The bill H. R. 8609, titled “Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act,” aims to establish two new offices within the Supreme Court of the United States: the Office of Ethics Counsel and the Office of Investigative Counsel. The Office of Ethics Counsel, led by a Chief...
H.R. 8609 is a bill that wants to make two special offices at the top U.S. court to help judges follow rules and be fair, with one office giving advice and another checking if they do something wrong.
S. 5269, called the “VetPAC Act of 2024,” proposes amending title 38 of the U.S. Code to create a commission that evaluates the Veterans Health Administration. This commission, consisting of 17 experts, including at least two veterans, will review the administration’s...
The VetPAC Act of 2024 wants to get a group of 17 smart people, including two veterans, to check if the healthcare for veterans is good. They will tell grown-ups in Congress every year how it can be better.
H.R. 9817, known as the “Toxic Free Food Act of 2024,” requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to update the regulations on substances generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for food. The bill mandates manufacturers to notify the Secretary...
The "Toxic Free Food Act of 2024" is a plan to make sure the stuff in our food is safe by making food makers check in with the government when they say something is safe to eat, and it also tells them not to use experts who might have tricky jobs elsewhere.
H.R. 3378, titled the "Agricultural Security Risk Review Act," seeks to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950. The bill proposes adding the Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. This inclusion will specifically focus on...
H.R. 3378 is a bill that wants to make sure the person in charge of farming in the U.S. is part of a team that checks if people from other countries can buy things like farms and plant-related businesses in America. This helps protect the farms and food in the country.
H.R. 5794 aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code by addressing conflicts of interest within the Veterans Health Administration. The bill introduces requirements for the impartiality of individuals involved in peer reviews and administrative investigations related to...
H.R. 5794 is a rule that wants to make sure people checking for mistakes in veteran hospitals are fair and don't have any personal reasons that could make them not fair. It says that if someone knows the doctor they're reviewing or have a friend involved, they should not do the review.
The bill, titled the "NASA Talent Exchange Program Act," aims to amend Title 51 of the United States Code to create a public-private talent exchange program at NASA. This program allows for temporary assignments of employees between NASA and private sector entities, with...
The "NASA Talent Exchange Program Act" lets NASA and companies swap employees for a while so they can learn new things from each other. This is done carefully to make sure everyone follows the rules and doesn’t do anything they're not supposed to.
The bill S. 5395, known as the "Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act," aims to enhance accountability and ethical oversight within the U.S. Supreme Court. It proposes the creation of an Office of Ethics Counsel to guide justices on ethical matters like financial...
The bill wants to make new rules to help judges at the highest court be fair and honest. It suggests creating two special teams to check if judges are doing the right thing and to look into complaints about them.
S. 5557 requires the Department of Defense to include the organizational affiliations of certain independent health care providers in their medical records. This means whenever a health care provider, who is not directly employed by the Department of Defense, gives medical...
The bill wants doctors who work in military hospitals but aren't employed by the military to have their company names written in medical records. This helps everyone know which company the doctors are working for when they take care of patients.
The bill S. 4639 aims to create the Foundation for Standards and Metrology within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This nonprofit organization would support NIST by advancing measurement science, technical standards, and technology to strengthen the...
The bill wants to help a group called the Foundation for Standards and Metrology work with scientists and companies to make new technologies, but it has to be careful about where it gets its money and how it spends it to stay fair and honest.
H.R. 7164, introduced in the House of Representatives, aims to improve research on chronic pain in the United States. The bill proposes the creation of a National Chronic Pain Information System under the Public Health Service Act, which would use federal research data to...
H.R. 7164 is a plan to make a special information system to learn more about chronic pain, which is pain that lasts a long time. The idea is to use data from experts to better understand this kind of pain and how to study it, and share the findings on a website for everyone to see.
The bill H.R. 7535, titled the "Prescription Drug Supply Chain Pricing Transparency Act," requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study on how compensation and payment structures related to drug pricing work within the prescription drug supply chain. This includes...
This bill is like asking a really smart detective to look into how the prices of medicines are decided and how people who sell and make medicines get paid. They will then tell grown-ups in charge what they found so they can make things better in two years.
H.R. 9072 is a bill aimed at ensuring transparency in the protection decisions made by the Secretary of Homeland Security for Presidential candidates. The bill, titled the "Counter SNIPER Act," requires the Secretary to provide a written explanation to candidates and an...
H.R. 9072 is a bill that asks the person in charge of keeping the country safe to explain why some people running for President get special protection and others don't. If a candidate asks for more protection and is turned down, they can ask again, and they should get an answer in two weeks.
H.R. 10470, known as the "Political Appointee Illicit Dealings Act" or "PAID Act," aims to modify existing U.S. laws to prevent former federal officials from investing in or managing investment funds where a foreign entity has a stake, if the involvement is based on discussions that occurred...
The bill wants to stop some people who used to work for the government from making money with a foreign company if they talked to that company while they still had their government job. It makes sure they don't use those talks to secretly make big business deals after they leave their job.
S. 5039, known as the “Unearth Innovation Act,” is a bill introduced in the Senate to create a program within the Department of Energy aimed at advancing mineral and mining innovation in the United States. The bill outlines the establishment of an initiative to foster...
The "Unearth Innovation Act" is a new idea to help improve mining in America by making it safer and better for the environment. Each year, for ten years, $100 million will be used to make new technologies and work with schools and companies to help mining and its acceptance in communities.
H.R. 7966 aims to amend title 10 of the United States Code to ensure financial services counselors working with members of the Armed Forces are financially independent. The bill outlines that these counselors must submit annual financial disclosures to verify they are free...
H.R. 7966 is a new rule that checks if the people giving money advice to soldiers don't have any money secrets of their own, to make sure they're giving honest advice. They have to show a paper every year with their money details, like a report card showing they have no secrets.
S. 3735, titled the "Protecting Innovation in Investment Act," aims to stop the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from implementing a proposed rule concerning conflicts of interest in the use of predictive data analytics by broker-dealers and investment advisers. The...
S. 3735 is a proposed law that tries to stop a group called the SEC from enforcing a rule about using special math tools called "predictive data analytics" to help people who manage money. This law says the SEC can't make or use any rules like this because it might be bad for money managers, but some people worry it could leave people with money unprotected.
S. 1258, also known as the “Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2023,” requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide Congress with an annual report on certain government projects that are significantly over budget or delayed by more than five...
S. 1258 is a bill that wants the government to keep a list of big projects that are taking too long or costing too much money, so everyone can see where the money is going and make sure things are done right.
The Dual Citizenship Disclosure Act requires that Members of Congress who are foreign nationals must file a statement about their status as a foreign national with the appropriate congressional ethics committee within 90 days of taking office. This requirement does not apply...
The Dual Citizenship Disclosure Act wants to make sure that Members of Congress who come from other countries tell the government about it when they start their job, or else they might have to pay a small fine.
S. 4390, known as the “No Foreign Emoluments Without Congressional Consent Act,” seeks to amend title 5 of the United States Code to prevent the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and other senior federal officials from accepting foreign payments without Congress's consent. The...
The bill is like a rule that says important people in the U.S., like the President and Congress members, can't accept gifts or money from other countries unless all the grown-ups in charge agree. If they break this rule, they might have to give the gifts back, pay a big fine, or even face trouble.
S. 3944 seeks to create the William S. Knudsen Commission for American Defense-Industrial Mobilization. This Commission's goal is to examine and suggest improvements to the United States' defense-industrial base, which includes evaluating the capacity to produce defense...
The bill is about creating a special team, called the William S. Knudsen Commission, to help make sure America can make enough important things for defense, like tools and supplies, in case they are needed. This team will look at what we have and what we need to improve so they can tell Congress and the President their ideas.
H. R. 5933 aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 by increasing transparency and regulation related to foreign gifts and contracts in higher education institutions. It mandates institutions to disclose detailed information about foreign gifts and contracts, prohibits...
H. R. 5933 is a special rule that helps keep track of all the money and gifts that schools in the U.S. get from other countries, making sure they don't take anything from bad guys. Schools have to share details about any big presents they get and be extra careful about who they make deals with, but some people worry this might make things harder for the schools.
H. R. 4877, also known as the "Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act," amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005. It requires the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to research and improve the identification, plugging, and repurposing of abandoned wells. The program aims...
The bill is like a big plan to fix old, forgotten holes in the ground called abandoned wells, which can hurt the earth. It wants smart people to come up with better ways to find these wells, plug them up, and maybe use them for something new, and they will get lots of money each year to do this important work until 2028.
H. R. 9483, known as the “Preventing Corruption in Advisory Roles Act,” aims to amend title 10 of the United States Code. The bill proposes to prohibit special Government employees within the Department of Defense from using or spending Federal funds while performing their...
In this bill, some people who help the Department of Defense plan and make decisions aren't allowed to spend the government's money directly to avoid any funny business, but the bill needs to make sure the rules are super clear and fair.
The bill, known as the "STOCK Act 2.0," aims to enhance transparency and accountability for senior U.S. government officials. It requires these officials to report any payments received from the federal government and bans them from trading stocks to prevent conflicts of interest....
The bill is like a new rule that makes sure important people working for the government have to tell everyone if they make money from the government and stop them from buying and selling stocks. This way, people can trust them to be fair and honest.
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