BillTrack50: Beyond the Bill Number

The episode starts with the death penalty as a policy problem that keeps getting rewritten.

This episode explores the rise of micro-schools and learning pods in the US, examining them as a modern reboot of small-scale education that gained traction during the pandemic.

This episode analyzes a controversial $9 billion federal budget rescission bill, detailing its cuts to international aid, global health, refugee assistance, peacekeeping, and public broadcasting.

Sarah and Stephen ask what 2025 looked like when measured by what people actually clicked.

Congress gets into the Olympic spirit through bills that range from New York A761, which lets out-of-state Olympic athletes training there pay in-state tuition, to H.R.

Karen says BillTrack50 grew for the ninth straight year, was used by National Geographic, CNN, and The Guardian, and added customers and revenue in 2025.

Bill Track 50’s “The ‘Corporate Powers Reset’ Movement” follows a new strategy for limiting corporate election spending after Citizens United, centered on the claim that states can redefine corporate powers.

BillTrack50: Beyond the Bill Number centers on suppressors, tracing them from the National Firearms Act of 1934 to the 2025 push for rebranding them as hearing protection.

This episode explores the growing legislative push for device-level age verification to protect children online, tracing its evolution from adult website regulations to potential built-in phone checks.

California’s Proposition 50 returned redistricting power from the state’s independent Citizens Redistricting Commission to lawmakers after Texas moved to redraw maps mid-decade for five Republican seats.

This episode explores California's escalating wildfire crisis and the role of incarcerated firefighters, focusing on bill AB 1380 which aims to create a career pipeline for them after release.

This episode examines America's "nuclear renaissance," focusing on the legislative and technological push for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) as a solution for clean energy and powering AI data centers.

The hosts of Beyond the Bill Number analyze H.R.

Hosts Sarah and Stephen analyze the growing wave of data privacy legislation across US states, examining 64 active bills in 2025.

This episode examines New York's proposed legislation that would allow workers to use their existing paid sick leave for pet veterinary care.

This episode of BillTrack50 breaks down the emerging wave of US state legislation aimed at regulating AI companion chatbots to protect minors.

This episode of Beyond the Bill Number breaks down the bipartisan Take It Down Act, a 2025 law targeting non-consensual AI-generated intimate imagery.

This episode explores how governments use internet shutdowns as tools of control, focusing on Iran's ongoing blackout and the Women Life Freedom protests.

BillTrack50: Beyond the Bill Number covers “Crypto in the Crosshairs,” a policy conversation about the GENIUS Act, the Stable Act, and California’s AB 1180 and AB 1052.

The show opens with a deceptively cheerful bill name and asks what it would actually do.

Stephen and Sarah open with the familiar pain of streaming ads that land way too loud.

BillTrack50’s Sarah and Dr.

BillTrack50: Beyond the Bill Number counts 11,815 bills introduced in Congress in 2025 and only 276 enacted, with 164 of those described as ceremonial resolutions.

Senate Bill 1046, the No Tax on Overtime Act of 2025, is described as a one-sentence change to section 139J of the Internal Revenue Code that would exempt FLSA overtime pay from federal income tax.

BillTrack50: Beyond the Bill Number centers on 2026 healthcare affordability, with Sarah and Stephen linking the one big beautiful bill’s Medicaid cuts to the end of enhanced ACA premium tax credits.

This episode analyzes the Grid Power Act (H.R.

This episode of Beyond the Bill Number breaks down H.R.

The hosts discuss a statewide referendum on redistricting that could impact control of the US House, exploring the history and implications of gerrymandering.

This episode examines a proposed US Senate bill that would cap credit card interest rates at 10%, discussing its history, bipartisan sponsors, and potential impact.

Hosts Stephen and Sarah break down the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, comparing the US legislative process to the UK's spending review.

The hosts discuss how state legislatures are preparing for future pandemics, reflecting on lessons from COVID-19.

The episode analyzes US and UK legislation regarding transgender athletes in women's sports, blending policy discussion with personal sports experience.

This episode discusses racial and gender discrimination in education, covering historical context and current legislation.

This episode discusses the aging US power grid and legislative drivers for its modernization, with a comparison to the UK's energy crisis and coal phase-out.

This episode analyzes the controversy around gender identity and Title IX protections, focusing on House Joint Resolution 165 and comparing US and UK approaches.

This episode unpacks Project 2025's plans for the FCC and its role in the 2024 election.

The episode discusses Project 2025's plan to expand education savings accounts, comparing different educational experiences in the US, UK, and Spain.