Committee on House Administration, Chairman @RepBryanSteil. Oversight of the Legislative Branch, U.S. House Operations, Capitol Security and Federal Elections.
OTD 1776 — Continental Congress votes IN FAVOR of independence:
RESOLVED, That these United Colonies are, and, of right, ought to be, Free and Independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connexion between them, and the state of Great Britain, is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.
— From the Journals of the Continental Congress @librarycongress
ICYMI, last week Chairman @RepBryanSteil held a hearing titled, “The Congressional Research Service and the Future of AI-Enabled Policy Analysis.”
Check out the top takeaways ⬇️
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a Republican-led challenge to counting some mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day.
In a 5-4 decision, the Court ruled that states can continue counting ballots received after Election Day if state law allows it and the ballots meet requirements, including being postmarked on time.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the majority opinion, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and the Court's three liberal justices. Justice Samuel Alito dissented, calling the ruling inconsistent with federal election law and "two centuries of historical practice." | @ShannonBream@AmericaNewsroom
Ahead of next week's 250th anniversary of America, @RepBryanSteil reflects on what it means to lawmakers in Washington.
He said it's a good "reflection point."
🚨@JudiciaryGOP, @HouseAdmin, and @GOPOversight demand documents showing ActBlue knowingly took foreign contributions and later lied to Congress.
Chairmen @Jim_Jordan, @RepBryanSteil, and @RepJamesComer are demanding documents from former Biden White House Counsel Dana Remus, including her memoranda that laid out:
-Legal concerns about ActBlue accepting foreign donations
-ActBlue failing to make adequate changes to deter foreign sources
-ActBlue misleading Congress and needing to correct the record
Read more: https://t.co/vUbCf493RZ
At a time when the “Save America Act” is in focus, @RepBryanSteil discusses his “Voter ID Act” that advanced in the House today: “We should know that individuals are using photo identification when they go to the polls.” | @BrianBrenberg
Republican lawmakers on the House Administration Committee approved a measure to stop members of Congress from using prediction markets. The legislation includes fines for violations but faces an uncertain future in the Senate. https://t.co/RTWrNOXa7j
House Republicans moved forward with a bill that would bar members of Congress and their families from placing bets on certain Washington-focused prediction markets, according to a report. https://t.co/GEm0aPORxm
Data shows that AI chatbots overwhelmingly tend to echo leftwing viewpoints.
While AI is a tool that can in some ways support Congress, overreliance on the technology poses issues.