u/DryEraseBoard — reddlx

H.R.8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 was introduced on May 1st, 2026.

Section 764 of the appropriations bill states:

>Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appropriations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, a union of one man and one woman.

Can anyone elaborate on the implications of this provision? Is this just the standard extra fluff they typically sprinkle into appropriations bills? Or does this have broader implications?

I'm used to seeing them specify exactly what the appropriations in the current bill in question can or cannot be spent on, but the does the "or previous appropriations Acts" turn this into a general rule that is very much open to wider interpretation?

The Know Your Labor Rights Act was introduced on Apr 21, 2026, which "Makes employers display posters and tell new hires about their rights to organize and bargain for better working conditions under federal law".

I'm well aware legislation like this is unlikely to become law, especially given the current majority in Congress. But I thought it was rare and interesting to see a bill sponsored and cosponsored by Republicans that is in favor of unions and worker's rights.

And its not like adding posters in workspaces is going to make any radical differences over night. But I imagine there are thousands of workers that are completely unaware of their rights, and maybe something as simple as a poster is enough to spark something bigger?