H.R. 7525, known as the "Special District Grant Accessibility Act," aims to ensure that special districts are recognized as local government entities for receiving federal financial aid. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must issue guidance within 180 days of the...
The bill wants the government to recognize special groups like water or park districts as local governments, so they can get help with money from the government, just like cities do.
S. 4651, known as the “Securing America’s Federal Equipment in Supply Chains Act” or the “SAFE Supply Chains Act,” is a bill aimed at ensuring that U.S. federal agencies only use information and communications technology (ICT) products purchased from original equipment...
S. 4651 wants to make sure that when the government buys things like computers and phones, they get them from the people who actually make them or from stores that are allowed to sell them. This is to keep everything safe and secure, but they have to get permission if they need to buy from somewhere else for really important reasons.
H.R. 7198, known as the "Prove It Act of 2024," aims to improve transparency in federal regulatory decisions that affect small businesses. The bill requires federal agencies to consider the potential indirect costs their regulations might impose on small businesses. It allows small businesses...
H.R. 7198, called the "Prove It Act of 2024," wants to make sure when the government makes rules, they think about how those rules affect small businesses and give them a chance to ask for help if the rules are too tough.
H.R. 7533 aims to improve the way federal regulations are reviewed after they have been enacted. The bill mandates that within 180 days of its passing, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget must report on whether agency regulations are available in digital...
H.R. 7533 is a plan to help the government tidy up its rules by using computers and smart technologies to make sure they are not old-fashioned or confusing, and to teach people how to use these technologies.
S. 5312, known as the "ORG CHART Act," requires government agencies to create and maintain clear organizational hierarchies. The agencies must provide diagrams and lists showing the relationships between their offices and positions, identify leaders, note if any positions are vacant or filled...
The ORG CHART Act says that government offices have to make easy-to-understand family tree-like diagrams to show who is in charge and how they are connected, and this information should be available online, but they can't use extra money to do it.
H.R. 7198, titled the “Prove It Act of 2024,” aims to increase transparency in federal regulatory decisions affecting small businesses. The bill requires agencies to thoroughly analyze and disclose the potential indirect costs of proposed rules on small entities. Moreover, it allows small...
The Prove It Act of 2024 wants the government to be more open about new rules that could make things harder for small businesses. It makes sure small businesses can check and talk about these rules before they are final, so everyone knows what’s happening.
H. R. 7103, also known as the “Agency Accountability Act of 2024,” aims to enhance transparency and accountability of federal agencies in meeting small business contracting goals. It requires agency heads to testify before relevant congressional committees if they do not meet...
H.R. 7103 wants government agencies to do better at helping small businesses by setting goals. If they miss these goals, they have to tell Congress why and try to do better next time, but they won't get any extra money for it.
S. 5098, also known as the “Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act” or the “TRUE Accountability Act”, requires specific agencies to create plans for internal control in cases of emergencies or crises. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget must...
Imagine if a school had a plan for what to do if there was a big storm or snow day so everyone would know what to do. This bill is asking some important offices of the government to make similar plans for emergencies, but it doesn't give any extra money to help them make these plans.
H. R. 1695, titled the "Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act," aims to enhance the way U.S. government agencies manage software. It requires agencies to update and expand their software inventories, ensuring all software used or paid for is...
The bill is like a rulebook that tells government workers how to keep track of all the computer programs they use. It's to make sure they don't buy too many and to help save money by sharing where they can.
H. R. 9031 aims to require leaders of Federal agencies to submit a report to Congress about how they are implementing the Regulatory Flexibility Act. This Act is specifically meant to ensure that agencies consider the impact of their rules on small businesses. The report...
This bill wants the leaders of different government departments to tell Congress how they're following a rule that makes them think about how their decisions affect small businesses. They have to explain what they mean by big effects and lots of small businesses in their reports.
The "Guidance Out Of Darkness Act" (GOOD Act) aims to improve public access to government agency guidance documents by requiring them to be published online in one centralized location. The bill mandates that both newly issued and previously existing guidance documents be...
The Guidance Out Of Darkness Act wants to make it easy for everyone to find important information from government agencies by putting all their instructions and advice online in one place. It makes sure that all the new and old instructions are there, unless they are secret for special reasons.
The bill S. 4679 aims to improve the federal permitting process, making it more efficient. It proposes amendments to the FAST Act, such as clarifying definitions, modifying the steering and reporting responsibilities of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, and...
The bill wants to make it easier and faster for companies to get permission from the government to start building big projects. It talks about fees they might have to pay and wants to make sure all the rules and timelines are clear so things don't get stuck or confusing.
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