Living in the Trump Era, it’s more important than ever to keep up the executive but also the legislative branch of the government. Here’s a short run-down of the significant bills that Congress will be voting on this week:
Monday
Tuesday
- H.R 267: Martin Luther King, Jr National Historical Park Act of 2017. This bill would redesignate the MLK site in Georgia as the ” Martin Luther King Jr, National Historical Park”d
Wednesday
- H.R 1181: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act. This bill would prohibit the Department of Veteran Affairs labeling a veteran or beneficiary as “mentally defective and thus not allowing them to purchase a gun.
- H. R 1302: Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017. This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to release a report to Congress detailing a list of recommendations for legislative policies that would make the U.S. less vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
Thursday
- H.R 1259: VA Accountability First Act of 2017. This would allow the Secretary of Veteran Affairs to have increased flexibility in firing or suspending any VA employee
To learn more about bills on the floor and how to contact your congressmen to convey your position; download the app “Countable” on your phone!
