Search Results: keywords:"diplomatic repercussions"

  • H. R. 6602 — An Act To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the review of the interagency dispute resolution process.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:347

    H.R. 6602 proposes changes to the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, focusing on how interagency disputes are settled. It makes decisions about disputes involving countries under a comprehensive U.S. arms embargo mandatory, and empowers the Committee chair to decide such issues if the...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 6602 is a bill that wants to change how the government solves disagreements about selling items to certain countries. It says that if they can't agree, a special leader decides, and it directly mentions Russia as one of those countries they look at for not selling certain things.

  • H. R. 7206 — To designate the United Nations Relief and Works Agency as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:196

    H.R. 7206 is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that seeks to designate the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. If passed, the bill would require the Secretary of State to officially label UNRWA as a terrorist...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to call a group called the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) a "bad group," like how people sometimes call bullies or villains "bad." But some people think this is a quick decision without a lot of reasons and might make other countries upset.

  • S. 5249 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny certain green energy tax benefits to companies connected to certain countries of concern.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:758

    The bill, titled the "No Official Giveaways Of Taxpayers’ Income to Oppressive Nations Act" or the "NO GOTION Act", aims to revise the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It seeks to prevent certain companies from receiving green energy tax benefits if they are...

    Simple Explanation

    The "NO GOTION Act" is a rule that stops certain companies from getting special money help for green energy if they are linked to countries like China or Russia, because those places might not be friendly to the U.S. or have bad governments.