👀 I’m Just a Bill: PRESS Act A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? The Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act in the 119th Congress establishing a federal shield law for journalists protecting source confidentiality, with specified exceptions. What does it actually do? Source protection: federal protection for journalist-source confidentiality Exceptions: clear exceptions for terrorism, kidnapping, imminent harm Definition of “journalist”: broad enough to cover independent and cooperative-class journalists, narrow enough to exclude bad-faith actors Tech-company protection: limits federal subpoenas to tech companies seeking journalist communications Who votes when? House Judiciary + Senate Judiciary active consideration; historically bipartisan with intelligence-community concerns How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes with #9 Rally Group member-organized civic-information work, #15 Political Expedition Council “I’m Just a Bill” pilot vetting infrastructure, and the cooperative’s broader Federal-Congressional Body Cam transparency doctrine. ...

👀 I’m Just a Bill — Public Banking Act A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Public Banking enabling legislation in the 119th Congress. Builds on the existing Bank of North Dakota model and recent state-level public-banking laws (California, New Mexico). Federal version creates regulatory framework for state and municipal public banks. What does it actually do? Federal regulatory clarity for state/municipal public banks FDIC insurance pathway adapted for public-banking entity class Federal Reserve account access for qualified public banks Municipal-bond financing facilitation Tribal Public Banking provisions How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes with #7 MSA (Cathie Mahon credit-union model — public banks compose with credit unions in the cooperative-finance ecosystem) and broader cooperative-class financial infrastructure. Public banks are the structural alternative to bank-class extraction at the municipal scale. ...

👀 I’m Just a Bill — Public Domain Restoration A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Copyright reform in the 119th Congress addressing the documented public-domain shortage created by repeated copyright-term extensions (Sonny Bono Act, Mickey Mouse Protection Act variants). What does it actually do? Tightens orphan-works treatment Renewal-registration option for post-1978 works (formerly required) Library/archive fair-use clarification Statutory-damages cap modifications Anti-circumvention DMCA Section 1201 review How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes with #13 JukeBox (cooperative music licensing depends on understanding what’s in the public domain), Save Local Journalism Act (fair-use for archival journalism), and #12 Harper Guild + #14 Didasko (cooperative-education materials benefit from larger public domain). ...

👀 I’m Just a Bill: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Reform (S.4350) A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? S.4350 in the 119th Congress would clarify and expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility, particularly for cooperative-class workers and certain nonprofit-sector employees whose eligibility has been historically ambiguous. What does it actually do? Eligibility clarification: Expands the definition of “qualifying employer” to include certain cooperative-sector and worker-owned enterprises. Payment counting: Allows previously-disqualified payments under prior repayment plans to count toward the 120-payment threshold. Forbearance correction: Addresses the 2023 PSLF guidance issues for borrowers placed in incorrect forbearance. Servicer accountability: Strengthens oversight of PSLF servicers to prevent improper denials. Who votes when? Senate HELP Committee: Active consideration House companion: Pending introduction President: Signature expected if both chambers pass How does this affect cooperative-class families? Directly affects the cooperative’s labor-class membership pool. Cooperative-employer eligibility for PSLF is a structural recognition that worker-owned enterprises are part of the public-good economy. Composes with: ...

👀 Public Transit Frequency Federal transit frequency standards 119th Congress: minimum service-frequency for federally-funded transit · low-income corridor priority. Composes with Federal Bus System + BEAD Broadband + Save-the-World Paper 3. 🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.

👀 I’m Just a Bill: Rapid Rehousing Funding A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Rapid Rehousing funding expansion in the 119th Congress, addressing the documented shortage of rapid-rehousing capacity in nearly every metropolitan Continuum of Care (CoC). What does it actually do? HUD Continuum of Care rapid-rehousing funding expansion Move-in assistance + short-to-medium-term rental subsidy Case-management funding for rehousing transitions Family-with-children prioritization Veterans rapid-rehousing parallel funding stream How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes with #1 Lets Make Dinner Homeless Help Solution (cooperative-class composing layer for federal homelessness response), Save-the-World Paper 3 (Universal Cooperative Shelter), and #5 The Family Table Trust Graph for rehousing-recipient family-network reconnection. ...

👀 I’m Just a Bill: Renewable Energy PTC/ITC Continuation A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Continuation of the federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for renewable energy in the 119th Congress. PTC/ITC were extended by the 2022 IRA; current legislation addresses ongoing structure and qualifying technology definitions. What does it actually do? PTC continuation: extends per-kWh production credit for wind, solar, geothermal, hydro ITC continuation: extends investment tax credit for solar, storage, fuel cells Domestic content: bonus credit for projects meeting domestic-content thresholds Energy communities: bonus credit for projects in fossil-fuel-transition communities Community-owned generation: provisions specifically enabling cooperative-class member-owned generation Who votes when? House Ways & Means + Senate Finance active consideration; closely watched by the energy sector How does this affect cooperative-class families? Direct composing with Save-the-World Paper 2 (Universal Abundant Low-Cost Energy). Community-owned generation provisions enable cooperative-class member-pooled solar/storage installations that share the federal tax-credit incentive structure. ...

👀 I’m Just a Bill: Right to Repair (H.R.906) A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? H.R.906 in the 119th Congress would establish federal Right-to-Repair protections covering consumer electronics, agricultural equipment, and automotive systems. State-level Right-to-Repair laws have passed in multiple states; this bill would set a federal floor. What does it actually do? Manufacturer obligations: Manufacturers must make repair documentation, parts, and software tools available to independent repair shops and end-users. Anti-circumvention: Prohibits manufacturers from using software locks to prevent third-party repair. Agricultural equipment: Specifically addresses tractor and farm equipment lockouts that have been a flashpoint for farmers. Consumer electronics: Phones, laptops, appliances covered. Enforcement: FTC authority to enforce; private right of action included. Who votes when? House Energy & Commerce + Judiciary: Active consideration Senate companion: Pending President: Signature dependent on chamber action How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes directly with two cooperative initiatives: ...

👀 I’m Just a Bill: Rural Attorney Recruitment A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Rural Attorney Recruitment in the 119th Congress addressing documented “legal deserts”, rural counties with declining attorney populations and limited access to legal services. What does it actually do? Loan-forgiveness for attorneys serving designated rural counties Federal grants for state-bar rural-attorney programs Tribal Attorney recruitment provisions Rural-court technology infrastructure Composes with State Bar Open Letter framework How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes with LBCCL Healthcare Galveston Legal Framework first-deployment + future LBCCL variant deployments in rural jurisdictions where attorney shortages limit cooperative-class legal-services accessibility. ...

👀 I’m Just a Bill: Rural Electric Cooperative Broadband Authority A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Federal authorization in the 119th Congress for rural electric cooperatives to expand into broadband service delivery, leveraging existing fiber-and-pole infrastructure. What does it actually do? USDA Rural Utilities Service loan eligibility for cooperative broadband BEAD program coordination provisions Cooperative-cross-subsidy clarity Federal-pole-attachment authority for cooperative broadband providers How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes with BEAD Broadband Expansion + Universal Broadband Floor + Federal Broadband Affordability Bounty Posters. Direct kin-cooperative federation potential, rural electric cooperatives expanding into broadband are natural cooperative-class peers. ...