Search Results: keywords:"committee on ways and means"

  • H. RES. 109 — Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Ways and Means in the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:336

    H. RES. 109 outlines the funding for the Committee on Ways and Means in the 119th Congress. It provides a total of $30,290,000 to cover the committee's expenses from January 3, 2025, to January 3, 2027, which includes staff salaries. The resolution splits this budget into two...

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    H. RES. 109 is a plan to give money to a group in the U.S. government called the Committee on Ways and Means so they can pay their workers and other costs over two years. They will get a big pot of money to use, but there aren't many details about exactly how they'll spend it or who will check that they're using it wisely.

  • H. R. 7997 — To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for the automatic exclusion of China as a beneficiary country.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:186

    H. R. 7997 seeks to modify the Trade Act of 1974 to ensure that China is automatically excluded from being recognized as a beneficiary country under the Act. This legislative move is aimed at countering what it views as China’s anti-competitive practices. The bill, titled the...

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    H. R. 7997 is a plan to make sure China can't be part of a special trade list, because some people think they aren't playing fair in trade. It was suggested by a person named Mr. Dunn and is now being looked at by a group in Congress.

  • H. R. 1614 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:222

    H. R. 1614 seeks to make changes to the Social Security Act by expanding the types of healthcare practitioners who are allowed to provide telehealth services to patients covered under Medicare. The proposed amendment aims to broaden the range of medical professionals that can...

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    H. R. 1614 is a plan that wants to let more types of doctors and healthcare workers help people over the computer or phone, especially those who have Medicare, so they can get the care they need even if they can't visit the doctor in person.

  • H. J. RES. 93 — Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:124

    H. J. RES. 93 proposes that the United States Congress withdraw its approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO). This action relates to the approval initially given under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. The resolution was introduced by...

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    This bill is about the United States government deciding if they want to stop being part of a big group that makes rules about trading between countries, called the World Trade Organization (WTO). It's like deciding to leave a club that helps everyone follow the same rules when they trade things.

  • H. RES. 999 — Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:58

    H. RES. 999 is a resolution from the House of Representatives dated February 6, 2024. It elects Mr. Gomez to the House's Committee on Ways and Means. This resolution is administrative and does not involve any legislative changes.

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    H. RES. 999 is a special note from the House of Representatives saying that Mr. Gomez will join a group of people who talk about how money is spent and collected in the country. It doesn't change any laws, and it's just about Mr. Gomez joining this team.

  • H. RES. 22 — Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:399

    The resolution H. RES. 22 is about electing members to specific standing committees in the U.S. House of Representatives. It lists the names of representatives chosen for four committees: Appropriations, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and Ways and Means. This...

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    The resolution H. RES. 22 is like making teams at school, where certain members of the House of Representatives are chosen to join special groups called committees. These committees, like Appropriations, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, help make important decisions for the country on things like spending money and other big projects.

  • H. R. 9256 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and adjust for inflation the above-the-line deduction for teachers.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:256

    H. R. 9256 proposes changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, aiming to increase the tax deduction allowed for teachers who purchase classroom supplies out of their own pocket. The bill intends to raise the above-the-line deduction amount from $250 to $1000 and includes...

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    H.R. 9256 is a bill that wants to help teachers by letting them save more money on their taxes when they buy classroom supplies with their own money. It plans to increase the amount they can save from $250 to $1000 and make sure it keeps up with how money changes over time.

  • H. R. 549 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the clean fuel production credit.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:179

    H. R. 549 seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by eliminating the clean fuel production credit. This change would affect taxable years starting after December 31, 2024. The bill was introduced by Ms. Van Duyne and has been referred to the Committee on Ways and...

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    H. R. 549 is a plan to stop giving a special money bonus to people and companies for making clean fuel, starting in 2025. This might make it harder for them to be as successful because they rely on these bonuses to help pay for their clean energy work.

  • H. J. RES. 182 — Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Designated Placement Requirements for LGBTQI plus Children.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:219

    H. J. RES. 182 is a resolution proposed in the House of Representatives that seeks to nullify a rule from the Department of Health and Human Services. This rule pertains to the "Designated Placement Requirements for LGBTQI plus Children," which was published in the Federal...

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    H. J. RES. 182 is a decision made by some people in the government to stop a rule that was supposed to help decide where LGBTQI plus children should live. They didn't say why they want to stop it, but if they do, the rule won't count anymore.

  • H. R. 6774 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish special rules relating to which professional sports leagues qualify to be exempt from taxation.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:311

    H.R. 6774 proposes changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, specifically targeting professional sports leagues. The bill aims to apply new rules so that professional sports organizations with annual gross receipts over $1 billion, and involved in activities like managing league business,...

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    Congress is thinking about changing the tax rules so that really big sports leagues, the ones making lots of money, might have to start paying taxes too, especially if they make more than a billion dollars a year. This is like saying super-rich sports teams have to share more of their money with the country.

  • H. R. 2142 — To amend the Social Security Act to limit the recovery of overpayments under titles II and XVI to a ten-year period.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:363

    H. R. 2142, titled the “Social Security Overpayment Relief Act,” proposes changes to the Social Security Act. It aims to prohibit the recovery of overpaid benefits under titles II and XVI if the overpayment was discovered 10 or more years after it occurred. The bill was...

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    The Social Security Overpayment Relief Act is a rule that says if the government finds out they gave too much money to someone by accident, they can't ask for it back if it happened more than 10 years ago.

  • H. R. 1758 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain federally subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:429

    H.R. 1758, titled the "Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2025," proposes an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. This amendment aims to exempt certain federally subsidized loan repayments for dental school faculty from being counted as part of their gross...

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    H.R. 1758 is a bill that wants to change the rules about taxes so that some dentists who teach at dental schools don't have to pay tax on certain student loans if the government helps pay them back.

  • H. R. 335 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the National Firearms Act.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:193

    H. R. 335 seeks to change the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by eliminating the National Firearms Act. This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on January 13, 2025, by Mr. Burlison and several co-sponsors. The bill has been assigned to the Committee on Ways and...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 335 is a plan introduced in Congress to take away a law that talks about special rules for some types of guns and things like silencers. Some people think this might make it easier to get these items, which could be a worry for safety.