Most Recent Bills

  • H. RES. 397 — Supporting the designation of May 8, 2025, as National Scam Survivor Day.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:269

    H. RES. 397 supports naming May 8, 2025, as "National Scam Survivor Day." The resolution highlights the significant financial impact of scams on Americans, including $12.5 billion lost in 2024, and emphasizes the need for increased public awareness and education to prevent scams. It...

    Simple Explanation

    H. RES. 397 wants to make May 8, 2025, a special day to think about people who have been tricked and lost money. It encourages everyone to work together to help those people and stop more tricks from happening, but doesn't say exactly how to do it.

  • H. RES. 395 — Establishing a Bill of Rights to support United States law enforcement personnel nationwide in their work to protect our communities.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:258

    H. RES. 395 proposes the establishment of a "Bill of Rights" for law enforcement officers across the United States. This resolution recognizes the importance of law enforcement in maintaining community safety and condemns any moves to defund or abolish the police. It outlines...

    Simple Explanation

    H. RES. 395 is about creating special rules, called a "Bill of Rights", to help police officers do their job of keeping everyone safe. It wants to make sure that when there's a problem, officers get treated fairly and everyone talks nicely to keep communities peaceful.

  • H. RES. 396 — Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 4, 2025, through May 10, 2025, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:171

    H. RES. 396 is a resolution expressing support for designating the week of May 4, 2025, through May 10, 2025, as "Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week." Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) is a movement disorder that can occur as a side effect of certain medications used to treat mental and gastrointestinal...

    Simple Explanation

    H. RES. 396 is a plan to make the week of May 4 to May 10, 2025, special for thinking about a health problem called Tardive Dyskinesia, which makes it hard for some people to control their movements. This week is about helping people learn more about it, so those who have it can get the help they need.

  • H. R. 1503 — An Act To combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:2,195

    H. R. 1503, the "Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025," aims to tackle the illegal activities of forced organ harvesting and human trafficking for organ removal. It outlines the U.S. policy to combat these activities globally and introduces sanctions on individuals...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 1503 is a new rule that says the U.S. wants to stop bad guys from taking people's organs without asking, even in other countries. It also says that people who do this could lose their travel papers or get into big trouble.

  • H. R. 881 — An Act To establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:1,241

    H.R. 881, known as the “DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act,” proposes to restrict Department of Homeland Security funding to U.S. higher education institutions that have ties with Confucius Institutes or certain Chinese entities. If a school has...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 881 is about making sure colleges in the U.S. don't get special money from the Department of Homeland Security if they work with certain Chinese groups, like Confucius Institutes, unless these partnerships are considered safe for the country.

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