Question

Is it possible for all members of Congress to keep abreast of all bills under consideration?

Answer 1

yes. They have staff that actually read the bills and give them a general synopsis of their content. It depends a lot on the speed at which a bill is written and brought to a vote. Like the final bill for the stimulus for example. It was so huge (about a thousand pages) and contained so many things in it, that it could not be read in the short span of time from presentation to the vote. This is one thing that I think should be changed. No emergency passage stuff. It is unfair to us and to our representatives both.