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  • H. R. 6324 is a bill that authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to undertake major medical facility projects across various locations in the United States for fiscal year 2024. The projects include construction, renovation, and expansion works, such as building new...

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    The bill lets the government spend a lot of money, about $3.35 billion, to build and fix hospitals for veterans in different places across the U.S., making sure they have good places to get medical help.

  • S. 3617, titled the "Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2024," aims to resolve land entitlement issues for the Cape Fox Corporation, which is the Village Corporation for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska. The bill addresses the unique land selection restrictions...

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    S. 3617 is a U.S. bill that helps a Native Alaskan group, called Cape Fox Corporation, to get some special land they were promised, letting them and another group, Sealaska Corporation, have ownership of it. The bill also makes sure people can still use nearby forest land, even after the changes.

  • S. 3672, known as the “Supporting Healthy Interstate Fisheries in Transition Act” or the “SHIFT Act,” aims to improve the management of fisheries in the United States by adapting to changing ocean conditions, including the impacts of climate change. It amends existing laws to ensure that...

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    The SHIFT Act is a plan to help keep fish healthy in the ocean as the world changes by making sure we look at how the climate is affecting them, and it also ensures that new fishing tools are safe for the environment.