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  • H. RES. 1276 — Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:86

    The resolution H. RES. 1276 elects specific Members of the House of Representatives to various standing committees. Mr. Suozzi is elected to the Committee on the Budget. Mr. Mfume is elected to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, ranking immediately after Mr. Amo. Lastly, Mr....

    Simple Explanation

    This resolution helps choose who will be on some special teams in the House of Representatives. Mr. Suozzi will join the team that looks after money plans, Mr. Mfume will help with the team for making friends with other countries, and Mr. Deluzio will join the team that works on roads and bridges.

  • H. J. RES. 224 — Relating to the disapproval of the Presidential report with respect to the indebtedness of the Government of Ukraine.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:136

    H. J. RES. 224 is a joint resolution introduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Massie. It expresses Congress's disapproval of a proposal from the President regarding the debt situation of the Government of Ukraine. The resolution was submitted on November 20, 2024, and referred to the...

    Simple Explanation

    H. J. RES. 224 is a plan where some people in the government are saying they don't agree with what the President wants to do about money that Ukraine owes. They sent this message to a group called the Committee on Foreign Affairs to discuss it further.

  • H. RES. 42 — Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:436

    H. RES. 42 outlines the selection of Members to various standing committees in the U.S. House of Representatives. Specifically, it lists the Members elected to the following committees: Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology. These...

    Simple Explanation

    In this bill, some people in the U.S. House of Representatives are chosen to join and work on specific groups called committees. These groups, like the Agriculture or Foreign Affairs committees, focus on different topics and help decide on important things for those areas.

  • H. RES. 1275 — Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:97

    The resolution, H. RES. 1275, details the election of certain members to various standing committees of the House of Representatives. Mr. Higgins from Louisiana has been elected to the Committee on Armed Services. Mr. Zinke and Mr. Moylan have been selected for the Committee...

    Simple Explanation

    The resolution, H. RES. 1275, is about picking certain people to be part of special groups in the House of Representatives. Mr. Higgins will help with military decisions, Mr. Zinke and Mr. Moylan will handle things with other countries, and Mr. Fong will work on science and transportation projects.

  • H. R. 9476 — To condition the availability of Federal funds to Turkey on a formal apology for the attack on September 2, 2024, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:173

    H. R. 9476 aims to restrict the availability of U.S. Federal funds to Turkey until the Turkish government formally apologizes for an attack on United States Marines that occurred on September 2, 2024. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mrs. Luna and...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill says that the United States will stop sending money to Turkey until Turkey says sorry for something bad that happened to U.S. Marines.

  • H. J. RES. 164 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to Revision of Firearms License Requirements.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:518

    H. J. RES. 164 is a joint resolution from the 118th Congress that aims to disapprove a rule submitted by the Department of Commerce. The rule in question is related to the "Revision of Firearms License Requirements," which has been published in the Federal Register. If enacted, this...

    Simple Explanation

    Congress is looking at a rule from the Department of Commerce about how gun licenses work. This rule could change things, but some members of Congress don't like it and want to stop it from happening.

  • H. R. 8650 — To extend, and repeal the waiver authority under, the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:264

    H.R. 8650 aims to modify the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019. Specifically, it seeks to extend certain provisions and remove some waiver authorities under the existing act. The bill was introduced by Mr. Barr and has been referred to the Committee on Foreign...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8650 is a plan to change some rules about keeping Europe's energy supplies safe by extending and changing parts of an older law. It tries to balance safety and rules but some parts aren't very clear on what will happen or why those changes are needed.