Countable's Summer 2019 Bill Acronym Bracket - Round One

In honor of Congress’s August recess and politicians’ penchant for the pithy bill acronyms that have grown in popularity since the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act, we’ve put together another tournament in which you — Countable users — will choose the best bill acronym of the 116th Congress.

Countable’s selection committee has chosen 16 of the most creatively, and in some cases spitefully, titled pieces of legislation this Congress has introduced. The winner of this round will face off in next week’s quarterfinals, and you’ll be able to vote for your favorite through Thursday. May the best bill acronym win!

(1) Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species (PUPPERS) Act vs. (16) Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act

(8) FBI Access to Speedy Technology NICS (FAST NICS) Act vs. (9) Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (Stop STALLING) Act

(4) Assuring that Robust, Thorough, and Informed Congressional Leadership is Exercised Over National Emergencies (ARTICLE ONE) Act vs. (13) Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now (CLEAN) Act

(5) Protecting Against Unlawful Lobbying (PAUL) Act vs. (12) Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act

(2) Welfare Of Our Friends! (WOOF!) Act vs. (15) Pre-Registration of Voters Everywhere (PROVE) Act

(7) Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act vs. (10) Stop the Attack on Local Taxpayers (SALT) Act

(3) Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response (UIGHUR) Act vs. (14) Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act

(6) Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs (PACED) Act vs. (11) Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act

— Eric Revell

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