The US Senate passed its version of this bill last week, the House will follow at some point.
Let's walk through the bill making process in class. You can find the steps detailed on Govtrack and Thomas.
We'll walk through the commentary about the bill soon enough, but this was one of those large omnibus bills that dealt with multiple issues that are being unpacked by the media. All of this can be negated by the House. Over a dozen Republicans voted for the bill - that may be les likely to happen in the more partisan House.
