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H. R. 7559 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to grant family of members of the uniformed services temporary annual leave during the deployment of such members, and for other purposes.
March 06, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,578
H.R. 7559, known as the “Military Family Leave Act of 2024,” proposes to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide family members of deployed uniformed service personnel with temporary annual leave. This bill allows eligible employees, who are family members of someone in the...
Simple Explanation
The "Military Family Leave Act of 2024" lets family members of soldiers who are going to leave for work take two weeks off from their own jobs each year. This time off can be paid or unpaid, and it helps them keep their jobs and benefits while they support their loved ones.
H. R. 8932 — An Act To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA.
November 18, 2024
Status:Received in Senate
Congress:118
Words:237
H. R. 8932, titled the “FAFSA Deadline Act,” aims to create an earlier timeline for processing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The bill modifies the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require FAFSA applications to be processed by October 1 preceding the applicant’s...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants schools to check financial aid forms earlier so students and their families know how much help they can get before going to college. It also asks the Education Department to let everyone know if they can't finish reviewing these forms on time.
H. R. 7105 — An Act To establish requirements relating to certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes, and for other purposes.
February 29, 2024
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,062
H.R. 7105 aims to create requirements for the certification of small businesses owned and controlled by women. The bill mandates that only women-owned small businesses certified by the Small Business Administration or an approved national certifying entity will count towards...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7105 is a bill that says only small businesses owned by women that are officially certified can be counted in government goals for helping these types of businesses. It also asks for regular updates to make sure the plan is working and helps women-owned businesses.
S. 4647 — To require the transfer of regulatory control of certain munitions exports from the Department of Commerce to the Department of State, and for other purposes.
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July 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:6,527
S. 4647 aims to transfer the regulatory control over certain munitions exports from the Department of Commerce to the Department of State. The bill highlights concerns about the illegal export and trafficking of firearms from the United States to countries like Mexico and...
Simple Explanation
The bill asks for a change in who oversees the export of certain weapons from the U.S., moving this job from one government department to another, to help stop illegal gun shipments to places where bad things happen because of too many guns.
S. 4810 — To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial octopus aquaculture operations in the United States, the exclusive economic zone, and the waters of the United States, and for other purposes.
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July 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:874
The bill, known as the "OCTOPUS Act of 2024," aims to prevent commercial octopus farming in the United States. It prohibits the Secretary of Commerce from issuing permits for such activities and bans the import and export of octopuses farmed commercially. Exceptions are made for octopuses...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to stop people in the U.S. from farming octopuses for selling, but they can still have them for things like shows or research. If someone breaks the rules, they might have to pay a big fine.
H. R. 7105 — An Act To establish requirements relating to certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes, and for other purposes.
February 28, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:1,073
H.R. 7105 aims to change how small businesses owned and controlled by women are certified and counted towards government contracting goals. Under this bill, only businesses that have been officially certified, rather than those that self-certify, will count towards government-wide and...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7105 wants to make sure that when the government looks at businesses run by women, only those that have a special certificate count, not the ones that just say they do. But, they won't spend any extra money making sure this new system works.
H. R. 8932 — An Act To establish an earlier application processing cycle for the FAFSA.
November 23, 2024
Status:Enrolled Bill
Congress:118
Words:247
The FAFSA Deadline Act (H.R. 8932) aims to start the FAFSA application process earlier. It amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that applications open by October 1, instead of January 1, for students' planned year of enrollment. The Act also requires the...
Simple Explanation
The FAFSA Deadline Act wants to make sure that students can start filling out their college money forms earlier, on October 1, but there might be some problems if things don't go as planned, and the rules to fix them aren't super clear.
H. R. 9067 — To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a waiver of certain training and certification requirements for specified skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities.
July 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,329
H.R. 9067, also known as the "Building America’s Health Care Workforce Act," proposes changes to certain training and certification rules for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities under the Social Security Act. Specifically, the bill would allow these facilities...
Simple Explanation
In this bill, places where nurses help people, like nursing homes, can get special permission to let nurse helpers learn for a longer time, up to a year instead of just four months. This helps because some places don't have enough helpers and need more time to train them.
S. 3493 — To require certification prior to obligation of funds for United Nations Relief and Works Agency, and for other purposes.
December 13, 2023
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:401
S. 3493, known as the "UNRWA Reform Act of 2023," requires that before the United States funds the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), certain conditions must be met. These include ensuring all associated personnel and beneficiaries are vetted following...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure that, before giving money to help people through a group called the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), everyone is checked for safety, school books are nice and fair, and that certain rules about who is a refugee are followed.

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