Search Results: keywords:"designation criteria"

  • H. R. 8011 — To designate certain organizations as foreign terrorist organizations.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,012

    H.R. 8011, also known as the "Iranian Terror Prevention Act," aims to classify specific groups as foreign terrorist organizations. The bill mandates the Secretary of State to make these designations within 90 days of its enactment and proposes sanctions on certain entities...

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    The bill wants to say that some groups are really bad guys, called terrorists, and should have strict rules put on them to make them stop being bad. It tells important people to decide this quickly and keep checking who else needs these rules.

  • H. R. 9976 — To amend the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act to establish a designation of state sponsor of wrongful or unlawful, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,219

    H.R. 9976 aims to amend the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act by creating a new category for states that support wrongful or unlawful detention. This bill allows the Secretary of State to designate countries that repeatedly detain U.S....

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 9976 is like a rulebook that helps the U.S. decide if a country is being mean by keeping American people they shouldn’t, and if they are, the U.S. can put them in timeout like taking away their goodies or not being friends with them anymore.

  • H. R. 8246 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the criteria for designation of rural emergency hospitals.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:259

    H. R. 8246 proposes to change the rules for classifying rural emergency hospitals under the Social Security Act. The bill suggests modifications to Section 1861(kkk)(3) by revising certain dates and criteria. It aims to add an additional way for hospitals to be recognized as...

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    The bill wants to change how small hospitals in the countryside are recognized so they can get special help. It proposes a new way for more hospitals to qualify, but there are questions about the rules and whether using an old date is a good idea.

  • H. R. 10255 — To provide the United States Government with additional tools to deter state and non-state actors from wrongfully detaining United States nationals for political leverage, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:4,340

    The Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2024 aims to equip the United States Government with new tools to discourage both nations and non-state groups from wrongfully detaining U.S. nationals for political purposes. It establishes a framework for designating foreign...

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    The Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2024 is like a special toolkit that helps the U.S. try to stop other countries or groups from keeping U.S. citizens as captives to get what they want. It has rules for who might be causing trouble, ways to work with other countries to fix the problem, and some money set aside to help tell people where it might be dangerous to travel.