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  • S. 4815 is a bill introduced in the Senate that aims to stop the large-scale cancellation of student loans by limiting the power of the Secretary of Education, the Treasury Secretary, and the Attorney General. The bill cites a 2023 Supreme Court decision which recognized that...

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    S. 4815 is a bill that wants to stop any big plans to erase student loans. It says only Congress, the group that makes rules, should decide on such big money matters, not other officials.

  • H.R. 722, the "Life at Conception Act," aims to ensure that the right to life provided by the Constitution applies equally to both born and preborn individuals. It declares that constitutional protections for life begin at the moment of fertilization or equivalent processes such as cloning....

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    The bill says everyone should be protected and be safe from the time they become a tiny person inside their mommy's tummy, just the same as when they are born and go out into the world.

  • S. J. RES. 43 proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow Congress and the states to regulate and limit the amount of money spent by candidates and others to influence elections. The amendment aims to advance democratic self-government and political...

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    The bill wants to change the rules so that it’s easier to decide how much money people and companies can spend to try to help someone win an election, while making sure everyone gets a fair chance and the news can keep telling people what's happening.

  • S. 220 is a bill that aims to give Congress the exclusive authority to create or expand national monuments in the United States. The bill seeks to amend the existing Antiquities Act by requiring that such actions can only happen with explicit Congressional approval, thereby...

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    Congress wants to be the only one to have the power to make new special nature places called national monuments or make them bigger, instead of letting the President do it by themselves. This means it might take longer to make these decisions, but Congress wants to make sure they have a say in it.