Bill Breakdown

Bill Breakdown

What laws passed by Congress actually do, explained from the Congressional Research Service summaries, with no spin. Every claim traceable to the bill text. This podcast explains laws in plain language and is not legal, tax, or financial advice.

Episodes

  1. 12h ago

    Bill Breakdown: The Romance Scam Prevention Act

    Alex and Jordan explain the Romance Scam Prevention Act, which requires online dating services to warn members who received messages from an account later banned for fraud, what those warnings must say, and why they are not required until October 20, 2027. Sources: Bill page (CRS summary): https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2481/all-info | Full law text (P.L. 119-129): https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ129/PLAW-119publ129.pdf

    Bill Breakdown: The Romance Scam Prevention Act

  2. 4d ago

    Bill Breakdown: The TAKE IT DOWN Act

    Alex and Jordan explain the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes publishing nonconsensual intimate images and digital forgeries a federal crime and requires covered platforms to remove reported images within forty-eight hours. Sources: Bill page (CRS summary): https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146/all-info | Full law text (P.L. 119-12): https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ12/PLAW-119publ12.pdf

    Bill Breakdown: The TAKE IT DOWN Act

  3. Oct 27

    Bill Breakdown: The Social Security Fairness Act

    Alex and Jordan explain how the Social Security Fairness Act repealed two rules that shrank benefits for retired teachers, firefighters, police officers, and other public workers. Sources: CRS background: https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IN/PDF/IN12451/IN12451.3.pdf | Bill page and text: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/118/hr82

    Bill Breakdown: The Social Security Fairness Act

  4. Oct 27

    Bill Breakdown: The GENIUS Act

    Alex and Jordan explain the GENIUS Act, the first federal law for stablecoins, from who may issue them to the one-to-one reserve rules and when the law takes effect. Sources: Bill page (CRS summary): https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1582/all-info | Full law text (P.L. 119-27): https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ27/PLAW-119publ27.pdf

    Bill Breakdown: The GENIUS Act

  5. Oct 27

    Bill Breakdown: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

    Alex and Jordan explain what the One Big Beautiful Bill Act actually does, from the tax changes to Medicaid and food assistance, based on Congressional Research Service summaries and Congressional Budget Office estimates. Sources: Bill page (CRS summary): https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/all-info | Full law text (P.L. 119-21): https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ21/PLAW-119publ21.pdf

    Bill Breakdown: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act
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What laws passed by Congress actually do, explained from the Congressional Research Service summaries, with no spin. Every claim traceable to the bill text. This podcast explains laws in plain language and is not legal, tax, or financial advice.

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    Bill Breakdown
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
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