Search Results for keywords:"congressional accountability"

Search Results: keywords:"congressional accountability"

H. RES. 1023 — Requiring Members of the House of Representatives to serve one shift in a passenger seat of a law enforcement vehicle observing the work day of a local law enforcement officer once during each term as a Member of the House, and for other purposes.
February 20, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:453
H. RES. 1023, known as the "Ride-Along Resolution," requires that each Member of the House of Representatives participate in a ride-along with a local law enforcement officer within their congressional district at least once during their term. The resolution mandates that the...
Simple Explanation
The "Ride-Along Resolution" wants House members to spend a day working alongside a police officer in their area at least once while they are in office. If they don't do this, their names will be made public.
H. RES. 970 — Censuring Representative Elise Stefanik of the 21st Congressional District of New York.
January 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:148
H. RES. 970 is a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives on January 17, 2024, which aims to censure Representative Elise Stefanik from New York's 21st Congressional District. The resolution details multiple instances where Representative Stefanik allegedly...
Simple Explanation
The resolution wants to give a public "time-out" to a Congress member named Elise Stefanik because she said and did things that some people think weren't nice or true about how we vote and what happened at the Capitol. This would make her stand in front of everyone in the House while they say why she's getting this time-out.
H. RES. 1603 — Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and release records of the Committee’s review of the alleged misconduct of Matthew Louis Gaetz II of Florida while serving as a Member of the House of Representatives.
December 03, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:281
H. RES. 1603 instructs the Committee on Ethics to keep and release records about their investigation into the alleged misconduct of Matthew Louis Gaetz II while he was serving as a Member of the House of Representatives. The resolution highlights various allegations against...
Simple Explanation
In this bill, the House wants to keep track of and share what they find out about bad things someone named Matthew Gaetz might have done when he was part of the government. They will share the info with everyone, but try to keep some parts secret to protect people's privacy.
H. RES. 1573 — Establishing the Select Committee on Electoral Reform.
November 14, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:979
H. RES. 1573 establishes a Select Committee on Electoral Reform in the U.S. House of Representatives. It aims to explore and assess different electoral systems and practices, such as proportional representation, ranked choice voting, and independent redistricting commissions,...
Simple Explanation
The bill creates a special group in the U.S. House of Representatives to think of ways to make voting and elections fairer and better. This group will talk to experts and come up with suggestions in one year, but they can't make any new rules themselves.

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