Search Results: keywords:"education and outreach"

  • H. R. 7721 — To direct the heads of certain Federal agencies to develop and support worker-owned cooperative businesses, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,534

    H.R. 7721, known as the "National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act," aims to promote worker-owned cooperative businesses in the United States. It directs several federal agencies to implement programs that support and expand these businesses, ease regulatory...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7721 is like a plan to help people share and run their own stores or businesses together. It tells some government helpers to make it easier for people to start these shared businesses and teach others about them.

  • S. 1395 — To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:5,177

    S. 1395, also known as the "NO TIME TO Waste Act," aims to reduce food loss and waste in the United States. The bill proposes establishing an Office of Food Loss and Waste within the Department of Agriculture, which will support research and technology to minimize food waste and track...

    Simple Explanation

    The "NO TIME TO Waste Act" is about cutting food waste in half by 2030 by having the government help people learn and work together to save food.

  • H. R. 8220 — To clarify coverage of occupational therapy under the Medicare program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:247

    H.R. 8220 aims to ensure that occupational therapy is covered under the Medicare program, particularly when it comes to treating substance use and mental health disorders. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide education and outreach to...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8220 wants to make sure that people who need help with their daily tasks because of mental health or substance problems can get this help paid for by Medicare, and it also wants to make sure everyone knows how this works.