Bills, votes, and Congress reference.
A working hub for the official-record details: current reference guides and the A-Z glossary for the procedural words that decide what actually happened.
The Iran war powers vote, explained.
The House voted 215–208 to end U.S. hostilities with Iran. What that vote actually does, what it doesn’t do, and where the Senate stands.
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The CLARITY Act, explained.
Congress’s first major attempt to set crypto market rules. What the bill does, where it stands after the Senate Banking Committee’s 15–9 vote, and what still has to happen.
Bill · May 30, 2026The SAVE Act fight, explained.
Why “force the vote” on the SAVE Act isn’t as simple as it sounds. The Senate vote you’re hearing about may not be the one that actually matters.
Procedure · May 30, 2026Cloture, explained.
The Senate rule that decides whether a bill ever reaches final passage. And the reason “60 votes” is the most-repeated number in American politics.
Procedure · May 30, 2026The filibuster, explained.
The Senate tradition that decides what gets a vote and what dies in silence. And how it actually works in the modern Senate.
Procedure · May 30, 2026Vehicle bills, explained.
When a bill’s title says one thing and its contents say another, it’s usually not a mistake. It’s a legislative vehicle. Here’s what that means.
Procedure · May 30, 2026Discharge petitions, explained.
The House’s emergency override that forces stalled bills to the floor. And why the signatures (and the missing signatures) tell the real story.