From TL; DR to POTUS: Countable’s Summer Bill Acronym Bracket

In honor of the House’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 115th 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 winners of this round will face off in next Friday’s Elite 8, and you’ll be able to vote on your favorites through Wednesday at midnight PT.

May the best bill acronym win!

Too Long, Didn’t Read (TL; DR) Act vs. Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services (CASES) for Constituents Act

No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act vs. Speed Warrior Outcomes, Research, Detection and Diagnosis (SWORDD) Act

Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act vs. Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Services, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand (ACCESS BROADBAND) Act

Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now (KITTEN) Act vs. Eliminate From Regulators Opportunities to National the Internet In Every Respect (E-FRONTIER) Act

Postal Operations To be Unbiased and Sensible (POTUS) Act vs. Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors (KIWI) Act

Curb Objectionable Redirection of Resources and Unconstitutional Payments to Trump (CORRUPT) Act vs. Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement (PIRATE) Act

Artificial Intelligence Reporting (AIR) Act vs. John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act (VA MISSION) Act

Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act vs. Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines (DETER) Act

PS (post scriptum) ― you see the winner of our spring bill acronym bracket here.

— Eric Revell

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