H.R. 2634, also known as the "Free Speech On Campus Act," proposes changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965. It requires public colleges and universities to provide new and transfer students with a written statement explaining their First Amendment rights, along with...
H.R. 2634 wants colleges to tell new students about their right to free speech and show them how to talk nicely with each other. It says schools must share this info in writing and also on their websites.
H.R. 1560, known as the "Postal Supervisors and Managers Fairness Act of 2025," aims to change how the United States Postal Service manages the negotiation of pay and benefits for its supervisory and managerial staff. The bill proposes specific timelines for the Postal...
The bill wants to make sure that people in charge at the Post Office get fair pay and benefits by setting up clear rules and solving disagreements quickly, like how kids decide who gets the first turn with a toy.
The bill, S. 381, aims to amend the Truth in Lending Act to place a cap on credit card interest rates at 10 percent. It introduces limitations on fees associated with credit cards to ensure they don't bypass this cap, and enforces penalties for violations. Additionally,...
This bill wants to make sure people don't have to pay more than 10% interest when they use their credit cards, and if someone is charged too much, they can ask to get it back within two years. But after December 31, 2030, these rules might go away unless new ones are made, so credit card costs could become high again.
H. R. 2433 aims to improve how medical decisions are made under Medicare by ensuring such decisions are determined by physicians. The bill sets out specific rules for Medicare Administrative Contractors, Medicare Advantage plans, and prescription drug plans to follow when...
H. R. 2433 is trying to make sure that doctors, and not just anyone, are the ones who decide if people using Medicare can get certain medical treatments or medicines. It wants everyone to know how these decisions are made, kind of like showing their work in school.
S. RES. 593 expresses the Senate's support for arms control agreements and condemns Russia for halting its participation in the New START Treaty. The resolution criticizes Russia's nuclear threats and calls for the country to resume full compliance with the treaty's terms, including...
The Senate has written a letter saying it's important to keep promises about not making too many big bombs, and they're upset because Russia is stopping one of these important promises. They also want countries to talk more about how to be safe with these big bombs so everyone can feel safer.
H.R. 8243, the “State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act,” proposes changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965. It aims to exclude state-based education loan programs from certain federal requirements typically associated with preferred lender arrangements. The bill defines these state-based...
The law wants to let certain student loan programs run by states or nonprofits follow easier rules, as long as their loans have good interest rates like federal loans, and schools remind students they can get federal help first.
H. R. 8758, known as the “Public Service Worker Protection Act,” aims to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to include public employees under its coverage. This means that workers employed by the United States, state governments, or local subdivisions would receive the same...
H. R. 8758 wants to make sure that people who work for the government get the same safety protections at work as people who work for private companies. It gives states a deadline by when they must follow the new rules, which could mean big changes and costs for the states to keep their workers safe.
H. R. 709 aims to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, working with the Federal Aviation Administration, to create training for the use of systems that detect and counter unmanned aircraft systems...
H. R. 709 is a plan for making sure people get the right training to safely handle things that stop tricky drones from causing problems in the sky. It wants everyone who works with these tools to know what they're doing, so they don't accidentally mess up how planes and helicopters fly.
The Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings Act aims to change existing rules so that retirement plans cannot invest in certain foreign adversary or sanctioned entities. The bill requires plans to disclose any current investments they have in these entities and outlines...
The Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings Act is a rule that says people who manage retirement money can't put it into companies from certain other countries that aren't friends with the U.S. and have to tell everyone if they already have money there. It tries to keep retirement money safe by making sure it's not with bad guys.
S. 529 seeks to limit the cost-sharing for prescription drugs in health insurance plans in the United States. Starting in 2026, individuals' out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs will be capped at $2,000 per year, and families will have a cap of $4,000 per year. These...
The bill wants to make sure that when people need to buy medicine, they don't have to pay too much money from their own pockets each year. Starting in 2026, it will limit how much someone or a family has to spend on medicine yearly, and this amount will go up a little each year because of inflation.
H.R. 938 aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent U.S. higher education institutions from engaging in contracts with certain foreign countries and entities deemed a concern for national security. It allows institutions to apply for a waiver to enter into such...
H.R. 938 is a bill that tries to make sure American colleges and universities don't work with certain foreign countries or companies that might be a threat. Schools can ask for special permission to work with them if they show it's safe and useful for their students.
H. R. 233, also known as the "Higher Education Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Studies Act" or the "HELP PETS Act," aims to stop Federal funding to colleges and universities that conduct painful biomedical research on dogs and cats. Starting 180 days after...
The "HELP PETS Act" wants to stop giving money to schools if they do hurtful experiments on dogs and cats, unless it helps the animals or is related to service animals.
S. 5612 aims to change how prior authorizations work in the Medicare Advantage program. The bill requires an audit by January 1, 2026, to find items and drugs with high costs or complex authorization processes and calls for standardized requirements across all plans. By...
S. 5612 wants to make it easier for people to get special approvals (called "prior authorizations") for healthcare under a program called Medicare Advantage. The bill also suggests that by 2026, there should be new, simpler rules for everyone to follow, making healthcare easier to access without so many complicated steps.
H. R. 2657, also known as "Sammy’s Law," aims to protect children on large social media platforms from various online harms. It requires these platforms to provide tools for parents and third-party safety software providers to manage children's online interactions. The bill...
Sammy's Law is like a new rulebook for big websites where kids like to hang out online. It says these websites have to let parents and special helpers check what kids are doing and make sure they are safe from bad things on the internet.
H.R. 8668 is a proposed amendment to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 that aims to improve transparency in political advertisements incorporating content generated by artificial intelligence. The bill mandates that any political ad containing AI-generated images,...
H.R. 8668 is a rule that says if political ads use computer-made pictures, sounds, or videos, they have to tell people in the ad. If they don't, they might have to pay a fine.
The bill, titled the "Medical Debt Cancellation Act," aims to eliminate existing medical debt in the United States. It proposes a grant program for hospitals to cancel medical debt for patients, especially prioritizing safety net hospitals that aid vulnerable populations. Additionally, the...
The bill is like a magic eraser that wants to make medical bills disappear, helping hospitals forgive money people owe for health reasons and making sure debt collectors can't bother people or mess with credit scores because of old health bills.
H.R. 2694, also known as the "Election Results Accountability Act," proposes changes to the Help America Vote Act of 2002. It sets strict deadlines for states to count ballots and certify election results for federal offices, requiring that 90% of ballots be counted within 72...
H.R. 2694 wants to make sure that when people vote in big elections, most of the votes are counted quickly, kind of like a school race where they quickly declare a winner. If states don't follow these new rules, they might not get special money to help with voting in the future, unless they fix things.
The bill, known as the "AI Transparency in Elections Act of 2024," aims to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ensure transparency in political advertisements that use artificial intelligence (AI). It requires that ads significantly generated or altered by AI include a clear...
The AI Transparency in Elections Act of 2024 is a rule that says when people make political ads using computer-made images or sounds, they have to tell everyone with a note in the ad saying they used a computer to help make it. If they don't, they might get in trouble and have to pay a lot of money.
S. 1268, also known as the “Safety Starts at the Top Act of 2025,” aims to update the qualifications for organization designation authorization (ODA) holders under title 49 of the United States Code. The bill requires ODA holders with annual revenues of at least $15 billion...
The Safety Starts at the Top Act of 2025 is a new rule that says big airplane companies must have special people on their decision-making team: two who care about workers and two who know a lot about keeping planes safe. If the company doesn't do this in 90 days, they might lose some special permissions.
H. R. 8209, known as the “Migrant Flight Accountability Act of 2024,” requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify Members of Congress and U.S. Governors every time a migrant flight is scheduled to land in their jurisdiction. The notification must be sent at least three days in...
The Migrant Flight Accountability Act of 2024 wants to make sure that people in charge, like Congress members and state governors, get a heads-up before any plane carrying migrants lands in their area, so they know who's coming. This way, everyone's prepared and can plan better for the new arrivals.
H. R. 2199 aims to amend the Social Security Act to protect end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. It seeks to ensure that private health plans do not discriminate against ESRD patients by treating dialysis services unfairly compared...
H. R. 2199 is a plan to make sure that people with serious kidney problems get fair treatment from their private health insurance for their dialysis care, and it also stops the insurance from making Medicare pay first.
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