👀 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#
Social Security + retirement + aging#
Voting + civic#
Safety + protection#
Food + agriculture#
Education + workforce#
Healthcare#
Workplace + family#
Veterans#
Manufacturing + infrastructure#
Privacy + technology#
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.
👀 H5N1 Bird Flu Preparedness H5N1 preparedness 119th Congress: stockpile · surveillance · vaccine-development funding · farmworker protections · cooperative-class composing. Composes with Save-the-World Paper 7 (Health Care) · Farm Bill · Agricultural Worker Protections. 🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.
👀 Federal Inter-City Bus System Funding What Federal inter-city bus system funding in the 119th Congress addressing rural mobility gaps in jurisdictions without passenger rail.
What it does Essential Air Service-analog for bus service · FTA Section 5311(f) intercity-bus expansion · rural-route subsidies · Tribal mobility provisions. Composes Save-the-World Paper 3 (Cooperative Shelter — mobility composing) · BEAD + rural infrastructure.
🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.
👀 I’m Just a Bill — Federal Jail and Pretrial Detention Standards A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Federal jail and pretrial detention standards legislation in the 119th Congress addressing documented variations in jail-conditions, medical care, and pretrial-release decision quality across U.S. jurisdictions.
What does it actually do? Federal minimum standards for medical care in detention Pretrial-release decision-quality standards Mental health crisis-response in detention contexts Family-visitation provisions Tribal-jurisdiction provisions How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes with Save-the-World Paper 10 (Universal Justice — Federal-Congressional Body Cam doctrine), #5 The Family Table (incarcerated members are Trust Graph nodes), and Federal Sentencing Reform Bounty Poster.
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👀 I’m Just a Bill — Federal Jobs Guarantee Pilot A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Federal Jobs Guarantee pilot legislation in the 119th Congress. Funds limited-scope pilot programs in selected jurisdictions to test federal-jobs-guarantee policy mechanics.
What does it actually do? Pilot funding for ~5-10 jurisdictions Wage floor at minimum-wage-plus living-wage benchmark Public-good work focus (infrastructure, care, environmental) Cooperative-class enterprise eligibility for jobs-guarantee employer designation Evaluation framework for measuring labor-market effects How does this affect cooperative-class families? Cooperative-class enterprises (Step 4 Nodes, Freezer Hosts, Concierge providers) could be designated jobs-guarantee employers. Cooperative members in pilot jurisdictions could enter the cooperative-class economy via jobs-guarantee employment. Composes with #16 Brass Tacks + #1/#2/#3 marketplace cluster.
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👀 Juvenile Justice Reform Federal juvenile justice reauthorization 119th Congress: diversion programs · status-offender provisions · racial disparities · Tribal juvenile-justice composing. Composes with Save-the-World Paper 12 + Federal Prison Education + Trust Graph #5. 🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.
👀 I’m Just a Bill — Federal Medicaid Doula Coverage A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Federal Medicaid coverage for doula services in the 119th Congress addressing documented maternal-mortality disparities, particularly among Black and Indigenous birthing people.
What does it actually do? Federal Medicaid doula-coverage standards Provider-credentialing standards (cooperative-class eligible) State-implementation grants Tribal-doula provisions Composes with rural maternal health legislation How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes with #5 The Family Table (perinatal-care Trust Graph), #6 Tatiana Schlossberg Health Accords, #7 MSA, and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act + Universal Pre-K Bounty Posters.
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👀 Microbusiness Support Federal microbusiness support 119th Congress: SBA microloan expansion · cooperative-class microbusiness eligibility · technical assistance. Composes with #10 VSL + #11 Lets Make Bread + Worker-Cooperative Conversion Tax Deferral. 🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.
👀 I’m Just a Bill — Federal Mileage Rate Reform A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Federal mileage rate reform legislation in the 119th Congress addressing the documented gap between IRS standard mileage rate and actual vehicle operating costs, particularly for charitable/medical/cooperative-class travel.
What does it actually do? Aligns charitable mileage rate (currently $0.14/mi) with business rate Updates medical mileage rate for healthcare access travel Provisions for cooperative-class member travel (Freezer Host pickup, MSA participating-provider travel) Adjusts methodology for ongoing rate updates How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes with #1 Lets Make Dinner (Freezer Host travel for cooperative-class meal access), #7 MSA (member travel to participating providers), and #8 Defense Klaus (survivor-class travel to safety services). The cooperative’s mutual-aid pools currently absorb travel costs the cooperative could route through tax-advantaged member arrangements if rate-fix landed.
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👀 Federal Mortgage Assumability What Federal mortgage assumability restoration in the 119th Congress permitting buyers to take over existing low-rate mortgages.
What it does Restores assumability for conventional Fannie/Freddie loans · qualification standards · seller-protection provisions · cooperative-housing-trust assumability. Composes Save-the-World Paper 3 (Cooperative Shelter) · Workforce Housing Tax Credit + Affordable Housing Tax Credit.
🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.
👀 Federal Naloxone Access What Federal naloxone access expansion in the 119th Congress (overdose-reversal medication).
What it does OTC access codification · Medicaid coverage standards · community-distribution liability protections · cooperative-class community-health-worker provisions. Composes Opioid Settlement Funds Protection + Rural Mental Health Access.
🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.