Independent congressional policy analysis September 3, 2026
Policy

American Mothers Are Dying. Congress has a 14-part Plan.

When the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R.959) was first introduced in 2021, it represented the most significant legislative effort at the time to address the…

Policy

Grocery Price Gouging: 3 Ways H.R. 4966 Could Shockingly Change Your Bill

I’ve been watching a lot of Naruto recently, and one thing really sticks out to me as unrealistic. It’s not the building-leveling energy blasts, the fire-breathing…

Policy

Institutional Investors and How They Stole 3 Million Homes in the Housing Crisis

The American dream has always been characterized by achieving upward mobility and a better life through hard work. However, somewhere between the famous 1930’s aspiration and…

Policy

Will AI Be Allowed to Prescribe Your Medication?

Most Americans would picture a doctor when getting their prescription for medicine—someone who is licensed, trained, and accountable for the actions they take. Few would imagine…

Immigration

How a Border-Security Bill Quietly Turns Remittances into a Regressive Tax

Every month, Martha, a young mother of three from Omoa in Northern Honduras, struggles to make ends meet as job opportunities in her region are sparse.…