Legislation

The Great Detox (EU food ban)

The EU seems to be banning thousands of chemicals found in common snacks such as skittles. They claim these additives such as titanium dioxide are harmful and therefore need to be banned. Does it serve the highest good? --request

$1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill (US gov. funding for 2023)

The legislation, which provides $773 billion for non-defense discretionary spending and $858 billion for defense spending, marks victories for both parties. --abcnews.go.com

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Became US law August 16, 2022.

Florida state HB 395

The bill, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, requires students to learn about communism, and establishes November 7 as “Victims of Communism Day”

2021 Election Reform bill, H.R. 1

Automatic voter registration, released felons can vote, public financing of congressional campaigns, expands early voting and enhances absentee voting by simplifying voting by mail, new surcharge on penalties and settlements that corporations pay to the U.S. government.

2021 Equality Act, H.R. 5

"Discrimination can occur on the basis of the sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition of an individual, as well as because of sex-based stereotypes." H.R. 5, 117th CONGRESS