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Not likely to actually go anywhere. It hasn't even gone to committee.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/s3283

Still, good to be aware of what is out there. Call your representatives on anything you see that sounds like a bad idea.

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So far in the 119th congress there have been 3688 bills filed in the Senate. A fraction of a percent of them will ever get talked about, voted on, or passed an sent to the House. It’s performative theatre for the constituents back home.

And especially, if you’ve noticed, lately the Senate has taken to gaveling into session for the sole purpose of declaring a recess until the next day - being in session for less than 30 seconds a day! Today, they were in session for 11 seconds…

This is typical for the senate. It’s called the “pro-forma session”. This is primarily done so that the senate is never truly in recess and thus blocks the president’s power to make recess appointments.

https://legalclarity.org/what-is-a-pro-forma-session-and-how...

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