Search Results: keywords:"civil fines"

  • H. R. 636 — To amend section 248 of title 18, United States Code, to provide adequate penalties and remedies for attacks on facilities providing counseling about abortion alternatives and attacks on places of religious worship.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:470

    H.R. 636, also known as the “Pregnancy Resource Center Defense Act,” aims to amend the United States Code to enhance protections for facilities offering abortion-alternative services and places of religious worship. The bill proposes increased criminal penalties for attacks on these...

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    The bill wants to make sure places like churches and centers that help people who are thinking about not having an abortion are safe by giving tougher punishments to people who damage them. This means if someone does something bad to these places, they might have to pay a lot of money or go to jail for a while.

  • H. R. 8367 — To ensure labor organization transparency and accountability.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,782

    The bill, titled the “Union Transparency and Accountability Act,” aims to make labor organizations more transparent and accountable. It updates the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 by requiring labor organizations to submit specific financial reports annually and adds...

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    The Union Transparency and Accountability Act is a plan to make sure unions, which are groups for workers, show how they use their money and treat their members fairly. They have to tell everyone about their money once a year, and if they don’t, they might have to pay a fine.

  • H. R. 1908 — To prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,785

    H.R. 1908, also known as the "End Congressional Stock Trading Act," aims to stop Members of Congress, along with their spouses and dependent children, from owning or trading stocks, bonds, commodities, and other complex investment vehicles. The bill requires current members and their...

    Simple Explanation

    The End Congressional Stock Trading Act is like a new rule saying people in Congress and their families can't buy or sell certain kinds of money stuff, like stocks, to make sure they don’t make unfair decisions just to get rich. If they already have this money stuff, they need to sell it within a certain time, and if they break the rule, they might have to pay a big fine.

  • H. R. 7264 — To prohibit certain defense industry stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress and spouses of Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,962

    H.R. 7264, titled the "Stop Politicians Profiting from War Act of 2024," aims to prevent members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from trading or owning stocks, bonds, and other financial interests in defense contractors. The bill requires existing members...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill says that people in Congress and their families shouldn't make money from companies that sell things like tanks and planes for the military, so they have to sell any shares they own in those companies within a certain time. If they don't follow this rule, they might have to pay a big fine.