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BillTrack50: Beyond the Bill Number

Listen to informative discussion and analysis of current US legislation making the news, by Sarah Biffle and the folk at BillTrack50.

A deeper dive into the history, motivation, and future implications of the US bills your representatives are introducing. billtrack50.substack.com

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20:13

Turn It Down, Tune It Up

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2025/12/01

Sarah and Stephen discuss California’s SB 576 which makes streaming services subject to the same rules on advertising loudness as traditional television services. if you don’t know what those rules are, the history might surprise you!Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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20:31

Will Device-Level Age Checks Redefine Digital Privacy?

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2025/11/24

Sarah and Stephen discuss the latest moves by states to regulate age verification on devices and platforms - will it help address privacy concerns around site-based verification, or just create more issues?Read the full post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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24:17

California’s Mid-Decade Redistricting Tightrope

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2025/11/17

Sarah and Stephen discuss the recent dramatic Proposition 50 vote in California, which allowed the state to redistrict. How has the map changed? Was it a defense of democracy or an attack on it?Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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32:17

Fifty States, Fifty Rules: The Gender Policy Divide

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2025/11/10

Sarah talks to Dr Jennifer Crosswhite about her analysis of the state-level regulatory responses to President Trump’s executive orders on gender identity. Are the states complying with the new rules or pushing back?Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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14:29

Congress Takes Another Swing at Grid Reliability

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2025/10/28

Sarah and Stephen discuss the GRID Power Act, Congress’ latest attempt to speed up the interconnection queue and get new power generation online more quickly. It prioritizes ‘dispatchable’ power - predictable resources such as gas, hydro and nuclear. So should reliability trump reducing carbon emissions?Read the full post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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19:32

How Lawmakers Are Trying to Save America’s Iconic...

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2025/10/20

Sarah and Stephen discuss legislative efforts to save America’s most iconic insect - the Monarch butterfly. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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23:08

Clearing a Path

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2025/10/01

Sarah and Stephen discuss new legislation in California to improve the prospects of incarcerated individuals working in the state’s long-running fire camp program.Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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20:35

The Fuel Emissions Freedom Act

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2025/09/22

Sarah and Stephen discuss the Fuel Emissions Freedom Act - a Republican bill in the House that would would wipe away the core federal and state rules that limit what comes out of vehicle tailpipes and how efficient new cars must be. Would it bring back California smog?Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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17:20

Small Schools, Big Questions

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2025/09/15

Sarah and Stephen discuss legislation regarding the new schooling trend - small learning pods or ‘microschools’. Which states are choosing to fund them and which want to regulate them?Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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10:46

New York’s Bid to Let Workers Use Sick Leave for Vet...

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2025/09/08

Sarah and Stephen (and some surprise guests!) discuss a New York bill that would allow workers to use sick leave to care for their pets. Is it the cat’s whiskers, or is it barking mad?Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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21:44

Who Counts as an Employee?

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2025/08/26

Sarah and Stephen discuss House bill HR 1319 which would make it dramatically easier for businesses to classify workers as contractors. Does it protect workers and small businesses from bureaucratic overreach, or does it strip workers of fundamental protections such as minimum wage and the right to organize?Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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20:47

Silence Is Golden?

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2025/08/11

Gun silencers have been strictly regulated since 1934, but a new wave of legislation seeks to relax those regulations in the name of health. Sarah and Stephen discuss the bills and the strategy.Thanks for reading Stephen’s Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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16:56

America's Nuclear Renaissance

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2025/08/04

Sarah and Stephen discuss the wave of legislation sweeping across the states seeking to make it quicker, easier, and cheaper to roll out small modular reactors and kick start a new nuclear age. Read the full post here.Thanks for reading Stephen’s Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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19:07

The Global Stakes of America's $9 Billion Budget Cut

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2025/07/28

Sarah and Stephen discuss the $9bn budget cut to international aid, refugee assistance, peacekeeping, and public broadcasting. Read the full post here. Thanks for reading Stephen’s Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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24:29

Crypto in the Crosshairs

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2025/07/21

Sarah and Stephen discuss federal cryptocurrency bills and those being considered in California. Since recording, the federal bills were passed as part of ‘Crypto Week’. Read the full blog post here. Thanks for reading Stephen’s Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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19:02

The Great American Privacy Awakening

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2025/07/14

Sarah and Stephen discuss current privacy legislation and the history of the ubiquitous cookie banner! Read the full blog post here.Thanks for reading Stephen’s Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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21:39

The Hidden Costs of Tax-Free Overtime

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2025/06/30

In the IssueVoter Bill of the Month for June, Sarah and Stephen discuss the No Tax On Overtime Act of 2025. Is it a sensible plan to help struggling Americans coping with rising prices and housing costs, or would it just help explode the deficit with no real impact on workers? Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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26:55

One Big Beautiful Bill

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2025/06/23

Sarah and Stephen discuss the most important piece of legislation that Congress will consider in this session - the massive reconciliation bill. It’s big, but is it beautiful? Or will it take away your healthcare and explode the deficit? Sarah’s read it, so you don’t have to!Read the full blog post with all the numbers here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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16:03

Partisan Politics Could Determine Who Survives The...

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2025/06/16

Sarah and Stephen discuss the legislation introduced across the country that will impact states’ action to combat the next pandemic, when it happens. Should governors be able to close schools or issue mask mandates?Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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18:33

The Fight to Define Women in Sports

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2025/06/10

Sarah and Stephen discuss how the controversial topic of trans women in sports is being tackles in both the U.S. and U.K. Read the full blog post here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billtrack50.substack.com

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