peace, you ask? Well, I'll tell you. According the their website (www.usip.org): The United States Institute...

On the 8th of July, The House passed a bill it calls the "Social Media Working Group" bill that will give DHS authorization to create a new working group that will provide guidance and best practices for social media during an emergency. I put in the roll call vote at the bottom, too. See it...

Tod, that frowny face isn't for me, is it?

And finally out of the Senate Appropriations committee is the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill. On the 26th of June, Sen. Mary Landrieu introduced the bill. Here again is your line item by line item look at the bill. Below are just a few samples. U.S. Customs and Border...

The Cell Phone Freedom Act is one of those pieces of legislation that will probably get no attention until it can be used in some sort of partisan politicking. Well, Rep. Griffith, out of Virginia, wanted to get a jump on it. The purpose of the bill is to "To prohibit the unauthorized remote...

I was reading through the House bills last night and found the Regulatory Agency Demilitarization bill. It was introduced in the House on the 23rd by Rep. Chris Stewart from Utah. It lists exactly which departments will be able to own and use firearms and the full definition of such. It was...

On the first of May, the House passed it's appropriations for the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2015. It has already been through the Senate markup process, and is now on the Senate calendar. The vote was 402-14. I posted a line by line look at the current bill after the markup (all of the...

kcchiefs6465, I think it's great that the Senate is trying to reign in the outrageous regulations. I just find the title a little misleading.

The bill isn't actually that long, but it just states that the EPA can't enforce it's rule that defines water. It's the regulation that attempts to define thee water which it will regulate. The Senate bill just states that they can't do that and it will have no effect if they try to enforce it.