Today in CongressJanuary 06, 2013
- H.J.Res.15 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of t... Introduced Jan 04, 2013 522 views
- H.R.21 - To provide for greater safety in the use of fir... Introduced Jan 03, 2013 439 views
- H.R.138 - To prohibit the transfer or possession of large... Introduced Jan 03, 2013 334 views
- H.R.141 - To require criminal background checks on all fi... Introduced Jan 03, 2013 213 views
- H.R.25 - To promote freedom, fairness, and economic oppo... Introduced Jan 03, 2013 208 views
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Welcome the 113th U.S. Congress: systemically-corrupt, historically-gridlocked, incredibly unpopular by David Moore January 3, 2013
Update, 7pm ET, Friday Jan. 4th, 2013: Data from the 113th Congress is now live on OpenCongress. We have a fresh blog post coming soon on brand-new bills introduced over the past two days. Latest bill & member info for both chambers seems to be displaying fine, let us know if you see any glitches or have any questions, david at opencongress.org. OK cool.
Previously: The 112th U.S. Congress ended, as you likely know, with a sadsack pratfall of unaccountable public policymaking - a compromise between the two major parties avoiding the "fiscal curb" - via a vote on H.R. 8, specifically the House roll call 659 (257 aye, 167 nay, 8 abstain) - and previously by Senate roll call 251 (89 aye, 8 nay, 3 abstain). More info & fiscal what-cha-ma-call-'er links after-the-jump.
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