H.R. 9692, also known as the STOP MADURO Act, aims to increase the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Nicolás Maduro Moros to $100 million. This reward would be funded by assets confiscated from Maduro, his regime officials, and their...
The STOP MADURO Act is like a big treasure hunt where the U.S. promises to give $100 million to anyone who can help catch a man named Nicolás Maduro by using money taken from him and his team.
H.R. 9598 aims to reauthorize and update the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998. This bill makes various amendments such as redefining terms related to drug threats, expanding the definition of participating entities, and updating federal responsibilities in...
H.R. 9598 is a plan to help fight drugs by giving money to programs that help stop drug trafficking and make sure people have medicine to save lives during an overdose. It also wants to make rules and collect information to better understand and solve the problem of dangerous drugs like fentanyl.
The bill, H.R. 9598, seeks to reauthorize and amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act, enhancing efforts to combat drug trafficking and misuse in the United States. It introduces amendments to definitions, funding allocations, and strategies for addressing...
H.R. 9598 is a bill that wants to help stop bad drugs by giving money to different groups and teams so they can work together and keep people safe; it also makes sure they study how well the help for stopping drug overdoses is working.
H.R. 7371 aims to provide temporary protected status (TPS) to nationals of Ecuador living in the United States. This designation is in response to a severe humanitarian crisis in Ecuador, characterized by extreme violence and instability due to organized crime and drug...
Ecuadorians living in the U.S. might get permission to stay and work if this new rule is passed because things are very tough in Ecuador right now, but there are questions about how it will all work and how much it might cost.
H. R. 7311 aims to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) operations in foreign countries by amending the Homeland Security Act of 2002. It allows CBP employees and customs officers to engage in joint operations with officials from other countries, focusing on...
This bill wants to help U.S. border officers work better with other countries to stop bad things like drugs and terrorism from coming into America. It allows them to team up with other countries' police and help people in emergencies while making sure they use the money responsibly.
H.R. 815 is a bill that proposes amendments to Title 38 of the United States Code, focusing on enhancing veterans' access to reimbursement for emergency treatments provided through the Veterans Community Care Program. The bill includes multiple divisions addressing...
H.R. 815 is a plan by the U.S. government to help veterans pay for emergency medical care, and it also sets aside a lot of money to help other countries with things like their military and fighting bad guys. Some people are worried because the plan moves lots of money around without much checking if it's being spent correctly.
H.R. 1076, also known as the "Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act," mandates a study by the Comptroller General on the trafficking and financial aspects related to synthetic drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine in the U.S. The study will investigate the...
H.R. 1076 is a plan that asks a special group to look at how bad people bring dangerous fake drugs, like fentanyl, into the country and make money from it. They want to find out how these people use the internet and other tricky ways to sell these drugs and figure out how to stop them.
H. R. 8663 aims to enhance the capabilities of the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to better detect, identify, and disrupt the trafficking of drugs like fentanyl and xylazine, even in minimal concentrations. The bill proposes updating the...
This bill is like giving special superhero gadgets to the people trying to stop bad guys from bringing in dangerous drugs that are super hard to find. It helps them use new tools and smart robots to catch those bad guys even when the drugs are in tiny amounts.
S. 3782 is a bill that mandates regular briefings to Congress on the efforts to capture or eliminate the leaders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Introduced by Senator Cotton, the bill specifies that these briefings should occur every 90 days and be presented to...
S. 3782 is a rule that says important government people have to meet every 90 days to talk about how they are trying to find and stop the leaders of a big bad group in Mexico called the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. This is to make sure everyone knows what's happening and what they're doing about it.
H.R. 9598 aims to update a previous law regarding the Office of National Drug Control Policy by continuing its operations and making several changes to improve its effectiveness. It involves altering definitions, enhancing drug prevention and treatment strategies, and...
H.R. 9598 is a plan to help make our ways of fighting drug problems stronger by making some rules clearer, giving extra money so that people can get help if they take too many drugs, and making sure everyone works together better to solve these problems.
S. 3591, introduced in the U.S. Senate, proposes financial support to enhance border security measures. It allocates funds for the Department of Homeland Security to hire more personnel, improve technology for inspecting vehicles and detecting illegal drugs like fentanyl, and...
The bill is like a plan to make the borders safer by hiring more helpers and getting better gadgets to catch bad things like illegal drugs. It also makes rules tougher if someone tries to break the border rules, like sneaking past without permission.
H.R. 7837 proposes an amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to expand its definition of foreign intelligence. The bill aims to include activities related to the international production, distribution, or financing of illicit drugs, especially those...
Imagine there's a big rulebook that helps secret agents stop bad things from happening. This new rule wants to add something to the book so that the secret agents can also try to stop people who are making or selling dangerous drugs that hurt people.
S. RES. 543 expresses the Senate's view that state governors have the constitutional authority to repel what is described as an ongoing invasion at the southern border of the United States. The resolution points to various actions and policies of President Biden and his administration,...
The Senate thinks that the governors of the states near the southern part of the U.S. should be allowed to protect their states from what they call lots of people coming in from another country without permission, and they believe the President's actions are not helping.
S. 5126, also known as the "STOP MADURO Act," seeks to raise the reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of Nicolás Maduro Moros to $100 million. This reward will be sourced from assets of Maduro, his regime officials, and their co-conspirators that are...
The STOP MADURO Act wants to give a big prize of $100 million to anyone who helps catch and prove Nicolás Maduro is guilty by using money they've taken from him and his friends, but they need to be clear about how the prize is shared if many people help.
H. RES. 863 proposes the impeachment of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, the Secretary of Homeland Security, accusing him of high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution outlines two main articles: (1) his willful and systemic refusal to comply with federal immigration laws,...
H. RES. 863 is about a group wanting to take away a leader's job because they believe he didn't follow the rules about who can come into the country, which they say caused big problems. They also say he wasn't honest and didn't let people check if he was doing his job right.
The bill S. 4419, known as the "Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024," directs the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to improve tools for detecting and disrupting...
The bill wants the Department of Homeland Security to get better at finding tiny amounts of bad drugs, like fentanyl, to help stop them from causing harm. They plan to use fancy tools like portable detectors and smart technology.
H.R. 9347, also known as the "STOP TRANQ Act," is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives. It aims to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include xylazine as a significant source in the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, alongside other...
H.R. 9347 wants to find out which countries are making and sending a substance called xylazine, which is often mixed with illegal drugs, and include this information in a special report about tracking dangerous drugs worldwide.
The bill, S. 4025, known as the “STOP TRANQ Act,” aims to enhance the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report by requiring it to identify countries that are significant sources of xylazine, in addition to illicit fentanyl. It proposes an amendment to the...
The bill wants to add information about where a drug called xylazine comes from into a big report about dangerous drugs, so people can better understand and stop it from causing harm.
H. R. 10027, the "Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2024," aims to set up at least two Joint Operations Centers along the U.S. southern border. These centers are designed to help multiple federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies work together efficiently....
The bill wants to create special teamwork centers where different groups of helpers, like police officers, can work together to keep the southern border safe by stopping bad things from happening. These centers will help everyone talk to each other better and work as a team.
The resolution, H. RES. 1020, expresses solidarity with the people of Texas and other border states, criticizing the Biden administration's handling of illegal immigration. It highlights statistics regarding border apprehensions and accuses the administration of failing to protect states from...
This paper says some people in Texas and other places are upset because they think the president is not doing a good job of keeping people from coming into the country without permission. They even say he did something very wrong, but they don't give much evidence to back up those claims.
S. 5453, also known as the “PROTECT Act of 2024,” aims to strengthen the powers of Tribal courts and law enforcement in combating the opioid crisis and related crimes. The bill allows for Tribal courts to issue search warrants for electronic communications using procedures...
The PROTECT Act of 2024 wants to give Native American courts more power to help stop bad drug problems, and it lets them do more things like handle cases about drugs and catching bad guys with guns. It also makes sure people who break these laws can be put in special jail programs.
H. R. 2789, known as the “American Cooperation with Our Neighbors Act,” aims to enhance cooperation between the United States and Mexico at local and regional levels. The bill directs the Secretary of State, along with the U.S. Agency for International Development, to create...
H. R. 2789 is a plan to help the U.S. and Mexico work together better by focusing on stopping drug problems and helping towns near the border. The plan also wants to make it easier for people in the Caribbean to use banks, and it will keep Congress updated on how well this is going.
H.R. 9623 aims to amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 by reauthorizing the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program with additional funding of $400 million each year from 2026 to 2031. The bill also seeks to enhance the...
This bill is about giving money, $400 million each year from 2026 to 2031, to a program that helps stop illegal drug sales in certain important areas, but it wants to make sure the money is used in clever ways, even though it doesn’t say exactly how to do that yet.
The H.R. 9310 bill aims to help Tribal courts and law enforcement fight the opioid epidemic by amending title 18 of the United States Code. It proposes allowing Tribal courts to issue search warrants for electronic communications and expands what is considered a crime,...
The H.R. 9310 bill wants to help Tribal police and courts fight people who sell or misuse drugs like opioids by giving them more powers, like looking at people's online messages if needed. It also lets them handle more serious crimes like drug and gun-related offenses to keep everyone safer.
The bill, H.R. 3244, proposes to give the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury the authority to impose special regulations on certain foreign financial entities that are deemed to be involved in illicit fentanyl and drug-related money laundering. It sets forth measures for U.S. financial...
The bill lets the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury make special rules to watch and stop certain foreign banks from being sneaky about money connected to illegal drugs, like fentanyl. It also tells American banks to be extra careful and report when they think bad guys are moving drug money.
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