👀 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.
👀 I’m Just a Bill — Federal Noncompete Ban A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Federal noncompete ban legislation in the 119th Congress codifying the FTC’s 2024 Noncompete Rule (currently subject to ongoing litigation).
What does it actually do? Prohibits most noncompete clauses in employment contracts Senior-executive carveouts Trade-secret protection preserved through other mechanisms (NDA enforcement) State-law-floor preservation How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes with #16 Brass Tacks (worker mobility into Step 4 Node cooperative manufacturing), #3 Lets Go Shopping (cooperative-marketplace seller mobility), and worker-cooperative-conversion legislation.
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👀 I’m Just a Bill — Open-Source Software Procurement A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Federal open-source software procurement preference in the 119th Congress, building on existing federal-source-code-policy (FSCP) framework.
What does it actually do? Open-source preference in federal software acquisitions Cooperative-class licensee eligibility AGPL and similar copyleft license recognition Federal-agency contributor-back-to-upstream provisions How does this affect cooperative-class families? Direct composing — Liana Banyan’s substrate is SSPL Free Forever · Pledge #2260. Federal procurement preference for AGPL-class software composes with the cooperative’s structural commitment to substrate availability.
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👀 Federal Passenger Rail Expansion What Amtrak / federal passenger rail expansion in the 119th Congress addressing the documented underinvestment in intercity passenger rail.
What it does Amtrak operational funding · long-distance route maintenance · corridor expansion · state-supported route cost-share modernization. Composes Save-the-World Paper 2 (Energy — efficient mass transit) · Federal Bus System Funding.
🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.
👀 Federal Pet Insurance Standards What Federal pet insurance regulatory baseline in the 119th Congress addressing transparency and claim-process standards in the rapidly-growing pet-insurance market.
What it does Standardized disclosure formats · claim-process timelines · cooperative-class pet-care infrastructure provisions. Composes #4 Household Concierge (pet care).
🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.
👀 Federal PFAS Protection PFAS regulation 119th Congress: EPA enforcement · water-system testing · industrial discharge limits · firefighter/military exposure provisions. Composes with Water Infrastructure Investment + Firefighter Cancer Presumption + Save-the-World Paper 5. 🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.
👀 Federal Pharmacy Desert Mitigation What Federal pharmacy desert mitigation in the 119th Congress addressing the documented closure of ~9,000 retail pharmacies since 2020.
What it does 340B Drug Pricing Program access expansion · independent pharmacy reimbursement reform · PBM mandatory contracting standards · cooperative-pharmacy eligibility provisions. Composes #6 Tatiana Schlossberg Health Accords + #7 MSA + Lower Costs Transparency + multiple drug-pricing Bounty Posters.
🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.
👀 Federal Prescription Mail-Order Standards What Federal prescription mail-order standards in the 119th Congress addressing rural prescription access and PBM mail-order patterns.
What it does Mail-order pharmacy operational standards · rural-delivery service-level requirements · cooperative-class pharmacy provisions · PBM mail-order transparency. Composes Lower Costs Transparency + Rural Hospital Stabilization + #7 MSA.
🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.
👀 Federal Prevailing Wage Davis-Bacon prevailing wage reform 119th Congress: threshold modernization · cooperative-employer eligibility · enforcement provisions. Composes with #16 Brass Tacks + Worker-Cooperative Conversion. 🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.
👀 Federal Prison Education Federal prison education expansion 119th Congress: Pell-for-incarcerated full restoration · BOP educational programs · post-release transition. Composes with Federal Sentencing Reform + Save-the-World Paper 10 + #12 Harper Guild. 🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.
👀 I’m Just a Bill — Federal Reserve Transparency Act A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? The Federal Reserve Transparency Act (often called “Audit the Fed”) would expand GAO authority to audit the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions, currency-swap arrangements with foreign central banks, and emergency-lending facilities.
What does it actually do? GAO audit scope: Expands existing limited GAO audit authority over the Fed to include monetary policy decisions. Disclosure requirements: Discount-window borrowers and emergency-facility participants disclosed. Audit timing: Reports made public after appropriate market-sensitive delays. Fed independence: Bill explicitly preserves Fed operational independence; only adds transparency. Who votes when? House Financial Services + Senate Banking active reintroduction in the 119th Congress. How does this affect cooperative-class families? The cooperative does not endorse positions on monetary policy. The Political Expedition Council exists to provide accurate plain-language explanation.
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