{
  "_comment": "New bills proposed by the review agent and approved via PR merge. Each item is merged into the tracker at build time. side: 'ours' adds to that pillar's agenda; 'opposition' adds to ADVERSE. Safe to edit by hand. pillar must match a pillar name in tracker.js exactly.",
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    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Medicare for All Act",
      "note": "Sen. Sanders (S. 1506) and Rep. Jayapal / Dingell (H.R. 3069); introduced, in committee",
      "why": "Establishes a single, publicly funded program covering everyone for comprehensive care - the clearest path the platform favors toward its universal, comprehensive, affordable-care standard (any universal system that truly meets the standard also qualifies). Introduced and in committee, with no floor action expected this Congress.",
      "ref": "S. 1506 / H.R. 3069",
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/s/1506",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-02"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Disapproval of 2027 ACA Benefit & Payment Parameters Rule",
      "note": "Rep. Castor (D-FL); CRA resolution; referred to Energy and Commerce",
      "why": "This CRA resolution would void the CMS 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters rule, which tightens ACA marketplace enrollment and eligibility procedures. Overturning it preserves easier marketplace access and coverage, advancing the platform's commitment to affordable health coverage; read pending confirmation of the rule's specific provisions.",
      "ref": "HJRES 197",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hjres/197",
      "addedDate": "2026-06-28"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Disapproval of 2027 ACA Benefit & Payment Parameters Rule (Senate)",
      "note": "Sen. Baldwin (D-WI); CRA resolution; referred to HELP",
      "why": "Senate companion CRA resolution to void the CMS 2027 marketplace rule that tightens ACA enrollment rules. Blocking it protects coverage access, serving the platform's health-security goals; read pending confirmation of the rule's specifics.",
      "ref": "SJRES 197",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/sjres/197",
      "addedDate": "2026-06-28"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Humane Safety, Justice & Immigration",
      "side": "opposition",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Citizenship Revocation & Repatriation Act",
      "note": "Rep. Ogles (R-TN), HR 9479; in Judiciary.",
      "why": "This bill would create new grounds for stripping citizenship and immigration status, re-review reviewewing asylum and refugee grants, and requiring denaturalized people to be removed along with their children. It moves toward a punitive, destabilizing immigration system and threatens the security of naturalized citizens and their families, cutting against humane and predictable processes.",
      "ref": "HR 9479",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/9479",
      "addedDate": "2026-06-29"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Rental Vouchers for the Homeless",
      "note": "Rep. Hoyle (D-OR), HR 9281; in Ways & Means and Financial Services.",
      "why": "This bill would provide rental vouchers to people experiencing homelessness. Direct housing assistance is among the most effective tools for reducing homelessness, advancing a baseline of dignified, stable shelter. Details of funding and eligibility are pending confirmation.",
      "ref": "HR 9281",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/9281",
      "addedDate": "2026-06-29"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Medicaid/CHIP Improvements for Low-Income Mothers",
      "note": "Sen. Booker (D-NJ), S 4913; in Finance.",
      "why": "This bill amends Medicaid and CHIP to improve coverage for low-income mothers. Strengthening maternal coverage supports health security for vulnerable families. Specific provisions are pending confirmation.",
      "ref": "S 4913",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/s/4913",
      "addedDate": "2026-06-29"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "WISeR Prior Authorization Model Disapproval (Senate)",
      "note": "Sen. Wyden (D-OR), SJRES 198; on Senate calendar.",
      "why": "This resolution would overturn the CMS WISeR rule that introduces prior authorization for certain Medicare services via the Congressional Review Act. Prior authorization can delay or deny needed care, so blocking it protects timely access for beneficiaries. Placement on the calendar is still pre-floor-vote, so status remains proposed.",
      "ref": "SJRES 198",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/sjres/198",
      "addedDate": "2026-06-29"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "WISeR Prior Authorization Model Disapproval (House)",
      "note": "Rep. Landsman (D-OH), HJRES 187; in Ways & Means and Energy & Commerce.",
      "why": "House companion resolution to overturn the CMS WISeR Medicare prior authorization model under the Congressional Review Act. Blocking added prior-authorization hurdles protects timely access to care for Medicare beneficiaries.",
      "ref": "HJRES 187",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hjres/187",
      "addedDate": "2026-06-29"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act",
      "note": "Sen. Collins (R-ME), S 4641; in Finance.",
      "why": "This bill counts time spent in hospital observation status toward Medicare's three-day inpatient requirement for skilled nursing facility coverage. It closes a gap that currently leaves many seniors with surprise SNF bills despite extended hospital stays, expanding access to needed post-acute care.",
      "ref": "S 4641",
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/s/4641",
      "addedDate": "2026-06-29"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Climate Renewal & Regional Resilience",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act (Senate)",
      "note": "Sen. Markey (D-MA), S 4725; in Agriculture Committee.",
      "why": "This bill funds research and extension on natural climate solutions such as carbon sequestration in soils and forests. It builds the knowledge base for cost-effective, land-based climate mitigation and regional resilience. Specifics are pending confirmation.",
      "ref": "S 4725",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/s/4725",
      "addedDate": "2026-06-29"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Climate Renewal & Regional Resilience",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act (House)",
      "note": "Rep. Garbarino (R-NY), HR 9217; in Agriculture Committee.",
      "why": "Bipartisan House companion to fund research and extension on natural climate solutions. It supports land-based carbon sequestration and resilience research, advancing climate renewal. Specifics are pending confirmation.",
      "ref": "HR 9217",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/9217",
      "addedDate": "2026-06-29"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Humane Safety, Justice & Immigration",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "BIA Appellate Procedures Rule Disapproval",
      "note": "Sen. Kaine (D-VA), SJRES 190; motion to proceed rejected 46-48.",
      "why": "This resolution would overturn an Executive Office for Immigration Review rule changing Board of Immigration Appeals appellate procedures via the Congressional Review Act. Preserving robust appellate review protects due process in immigration adjudication. The Senate rejected the motion to proceed, so it has not advanced.",
      "ref": "SJRES 190",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/sjres/190",
      "addedDate": "2026-06-29"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Fair Markets, Fair Work & Anti-Rent Extraction",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act",
      "note": "Rep. Beyer (D-VA), HR 9261; in Oversight & Government Reform and other committees.",
      "why": "This bill would establish comprehensive paid leave for federal employees, expanding beyond current paid parental leave to other family and medical needs. It strengthens worker protections and sets a model employer standard. Specific leave categories and durations are pending confirmation.",
      "ref": "HR 9261",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/9261",
      "addedDate": "2026-06-29"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "opposition",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act (Work Requirements)",
      "note": "Sen. Kennedy (R-LA), S 447; in Finance.",
      "why": "This bill imposes 20-hour-per-week work or volunteer requirements on adults aged 18-65 to qualify for Medicaid. Evidence from Arkansas and elsewhere shows such requirements primarily cause eligible people to lose coverage through paperwork barriers rather than raising employment, cutting access to care.",
      "ref": "S 447",
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/s/447",
      "addedDate": "2026-06-29"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Innovation With Public Return",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act",
      "note": "Rep. Landsman (D-OH), HR 6529; forwarded by subcommittee to full committee.",
      "why": "This bill seeks to shield households from electricity cost increases driven by AI data center demand, likely by reallocating those costs to the facilities themselves. It aims to ensure the data-center boom delivers public return rather than passing energy costs onto ratepayers. Committee action keeps it at proposed status.",
      "ref": "HR 6529",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/6529",
      "addedDate": "2026-06-29"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Build Enough, Build Well",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Perpetual Affordability & Shared-Equity Housing Act",
      "note": "Rep. Balint (D-VT); HR 9540; referred to Financial Services and Ways & Means",
      "why": "The bill funds perpetual-affordability and shared-equity housing models, invests in affordable supply, encourages inclusive local zoning, and adds rural renter relief and homeownership paths. It advances the platform's goal of building enough housing and keeping it permanently affordable rather than letting units flip to market extraction.",
      "ref": "HR 9540",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/9540",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-06"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Repeal Medicare WISeR Prior Authorization (Senate, Calendar 431)",
      "note": "Sen. Wyden (D-OR), SJRES 192, Senate Calendar No. 431",
      "why": "Companion CRA resolution to nullify the CMS WISeR prior-authorization model for select Medicare services. Removing these prior-authorization hurdles reduces delay and denial of covered care, supporting the platform's aim of health systems that work for patients.",
      "ref": "SJRES 192",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/sjres/192",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Build Enough, Build Well",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "advancing",
      "label": "Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act",
      "note": "Rep. Evans (R-CO-8), HR 1681, passed House, in Senate Commerce",
      "why": "The bill sets up an interagency strike force to speed federal review of applications to site communications facilities on public lands, with deadlines and accountability goals. Faster permitting supports getting broadband built in underserved areas, advancing the platform's build-enough infrastructure goal.",
      "ref": "HR 1681",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/1681",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Fair Markets, Fair Work & Anti-Rent Extraction",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "advancing",
      "label": "ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act",
      "note": "Rep. Stauber (R-MN-8), HR 1634, passed House, in Senate Small Business",
      "why": "The bill directs the SBA to help people with disabilities become entrepreneurs or find work at small businesses and to help small firms with hiring and accessibility. It expands economic access and fair-work opportunity for a group facing high barriers to employment.",
      "ref": "HR 1634",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/1634",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Innovation With Public Return",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "advancing",
      "label": "Clean Energy Demonstration Transparency Act",
      "note": "Rep. Carey (R-OH-15), HR 1453, passed House, in Senate ENR",
      "why": "The bill requires DOE to publish semiannual online reports on the status of clean energy demonstration projects it funds. Transparency over public investment in energy innovation supports accountability and public return on taxpayer-funded R&D.",
      "ref": "HR 1453",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/1453",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Build Enough, Build Well",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "advancing",
      "label": "Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act",
      "note": "Rep. Pfluger (R-TX-11), HR 1343, passed House, in Senate Commerce",
      "why": "The bill requires NTIA to submit a plan for tracking the processing and disposition of applications to site communications facilities on federal land. Better tracking helps unblock broadband deployment, supporting the platform's goal of building needed infrastructure well.",
      "ref": "HR 1343",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/1343",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Climate Renewal & Regional Resilience",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act",
      "note": "Rep. Gosar (R-AZ-9), HR 1043, Senate ENR committee report filed",
      "why": "The bill directs Interior to convey about 3,400 acres of BLM land to La Paz County, Arizona at fair market value for solar development, with carve-outs for cultural and environmental resources. It enables renewable energy build-out and regional economic development, though the read on the land-conveyance terms is pending confirmation.",
      "ref": "HR 1043",
      "confidence": "low",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/1043",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Climate Renewal & Regional Resilience",
      "side": "opposition",
      "status": "enacted",
      "label": "Repeal of Commercial Refrigeration Efficiency Standards",
      "note": "Rep. Goldman (R-TX-12), HJRES 75, Public Law 119-9",
      "why": "This enacted CRA resolution nullifies DOE's stronger energy-efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators and freezers. Rolling back efficiency standards raises long-run energy use and operating costs and weakens climate progress, cutting against the platform's resilience goals.",
      "ref": "HJRES 75",
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hjres/75",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "opposition",
      "status": "advancing",
      "label": "Stop Child Care Scams Act",
      "note": "Rep. Miller (R-IL-15), HR 7726, passed House, in Senate HELP",
      "why": "The bill converts permissive sanctions into mandatory ones, requiring ACF to disqualify a state from Child Care and Development Block Grant funds for substantial noncompliance. Mandatory funding cutoffs risk stripping child-care support from low-income working families over administrative failures, harming the people the program serves.",
      "ref": "HR 7726",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/7726",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "opposition",
      "status": "advancing",
      "label": "Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act",
      "note": "Rep. Fischbach (R-MN-7), HR 6945, passed House, in Senate Finance",
      "why": "The bill authorizes states to route TANF welfare funds to anti-abortion pregnancy centers. Diverting limited cash-assistance dollars to ideological centers that offer counseling and supplies rather than direct income support reduces resources for the broader safety net, cutting against dignified-life aims.",
      "ref": "HR 6945",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/6945",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Build Enough, Build Well",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "advancing",
      "label": "Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act",
      "note": "Rep. Kean (R-NJ-7), HR 5419, passed House, in Senate ENR",
      "why": "The bill requires Interior and the Forest Service to study and report on barriers and staffing needs for timely review of communications-facility permits on public lands. Identifying bottlenecks supports faster broadband deployment, advancing the platform's build-enough goal.",
      "ref": "HR 5419",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/5419",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Humane Safety, Justice & Immigration",
      "side": "opposition",
      "status": "advancing",
      "label": "DC Policing Protection Act",
      "note": "Rep. Higgins (R-LA-3), HR 5143, received in Senate",
      "why": "The bill repeals DC's local restrictions on high-speed vehicular police pursuits and generally requires such pursuits absent other means of apprehension. Overriding a locally enacted safety reform and mandating dangerous chases undermines both humane, evidence-based policing and DC self-governance.",
      "ref": "HR 5143",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/5143",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "opposition",
      "status": "advancing",
      "label": "Do No Harm in Medicaid Act",
      "note": "Rep. Crenshaw (R-TX-2), HR 498, passed House, in Senate Finance",
      "why": "The bill bars federal Medicaid payment for gender-transition procedures for anyone under 18. It removes coverage for a category of care for low-income minors and their families, narrowing access to healthcare that the platform's dignified-life value would protect.",
      "ref": "HR 498",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/498",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Climate Renewal & Regional Resilience",
      "side": "opposition",
      "status": "enacted",
      "label": "Repeal of Methane Waste Emissions Charge",
      "note": "Rep. Pfluger (R-TX-11), HJRES 35, Public Law 119-2",
      "why": "This enacted CRA resolution eliminates the EPA's methane waste emissions charge on oil and gas facilities that exceed emission thresholds. Removing the fee weakens a market signal to cut potent methane pollution and shifts environmental costs onto the public, cutting against the platform's climate goals.",
      "ref": "HJRES 35",
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hjres/35",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Humane Safety, Justice & Immigration",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act",
      "note": "Rep. Wilson (D-FL-24), HR 9494, referred to House Judiciary",
      "why": "The bill would provide a path to adjust immigration status for certain Haitian nationals, similar to prior fairness acts for other groups. It advances a humane, stable immigration system, though specifics are pending confirmation as no summary is yet posted.",
      "ref": "HR 9494",
      "confidence": "low",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/9494",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "No Medicare Clawbacks Act",
      "note": "Rep. Torres (D-NY-15), HR 9532, referred to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce",
      "why": "The bill appears to bar retroactive Medicare clawbacks/recoupments; based on the title it would protect beneficiaries or providers from surprise repayment demands, supporting stable access to care. The read is pending confirmation of the bill's specifics as no summary is yet posted.",
      "ref": "HR 9532",
      "confidence": "low",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119/hr/9532",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-13"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Permanent child allowance (American Family Act)",
      "note": "Sen. Bennet (S.1393) and Rep. DeLauro (H.R.2763), 2025; monthly refundable CTC; in committee",
      "why": "Restores the expanded, monthly Child Tax Credit that cut child poverty sharply when it was briefly in effect - the platform's capstone anti-poverty plank for families. Introduced and in committee, no floor action expected this Congress.",
      "ref": "S.1393 / H.R.2763",
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1393",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-19"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Codify the Roe-era floor (Women's Health Protection Act)",
      "note": "Rep. Chu (H.R.12) and Sen. Baldwin (S.2150), 2025; referred to committee",
      "why": "Writes the Roe-era protection for abortion access into federal statute and shields contraception, restoring a national floor after Dobbs. Introduced and in committee; blocked from advancing without a supermajority.",
      "ref": "H.R.12 / S.2150",
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/12",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-19"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Humane Safety, Justice & Immigration",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Equality Act (LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination)",
      "note": "Rep. Takano (H.R.15) and Sen. Merkley (S.1503), 2025; passed the House twice in prior Congresses",
      "why": "Writes sexual orientation and gender identity into federal civil-rights law across employment, housing, credit, and public accommodation - protections 72% of Americans support. Passed the House before; stalled in the Senate.",
      "ref": "H.R.15 / S.1503",
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/15",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-19"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Humane Safety, Justice & Immigration",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "MORE Act (deschedule cannabis + expungement)",
      "note": "Rep. Nadler (H.R.5068), 2025; the leading federal legalization vehicle; in committee",
      "why": "Removes cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act, pairs descheduling with expungement of past offenses, and directs reinvestment to communities hit hardest by prohibition - the legalization half of the platform's health-first drug policy.",
      "ref": "H.R.5068",
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5068",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-19"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Humane Safety, Justice & Immigration",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "proposed",
      "label": "Permit-to-purchase (Handgun Permit to Purchase Act)",
      "note": "Sen. Van Hollen (S.123) and Rep. Raskin (H.R.532), 2025; grants for state licensing; in committee",
      "why": "Funds states that adopt permit-to-purchase licensing with safety training - the model associated with a ~40% drop in firearm homicide in Connecticut and a ~25% rise after Missouri repealed its law. A grant program, not a federal mandate.",
      "ref": "S.123 / H.R.532",
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/123",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-19"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "white",
      "label": "Broad student debt forgiveness + debt-free public college",
      "note": "no single 119th vehicle; transition-era policy per the education brief",
      "why": "Cancels a large share of the $1.7 trillion student-debt overhang and rebuilds tuition-free public college and training for the automation era, so the next generation is not pushed through one expensive door. No comprehensive federal bill yet.",
      "ref": null,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "/briefs/education",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-19"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "The Foundations of a Dignified Life",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "white",
      "label": "Break meatpacker & seed monopolies; CAFO transition",
      "note": "Farm System Reform Act last introduced in the 118th (S.271/H.R.797); no 119th reintroduction",
      "why": "Enforces antitrust against the four packers controlling ~82% of beef, funds a transition off the CAFO model, and protects a farmer's right to save and replant seed after Bowman v. Monsanto. The lead vehicle has not been reintroduced this Congress.",
      "ref": null,
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "/briefs/food-security",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-19"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Build Enough, Build Well",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "white",
      "label": "Resilient Communities & Corridors (three-track new places)",
      "note": "no federal vehicle; legacy renewal, rail-hub districts, evaluation-gated new-city pilots",
      "why": "Funds renewal of existing cities first, transit-hub districts second, and a small number of evaluation-gated new-place pilots, with public land stewardship and permanent affordability built in. No dedicated federal bill yet.",
      "ref": null,
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "/briefs/new-american-cities",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-19"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Climate Renewal & Regional Resilience",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "white",
      "label": "Cut methane: plug leaks, capture landfill & farm methane",
      "note": "no dedicated 119th vehicle; the fastest near-term climate lever",
      "why": "Cutting methane slows warming within years rather than decades; the plank plugs oil-and-gas leaks and captures landfill and large-farm methane. Runs mostly through EPA rules, with no single dedicated bill to track.",
      "ref": null,
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "/briefs/climate",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-19"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Climate Renewal & Regional Resilience",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "white",
      "label": "Packaging producer responsibility + national deposit return",
      "note": "no 119th federal vehicle; 7 states have EPR packaging laws leading the way",
      "why": "Moves the cost of packaging waste from taxpayers to producers and adds a national deposit-return system, the most proven recycling tool. Maine, Oregon, Colorado, California, Minnesota, Maryland, and Washington lead; the federal Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act has not been reintroduced this Congress.",
      "ref": null,
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "/briefs/climate",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-19"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Innovation With Public Return",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "white",
      "label": "Public stake in publicly-underwritten AI (citizens' dividend)",
      "note": "no vehicle; lead-the-transition-publicly plank",
      "why": "When public money, data, compute, or underwriting flows into AI, the public holds a stake and returns feed a citizens' dividend - the internet-precedent doctrine applied to AI. No federal bill establishes this expectation yet.",
      "ref": null,
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "/briefs/innovation",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-19"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Fair Markets, Fair Work & Anti-Rent Extraction",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "white",
      "label": "Price pollution honestly: fee-and-dividend",
      "note": "no verified 119th vehicle; make-prices-tell-the-truth plank",
      "why": "Prices carbon and other pollution at the EPA damage estimate and returns the revenue as a dividend, so prices tell the environmental truth without hitting households. No current federal vehicle to track.",
      "ref": null,
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "/briefs/fair-markets",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-19"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Fair Markets, Fair Work & Anti-Rent Extraction",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "white",
      "label": "Count what matters: natural capital & beyond-GDP accounts",
      "note": "the 2023 national strategy exists and needs funding and statute",
      "why": "Funds and codifies natural-capital accounts and a beyond-GDP dashboard so the economy stops counting pollution as growth and unpaid care as nothing. A national strategy exists but needs statute and funding.",
      "ref": null,
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "/ledger",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-19"
    },
    {
      "pillar": "Humane Safety, Justice & Immigration",
      "side": "ours",
      "status": "white",
      "label": "Decriminalize personal possession + fund diversion",
      "note": "no federal vehicle; health-first drug policy anchored on Portugal and Seattle LEAD",
      "why": "Treats drug use as a health problem: decriminalize personal possession, fund diversion and treatment at scale, and measure the system on deaths, disease, and recovery rather than arrests. No comprehensive federal bill yet.",
      "ref": null,
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "/briefs/justice-safety",
      "addedDate": "2026-07-19"
    }
  ]
}