👀 I’m Just a Bill
A pilot project of the Political Expedition Council
“I’m just a bill, yes I’m only a bill, and I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill.” — Schoolhouse Rock 1975
The Schoolhouse Rock cartoon ended in 1975. We’re putting it back — with a verification standard, a 30-Crown Council that crosses every line we’ve drawn, and the kind of plain-language explanation the original cartoon couldn’t do at modern legislative scale.
How it works
- Real bills. Every Bounty Poster covers a real bill currently in (or recently through) the U.S. Congress.
- Plain language. What is it? What does it actually do? Who votes when? How does it affect ordinary families?
- Cooperative composition. Each poster identifies which Liana Banyan Initiatives the bill structurally affects.
- Shirley Temple Truth Score. Every poster carries a vetting status. 🟡 Provisional = drafted but not yet Council-vetted. 🟢 Verified = 16 of 30 active Council members agreed it meets the standard.
30 Bounty Posters (BP039 launch batch)
Federal economy + reconciliation
- One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1)
- Inflation Reduction Act Amendments
- Stop Wall Street Looting Act (S.2155)
- Federal Reserve Transparency Act
Social Security + retirement + aging
Voting + civic
Safety + protection
Food + agriculture
Education + workforce
- FAFSA Simplification + College Affordability
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness Reform (S.4350)
- College Athlete Compensation Provisions
Healthcare
- Medicaid HCBS Expansion
- Affordable Insulin Now Act (H.R.6921)
- Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
- Medicare Advantage Transparency Act
Workplace + family
- Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Enforcement
- FAMILY Act (Paid Family and Medical Leave)
- Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Expansion
Veterans
Manufacturing + infrastructure
- CHIPS and Science Act / American Manufacturing
- Right to Repair (H.R.906)
- Postal Service Reform Extensions
- BEAD Broadband Expansion
Privacy + technology
- American Privacy Rights Act
- American Innovation and Choice Online Act
- AI Accountability and Innovation Act
Housing
The Council that vets these
The 30-member Political Expedition Council represents the full cross-section of American public life. See the Council Charter for governance details.
Each Crown letter is published on Cephas at crown-initiative/. When 16 of 30 active Council members agree on a Bounty Poster’s accuracy, the 🟢 Verified badge goes up.
Why “I’m Just a Bill”
The original Schoolhouse Rock cartoon assumed:
- Citizens have time to read legislation
- Bills are written in language non-lawyers can parse
- Public-facing civic information is non-partisan and trustworthy
None of those assumptions hold anymore. The cartoon ended in 1975 because somebody decided kids didn’t need to know how a bill becomes a vote anymore. We’re putting that back.
With the verification standard, with the Council that crosses every line, with the transparency the original cartoon couldn’t match.
Not Left. Not Right. Forward. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.