47 House Members Vote for a Refreshingly Honest Bill Name Change

in thomasmassie •  5 years ago 

It is a good rule of thumb that bill names in the United States Congress are misleading. A prominent example of that is the USA PATRIOT Act that, instead of supporting the freedom for which American patriots have fought, provides to the US government extensive means to infringe on that freedom.

On Thursday, though, House of Representatives members were offered in an amendment vote the opportunity to replace one such misleading bill name with a name that informs the American people what the bill is really about. Forty-seven House members voted for the change.

Continue reading at http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/congress-alert/2019/july/26/47-house-members-vote-for-a-refreshingly-honest-bill-name-change/

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