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Jen Briney | Legislation 2017: Corporatization, Backdoor Deals, Data, & DNA
Year-End Omnibus Bills and Legislative Jamming Tactics
Congress frequently utilizes giant year-end funding packages to pass significant legislation without public scrutiny. Although the government is supposed to be funded through twelve individual bills by September 30th, the process often results in a single massive bill signed in late December. This strategy allows lawmakers to insert "sinister" or controversial provisions into laws that few representatives have actually read in their entirety.