Unfortunately, the amendment repealing the ban on using federal funds to develop a unique patient identifier was snuck through the U.S. House last week.
The amendment was folded into an “en bloc” amendment. This is when group of amendments […]
The U.S. House will vote on an amendment to HR 7617 (a bill making appropriations to numerous federal agencies) that repeals the ban on the “unique patient identifier!
Repealing the ban — which Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul got […]
I have some good news and some bad news on our fight against police militarization.
The Schatz-Paul Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would have restricted the ability of local police departments to obtain […]
As you know, next week the Senate will vote on the Schatz-Paul amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act limiting the ability of local police departments to obtain offensive military weapons like generate launchers, tear gas, tanks, and […]
Since mid-May, the House of Representatives has been using “proxy voting.” Proxy voting is a way to allow the House to vote on legislation when many Representatives are unable or unwilling to come to D.C. because of the coronavirus, or more […]
The House is not in session this week. The Senate is in session and considering nominations and may pass a motion to go to conference on H.R. 6172, the bill reauthorizing the USA FREEDOM Act.
So today, we will look at the suspension bills from […]
The House resumed a semi-“normal” schedule this week as they began using “proxy voting.” I’ll be posting an in-depth explanation of the new proxy voting rules next week.
What a week it was!
The House was scheduled to vote on H.R. […]
For years, Campaign for Liberty supporters like you have worked to roll-back the surveillance state and restore the Fourth Amendment.
And this week, we may see those efforts pay off as the House of Representatives will vote on legislation […]
As you likely already know, Congress has, for the most part, been out of session for the last two months. The only exceptions have been when they came together to pass major legislation dealing with the coronavirus situation.
As is typical of […]
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul penned the following piece regarding reports that Congress may attach legislation imposing new price controls on health care providers as part of the multi-trillion COVID-19 spending bill.
The bill is […]
Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul have reintroduced the PRIME Act (H.R. 2859/S. 1620). This legislation exempts slaughterhouses from federal inspections as long as the slaughterhouses are in compliance with […]
The House is in session Tuesday through Friday. The big event of the week is tomorrow’s mark-up of the USA FREEDOM Act extension in the House Judiciary Committee. If you have not yet, please sign your Stop the Surveillance State Petition […]
Last week, the Senate passed a resolution (S.Res. 68) prohibiting the President from launching a military attack against Iran without approval from Congress. The bill passed with a vote of 55-45.
The following seven Republicans joined every […]
The $1.4 trillion spending deal that Congress passed and the president signed just before Christmas contained a provision banning tobacco sales (including e-cigarettes) to anyone under 21. So, an 18-year-old can join the military, fight, kill, […]
The Senate is done with impeachment, so they are back to nominations.
The House is in session Monday through Thursday.
The House is currently scheduled to consider H.J.Res. 79, which removes the time limits for states to ratify the Equal Rights […]