Employee Free Choice Act
- H.R.800 The Senate is scheduled to vote on this bill that would allow workers to form unions by signing petitions rather than by secret ballot early in the week.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act
- S.1639 The Senate is scheduled to take up this bill later in the week.
2008 Interior and Environment Appropriations
- H.R.2643 This $27.6 billion bill would fund the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Interior, the Forest Service and the Indian Health Service for the upcoming fiscal year.
2008 Financial Services Appropriations
- H.R.2829 This $21.4 billion bill would fund the Department of Treasury, the Executive office, the Judiciary and independent agencies for the upcoming fiscal year.
Upcoming Votes
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
- H.R.1268 The Senate is scheduled to continue working this week on an $80.6 billion supplemental spending bill.
Energy Policy Act of 2005
- H.R.6 The House is set to begin work on Wednesday on this comprehensive energy bill.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Director Frank Capra caused quite a stir with this 1939 classic when he dared suggest that corruption existed in the U.S. Congress of all places. Starring Jimmy Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Harry Carey, Edward Arnold. Buy Now! Available on VHS | DVD
Advise & Consent This 1962 Otto Preminger drama with an all-star cast speculates how far some politicians are willing to go to defeat a presidential nominee. Starring Henry Fonda, Don Murray, Charles Laughton, Walter Pigeon, Peter Lawford, Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres. Buy Now! Available on VHS
The Candidate This classic 1972 drama by director Michael Ritchie stars Robert Redford as a political idealist recruited to make a run for the U.S. Senate from California. A very accurate reflection of what goes on in a modern day political campaign. Also Starring Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield, Melvyn Douglas and Kenneth Tobey. Buy Now! Available on VHS | DVD
Point of Order This political documentary about the Communist witch hunt of the 1950s shows the methods that Sen. Joe McCarthy used in interrogating law-abiding Americans. These Senate hearings pointedly demonstrate how a demagogue, hiding behind the American flag and the power of Congress, destroyed countless lives and careers. Buy Now! Available on VHS
Senate: CLEAN Energy Act of 2007
