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  • S. 5119 aims to make certain sanctions against the Russian Federation permanent by incorporating them into law. These sanctions, originally imposed under several executive orders, target individuals and activities undermining Ukraine's sovereignty and other harmful actions by...

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    S. 5119 is a plan to make some rules that were made to stop certain bad actions by Russia into permanent laws. These rules can be changed if the people involved stop doing the bad things and there are special exceptions for important things like food and medicine.

  • H.R. 8432, titled the "Protect Our Police Act," aims to make Executive Order 13809 into law, as it was on August 28, 2017. This Executive Order allows state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies to access certain life-saving equipment and resources. The bill also...

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    H.R. 8432, or the "Protect Our Police Act," is like a giant toolbox being shared with police officers so they can help keep everyone safe. It also tries to make sure that new rules don't take away their important tools.

  • H. R. 10343 aims to turn Executive Order 14115 into law, which places sanctions on individuals who harm peace, security, and stability in the West Bank. The bill would make these sanctions permanent, unless the President can confirm that an individual has stopped such harmful...

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    H. R. 10343 is a plan to make sure people who cause trouble in the West Bank face serious consequences, unless they promise to stop behaving badly and the President approves it. The President has to tell Congress if he decides to let them off the hook, but only after waiting a bit, to keep everyone in the loop.

  • H.R. 9592, known as the "Federal Register Modernization Act of 2024," aims to update Title 44 of the United States Code to modernize the Federal Register process. The bill changes the term "printing" to "publishing" for documents in the Federal Register, defines "publish" as...

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    In H.R. 9592, Congress wants to make the Federal Register, which is like a big public notebook of government rules, more modern by letting it go digital and using computers instead of just paper. This means the rules can be shared online, and new ways to share them during emergencies are allowed, but some people are worried it might cost more or make understanding the rules harder.

  • S. 5467 seeks to make the sanctions outlined in Executive Order 14115 permanent, targeting individuals who are seen as threatening peace, security, and stability in the West Bank. These sanctions will remain unless the President determines that the individual has ceased such...

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    S. 5467 is like a rule that says some people can't do bad things that make it dangerous or scary in a place called the West Bank. If they promise not to do those bad things anymore and someone in charge says it's okay, their punishment could be taken away, but the President has to tell some important groups before this is done.

  • H.R. 10368 aims to formally incorporate into law various sanctions against the Russian Federation that were previously established through several Executive Orders. These sanctions target individuals and activities associated with Russia's harmful behavior and are designed to...

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    In simple terms, this bill is like making an official rule that says some people from another country, Russia, can't do certain things with their money or business because they did mean stuff. It also says someone can stop these rules if those people stop doing the mean stuff, and it's really important to watch and make sure everyone is following these rules.