Misleading Meme on First Three Bills by Democrats

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An old Facebook meme from April recently went viral again, wrongly identifying the first three bills introduced by House Democrats in January. The first three Democratic bills did not seek to impeach the president, end the Electoral College or provide “$54 billion in foreign aid.”

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A Facebook meme falsely claims “the first 3 bills introduced in the House by Democrats” sought to “impeach the president,” “ban the Electoral College” and give “$54 billion in foreign aid.” 

There are often several dozen pieces of legislation introduced on the first day. On Jan. 3, the first day of the 116th Congress, bills and resolutions were introduced in the House, and of them were sponsored by Democrats. According to the , which lists the bills in order, the first three bills introduced by a House Democrat were H.R. 1, H.R. 21 and H.R. 31.