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Support for Equal Rights Amendment continues deceleration in 2011

Posted on August 9 2011 by Congressional Aid

In 1971, the Equal Rights Amendment passed the House of Representatives with a vote of 354 to 24. In 1972, the ERA passed the Senate with a vote of 84 to 8. Not being ratified by enough states, the Equal Rights Amendment failed to become part of the United States Constitution. In the 110th Congress [...]

Cosponsor Overlap Between H.R. 875 and H.R. 1116 reveals defensive maneuver against same-sex marriage

Posted on May 7 2011 by Congressional Aid

The text of H.R. 875 is nominally neutral in preventing courts from ruling on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act: it prohibits courts from ruling that DOMA is constitutional or unconstitutional. This does not mean that H.R. 875 is neutral in its intent. The following is a list of Representatives who have cosponsored [...]

Who is Jane Corwin? Review for the Congressional Race in New York District 26

Posted on February 23 2011 by Congressional Aid

Seven county officials of the New York State Republican Party got together in a closed room last week and chose Jane Corwin as the Republican Party selectee for a special election to replace disgraced Republican Christopher Lee in the 26th District seat of the United States Congress. Just who is Jane Corwin? One way to [...]

The Four Least Active Members of Congress, January 2011

Posted on January 27 2011 by Congressional Aid

The four members of the House of Representatives who have not yet introduced a single amendment or bill to the 112th Congress, or even cosponsored another member’s bill, are: John Carney [D-DE] Ed Perlmutter [D-CO-7] Nydia Velázquez [D-NY-12] Peter Visclosky [D-IN-1] All four are Democrats, and only one — John Carney of Delaware — is [...]

Ideology in the House of Representatives: How Polarized is Congress Really?

Posted on September 21 2010 by Congressional Aid

A number of political advocacy organizations need Americans to think of Congress in dire and extreme terms in order to attract donations and advance their particular causes. As Bill Nissim advises non-profit organizations: “The human mind can only attach one specific meaning or feeling to an item. Although the overall perception of that item represents [...]

4 Identical Health Care Bills: Who Picks Which?

Posted on April 13 2010 by Congressional Aid

In the wake of the passage of health care reform by both houses of Congress in March 2010, Republican legislators rushed for the title of The One who introduced repeal legislation. In the last days of March, representatives Michele Bachmann of Minnesota (H.R. 4903), Steve King of Iowa (H.R. 4972), Jerry Moran of Kansas (H.R. [...]

John McCain’s Arbitrary Detention Plan Falters in House and Senate

Posted on April 2 2010 by Congressional Aid

Last month, Senator John McCain introduced S. 3081, a bill giving the government power to imprison its own citizens without criminal charges or a trial. The sweeping new powers would apply anywhere in the world, even within the borders of the United States itself. On the say-so of a presidential administration, you and anyone else [...]

Brad Ellsworth Jobs Bill Gets No Support

Posted on March 8 2010 by Congress Watcher

The habit of voting along with the Republican Party has not made Brad Ellsworth a more successful member of Congress.

LGBT Equality Caucus in Jan. 2010: New Bills Added, Old Bills Stalled

Posted on February 1 2010 by Congressional Aid

The beginning of a new month marks a good time to look back at the old. And so, with an update of our LGBT Equality Caucus Report, let’s consider what members of one of the largest caucuses on Capitol Hill were up to in January of 2010. In the month of January, 3 new bills [...]

Leaders, Followers and Coalitions in the Populist Caucus, 2009

Posted on February 1 2010 by Congressional Aid

In February of 2009, second-term congressman Bruce Braley of Iowa announced the formation of a new Congressional Member Organization in the House of Representatives: the Populist Caucus. A year later, the Populist Caucus has grown from 23 to 30 members and has built a record through mission statements, advisory letters and a “Blueprint for Recovery” [...]

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