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February 2024. This explainer shows the must-pass bills Congress will likely consider in 2024, based on statements from congressional leaders and historical precedent. To learn more about what makes a bill “must-pass” and how members of Congress have used must-pass bills to advance their priorities, check out Understanding Must-Pass Bills.
March 2023. Progressive recommendations regarding provisions in the farm bill centered on nutrition, conservation, food systems, commodities, and crop insurance.
Addressing Hunger Through the Farm Bill
How to Improve the Farm Bill’s Commodities and
Crop Insurance Titles
Making the Food System More Just, Resilient, and Humane through the 2023 Farm Bill
March 2023. This explainer outlines key Senate rules, figures, and guiding principles, including the enormous power single senators possess. This guide is not meant to be exhaustive, but to provide stakeholders with a basic overview that will allow them to navigate conversations around the Senate and build their knowledge.
May 2023. Republicans in the House of Representatives are planning draconian cuts to government programs and services that families depend on. On May 16, 2023, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young released a memo outlining the harms these magnified cuts will have on various communities. This fact sheet details just a few of those harms.
January 2023. Members of Congress have many more tools at their disposal that allow them to affect change without passing legislation. These tools are especially critical to members of Congress whose party does not control their chamber of Congress. This explainer highlights different tools members of Congress can use to hold corporations accountable, ensure the executive branch is following the letter of the law, and uphold our rights.
Working people are rising up nationwide to demand better working conditions, higher wages, and dignity on the job. Yet with the approval of labor unions at the highest point since 1965, union membership has continued to decline.
How did we get here, and what policies are needed to create an economy that benefits workers, not just corporations and the ultra-wealthy?
