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What Is the Sunshine Protection Act and Will the Senate Pass Year-Round Daylight Saving?

The US House has voted overwhelmingly for the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, but the proposal now faces scepticism from sleep experts and an uncertain future in the Senate.

International Business Times UK · Jul 15

House passes bill that could end changing clocks twice a year in your state

One US representative warned that switch between Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time can increase the number of motor vehicle accidents and cardiovascular events

The Independent UK · Jul 14

Additional Testimony Against the Proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act"

I submitted some additional testimony to a House subcommittee, in response to questions from Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon.

Reason · Mar 26

Rep. Scanlon Questions Hur On Trump's Handling Of Classified Documents

Rep. Scanlon questions Hur on handling classified documents, contrasting Biden's cooperation with Trump's obstruction.

Top News · Mar 12, 2024

Lawmakers press to avoid funding pitfall for public defenders - Roll Call

Funding uncertainty has led to a nationwide hiring freeze for offices tasked with representing poor defendants in federal courts.

Roll Call · Feb 21, 2024

Milking it: bill aims to bring dairy staple back to US schools

Bipartisan coalition of lawmakers is determined to let kids drink full-fat milk in school, although critics say Congress is wasting its time

The Guardian - US · Dec 13, 2023

Congress takes holiday decorating seriously. This year it caused an outcry - Roll Call

An immigration-themed display outside the office of Republican Rep. Eli Crane is “not in keeping with the spirit of the season,” Democrats say. 

Roll Call · Dec 6, 2023

Stove wars: Republican-controlled House takes up bills to protect gas stoves

The Republican-controlled House is taking up legislation that GOP lawmakers say would protect gas stoves from over-zealous government regulators

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Republicans weigh changes to law meant to protect abortion access - Roll Call

A House Judiciary subcommittee chairman said Tuesday that Republicans could pursue changes to a 1994 law on abortion clinic access.

Roll Call · May 16, 2023

A 20-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the gunpoint carjacking of US Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon

PHILADELPHIA — A Delaware man has admitted to participating in the 2021 gunpoint carjacking of U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon in Philadelphia's FDR Park.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 23, 2023