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25 Years of Legislative Branch Appropriations

By DanielSchuman January 21, 2020 1 min read

Every year Congress determines exactly how much money will be made available to the Legislative Branch and the purpose for which it can be spent. The Legislative Branch Appropriations bills directs congressional spending, line-item by line-item — but, alas, the instructions are published as prose, can run for dozens of pages, and it is difficult […]

Capitol Police Round Up: Week Ending January 16, 2020

By DanielSchuman January 17, 2020 1 min read

For the week ending January 16, 2020, there were 10 Capitol Police incidents reported; 156 individuals arrested. There were 4 traffic related incidents, all involving invalid permit arrests. 147 individuals were also arrested for unlawful demonstration activities on the Rotunda steps of the Capitol Building on Friday, January 10th at 12:55pm. These arrests included actors […]

Presenting a New One-Stop-Shop for all Science and Technology Related Reports: @Global_OTA.

By DanielSchuman January 17, 2020 2 min read

In today’s clickbaity and information saturated digital age, it can be difficult to find definitive and objective information, research, and reports on science and technology and their impacts on global policy making. Luckily, our team just made many of these reports easier to find. @Global_OTA, our newest twitter bot, tweets all science & technology assessment […]

Capitol Police Round Up: Week Ending January 9, 2020

By DanielSchuman January 10, 2020 1 min read

For the week ending January 09, 2020, there were 8 Capitol Police incidents reported; 47 individuals arrested. There were 4 traffic related incidents, including 2 DUI arrests and 2 invalid permits. 40 individuals were also arrested for obstructing the flow of traffic near the Capitol Building at the intersection of First and East Capitol Streets, […]

Capitol Police Round Up: Week Ending December 19, 2019

By DanielSchuman December 20, 2019 1 min read

For the week ending December 19, 2019, there were 11 Capitol Police incidents reported; 36 individuals arrested. There were 4 traffic related incidents, 2 drug related arrests, and 2 separate cases of assault of a police officer. 26 individuals were also arrested for disruption in the Capitol Rotunda on Friday, December 13th.  See how this […]

Paid Parental Leave: Coming Soon To A Congressional Office Near You

By DanielSchuman December 17, 2019 6 min read

America is an Outlier on Parental Leave Policies  America is far behind the rest of the world when it comes to providing employees with paid parental leave. The United States is one of two developed nations that does not provide its workers with any form of paid parental leave, the other being Papua New Guinea.  […]

First Branch, Second-Rate Funding

By DanielSchuman December 17, 2019 4 min read

Of the $4.7 trillion proposed federal budget for FY 2020, $1.4 trillion is discretionary spending, that is,optional spending made through appropriations bills. Before Congress can spend that money, it is divided into 12 slices—one for each of the 12 appropriations subcommittees. These slices are called 302(b) allocations.  Lawmakers are supposed to agree on 302(b) numbers […]

Tools Every Congressional Staffer Should Know About

By DanielSchuman December 16, 2019 6 min read

Time is always tight on the Hill for staffers. They work long hours, holidays, and sometimes even through major life events. Between the countless emails, bill markups and committee meetings, dozens of office and caucus events, constituent and advocacy conferences, and making sure that lawmakers don’t miss votes, it can be hard to make time […]

Capitol Police Round Up: Week Ending December 12, 2019

By DanielSchuman December 13, 2019 1 min read

For the week ending December 12, 2019, there were 11 Capitol Police incidents reported; 12 individuals arrested. The incidents were primarily traffic related, with five consisting of invalid permits and four DUIs. One protester was arrested for disrupting the impeachment inquiry on Monday, December 9th at 9:23am in 1100 Longworth. Here’s how this week’s activity […]

The Legislative Branch is More Than Congress

By DanielSchuman December 13, 2019 2 min read

Chaplains, doctors, historians and architects are part of the unseen Legislative Branch.  While most know about the House and the Senate, did you know the US Capitol Police takes up more than 10% of the Legislative Branch budget ($456 Million in FY 2019)  and has 2300 employees? This article starts a series highlighting the various […]

CBO Changes Make Finding Bill Scores Easy

By DanielSchuman December 9, 2019 2 min read

Good news for Hill staff and Congressional spending nerds alike: the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has made some significant improvements to how it publishes data.  The agency, which is responsible for advising Congress on the potential economic impact of legislation, announced several transparency-friendly changes on its site last week. Changes include: