Search Results: keywords:"effective date"

  • H. R. 1064 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:573

    H.R. 1064, titled the "Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act," aims to amend the Controlled Substances Act to classify all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I controlled substances, meaning they are considered to have a high potential for abuse with no accepted medical use. The...

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    The bill wants to make certain chemicals that are very similar to a drug called fentanyl special illegal drugs because they can be very dangerous. It says that these chemicals are so close to fentanyl that they should all be treated the same way under the law without needing to check each one.

  • S. 86 — To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:280

    S. 86 aims to repeal the law that automatically increases the salaries of Members of Congress. Introduced by Mr. Scott from Florida, this bill proposes to remove the section of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 that provides these automatic pay adjustments. The bill...

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    Imagine a rule where every year, Congress gets a little more money just because the rule says so. This bill wants to stop that and make sure they don't automatically get raises anymore.

  • S. 693 — To improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female agents and officers of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,002

    S. 693, titled the "DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act," aims to improve the body armor provided to female agents and officers of the Department of Homeland Security. The bill requires that this body armor be specifically designed to fit female body shapes and meet certain...

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    S. 693 is a plan to make special safety clothes that fit girls better for their work at the Department of Homeland Security, so they can be safer and more comfortable while doing their jobs.

  • H. R. 1425 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of the child tax credit, to make such credit fully refundable, to remove income limitations from such credit, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:485

    H. R. 1425 aims to make significant changes to the child tax credit in the United States. The bill seeks to increase the credit amount from $1,000 to $5,000, make it fully refundable, and remove income limitations for eligibility. Additionally, it would eliminate certain...

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    The bill wants to give more money to families with kids by raising the child tax credit from $1,000 to $5,000, making it so everyone can get the money back even if they don't pay taxes, and letting all families get it, no matter how much money they earn.

  • H. R. 6757 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the rollover contributions from Roth IRAs to designated Roth accounts.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:449

    H.R. 6757 proposes changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Roth IRA funds to be transferred directly into designated Roth accounts through a trustee-to-trustee transfer. It specifies how these transfers are treated for tax purposes, ensuring they qualify as...

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    H.R. 6757 wants to allow people to move money straight from one type of savings account called a Roth IRA to another, called a designated Roth account, kind of like moving toys from one toy box to another, without causing any trouble with the rules.

  • H. R. 2228 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust the effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pension under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:294

    H.R. 2228, known as the "Survivor Benefits Fairness Act," proposes changes to how the effective date is determined for certain reductions and discontinuances of veterans' compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions. Currently, these changes are effective from the last...

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    H.R. 2228 is a bill that wants to change when certain payments to veterans or their families stop if an important event like getting married or someone passes away. Right now, those payments stop at the end of the month before that event, but the bill suggests they should stop at the end of the month when the event happens.

  • H. R. 8938 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude overtime compensation from gross income for purposes of the income tax.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:285

    H.R. 8938, known as the “Keep Every Extra Penny Act of 2024,” proposes an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The bill aims to exclude overtime pay from being considered as part of an individual's gross income for income tax purposes. This means that when...

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    H.R. 8938 is about changing the rules so that when people work extra hours and earn more money, the extra money they make won't be counted when figuring out how much tax they need to pay. So, if someone works a lot of overtime, they might end up paying less in taxes.

  • H. R. 1152 — An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the application of the mailbox rule to documents and payments electronically submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:495

    H. R. 1152, titled the "Electronic Filing and Payment Fairness Act," aims to modify the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by applying the mailbox rule to documents and payments electronically submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The bill specifies that the date when...

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    H. R. 1152 wants to make sure that when people send their tax forms and payments to the IRS online, they count as "delivered" the moment they're sent, not when the IRS gets them. This new rule will start after December 31, 2025, and people in charge will make the guidelines by then.

  • S. 907 — To amend the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 to make technical corrections.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,239

    The bill S. 907 seeks to make technical corrections to the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022. It modifies how claims related to water contamination at Camp Lejeune are handled, clarifying the relationships between contaminants, harm suffered, and evidentiary standards. The...

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    The bill wants to make sure that when people have been hurt by bad water at Camp Lejeune, they get treated fairly in court. It sets rules about which court will handle these cases and how much lawyers can charge for helping.

  • S. 28 — To require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:941

    S. 28 aims to ensure consumers are informed if smart devices contain cameras or microphones. The bill requires manufacturers to clearly disclose the presence of these components before purchase. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is responsible for enforcing these...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 28 is a rule that says makers of smart gadgets must tell people if their devices have cameras or microphones before they buy them, so everyone knows what they're getting. However, phones and laptops are exceptions since people generally expect them to have these features.

  • S. 797 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect and expand access to fertility treatment under the health insurance program carried out under chapter 89 of that title, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:551

    The Family Building FEHB Fairness Act aims to change the United States Code to expand fertility treatment benefits under federal health insurance. It specifies what types of fertility treatments, such as in vitro fertilization and gamete donation, should be included in health...

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    The Family Building FEHB Fairness Act wants to make sure that people working for the government can get help having babies, like special doctor visits and medicine, through their work health insurance. It plans to start these changes one year after it becomes official.

  • S. 2233 — To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:793

    S. 2233, titled the “Youth Poisoning Protection Act,” aims to ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals. Products containing 10% or more by weight of sodium nitrite are deemed hazardous under the Consumer Product Safety Act. The bill...

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    S. 2233 is a new rule that wants to stop people from buying certain products with too much of a chemical called sodium nitrite, but it still allows using it for some jobs like making food or medicine. This rule will start working 90 days after it becomes official.

  • H. R. 2337 — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify birthright citizenship, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:290

    H. R. 2337, also known as the "Prohibiting Automatic Rights to Enter National Territory Act of 2025" or the "PARENT Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the rules around birthright citizenship in the United States. The bill proposes that for someone born...

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    The PARENT Act of 2025 says that if a baby is born in the United States, at least one of their parents must already be a U.S. citizen or have permission to live in the U.S. for the baby to automatically be an American citizen. This rule starts for babies born after this law becomes official.

  • H. R. 1442 — To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitr ite to individuals, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:640

    H.R. 1442, known as the “Youth Poisoning Protection Act,” aims to make it illegal for individuals to buy products containing a high concentration of sodium nitrite, defined as 10% or more by weight. The bill classifies such products as banned hazardous products under the Consumer Product...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 1442, called the "Youth Poisoning Protection Act," is a rule that stops people from buying things with too much of a chemical called sodium nitrite, which could be dangerous, but it won't change how it's used in factories or in food and makeup.

  • H. R. 1152 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the application of the mailbox rule to documents and payments electronically submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:693

    H. R. 1152, also known as the “Electronic Filing and Payment Fairness Act,” aims to change the Internal Revenue Code to apply the mailbox rule to documents and payments submitted electronically to the IRS. This means that when someone electronically submits a required...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make sure that when people send their tax forms or payments to the government using a computer, it's counted as received right away, like when you put a letter in a mailbox. But it might take a little while to figure out exactly how this will work.

  • S. 4053 — To prohibit the sale, lease, or loan of used motor vehicles with open recalls to consumers by auto dealers.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,200

    S. 4053 aims to prevent auto dealers from selling, leasing, or loaning used motor vehicles that have open recalls to consumers. The bill requires manufacturers to reimburse dealers if a remedy for the recalled vehicle is unavailable, up to the vehicle's fair market value....

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    S. 4053 is a rule that says car dealers can't sell, rent, or lend cars that need fixing because of safety problems (called recalls). If the car can't be fixed on time, the company that made it must pay the dealer what the car is worth.

  • H. R. 8724 — To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow States to waive certain administrative requirements for recertification, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:369

    H. R. 8724 proposes changes to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to enable U.S. states to bypass certain administrative requirements during the recertification process for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The bill allows state agencies to skip mandatory...

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    The bill wants to make it easier for people getting help with buying food to renew their application without having to do an interview each time. If they do need an interview, they can choose how they want to do it, like talking on the phone or using a computer, to make it less tricky.

  • H. R. 2808 — To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prevent consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:716

    H. R. 2808, also known as the "Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act," aims to modify the Fair Credit Reporting Act in order to protect the privacy of consumers' credit information. Specifically, the bill seeks to prevent consumer reporting agencies from sharing a consumer's...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill, called the "Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act," wants to keep people's credit information safe when they're trying to buy a house. It says that credit reports should only be shared in certain situations, like when there's a real offer to give someone a loan or insurance.

  • H. R. 9223 — To amend title 11, United States Code, to prohibit nonconsensual release of a nondebtor entity’s liability to an entity other than the debtor, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,960

    H.R. 9223 aims to amend the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to prevent courts from discharging or altering the liabilities of entities that are not debtors without their consent. It also restricts courts from staying or blocking legal actions involving nondebtors unless certain conditions are met....

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    This bill wants to make sure that when someone owes money and goes to court to sort it out, the court can't just change or erase what other people who don't owe money have to do unless those people say it's okay. It also wants to make rules clear about who can be stopped from doing things by the court when they're not the ones who owe money.

  • H. R. 423 — To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:388

    H.R. 423, titled the "Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2025," aims to change how some educational debts are treated in bankruptcy. Specifically, it amends section 523(a)(8) of title 11 of the United States Code by removing certain exceptions, making it easier...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 423 is a bill that makes it easier for people to erase their private student loans if they declare bankruptcy, which means they can't pay their debts anymore. It changes the rules about which types of loans can be forgiven when someone is in financial trouble.

  • H. R. 7905 — To prohibit States from imposing a tax on the retail sale of menstrual products.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:427

    H.R. 7905, also known as the "Stop Taxes Against Menstrual Products Act of 2024" or "STAMP Act of 2024," seeks to make it illegal for any U.S. state or local government to impose a tax on the retail sale of menstrual products. This includes items such as sanitary napkins,...

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    This bill, called the "STAMP Act of 2024," says that places in the U.S. can't charge extra money, like a tax, when someone buys things they need for their period, like pads or tampons.

  • S. 5505 — To limit spending from the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,360

    The bill, titled the “Balance the Highway Trust Fund Act,” aims to cap spending from the Highway Trust Fund for highway and highway safety programs so it does not exceed the federal government's revenues for these programs in each fiscal year. It sets rules for how the available funds should...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is like setting a money limit for a big piggy bank that helps fix roads and make them safer. It says only as much money as comes in can be spent, and if some states have leftover money, states that need more can use it.

  • H. R. 416 — To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to close the nominal benefits loophole.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:295

    H. R. 416 proposes an amendment to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 by closing the "nominal benefits loophole." This change will prevent households from receiving benefits unless they meet specific income and resource criteria. The Act is known as the “No Welfare for the...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 416 is a rule that says only people who really need help can get food benefits. It tries to make sure that people who have plenty of money can't get these benefits.

  • S. 2492 — To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve coordination between the Do Not Pay working system and Federal and State agencies authorized to use the system.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:911

    S. 2492 aims to improve the coordination between the "Do Not Pay" working system and federal and state agencies to prevent improper payments to deceased individuals. The bill proposes amendments to the Social Security Act, specifically updating procedures to allow the sharing...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 2492 wants to help the government stop sending money to people who have passed away by making sure different parts of the government can talk to each other better about who is still alive.

  • S. 3806 — To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to improve the cost of living adjustment exclusion from income under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:342

    S. 3806, titled the “COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2024,” seeks to change how certain cost of living adjustments (COLAs) are treated under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The bill proposes amending the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 by altering the date...

    Simple Explanation

    The "COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2024" is a plan to change how people get help with food costs, making sure money they get from cost of living increases, like some Social Security payments, isn't counted as income, which might help them get more food assistance.

  • H. R. 634 — To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into two judicial circuits, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,126

    H. R. 634 proposes to change how the Ninth Judicial Circuit in the United States is organized by splitting it into two separate circuits: the new Ninth Circuit and the Twelfth Circuit. It increases the number of federal circuit judges and specifies the states and territories that each new...

    Simple Explanation

    Imagine there’s a big group of judges, and they want to split this group into two smaller groups to make things easier for everyone. This bill helps make that happen and adds more judges to help out, but some parts are not very clear about how they'll do it or how they'll pay for everything.

  • H. R. 1990 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for research and experimental expenditures.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,787

    H.R. 1990, titled the “American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025,” aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for research and experimental expenditures. This bill allows taxpayers to treat these expenditures as expenses instead...

    Simple Explanation

    The American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 lets people who spend money on research and experiments take those expenses off their taxes instead of having to count them slowly over time. This makes it easier for them to save money on taxes right away when they try new things.

  • S. 5480 — To repeal the debt ceiling, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:898

    The bill S. 5480, titled the "End the Threat of Default Act of 2024," proposes to eliminate the federal debt ceiling, which is currently a legal limit on the amount of money the United States government can borrow. The bill would repeal the relevant section of the U.S. Code...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to stop having a limit on how much money the government can borrow, so it can always pay for what it needs without worrying about hitting a borrowing cap. It also makes sure that rules are clear for handling special funds when they can't borrow more money just yet.

  • H. R. 497 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide clarification with respect to the liability of third party payers for medical assistance paid under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,314

    H.R. 497 aims to modify the Social Security Act to clarify how third-party payers, like health insurers, are responsible for costs paid by Medicaid. It removes special rules for certain types of medical care under Medicaid liability rules and outlines the role and authority...

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    The bill wants to make sure that health insurance companies pay for medical costs before Medicaid does and requires states to check if people have health insurance, so everyone pays who is supposed to.