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Search Results: keywords:"extraordinary circumstances"

S. 4044 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the consideration of the human rights records of recipients of support of special operations to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.
March 21, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,315
S. 4044, known as the "Upholding Human Rights Abroad Act," aims to amend the United States Code to ensure that the human rights records of recipients of U.S. special operations support are considered. The bill requires that before supporting foreign military or irregular...
Simple Explanation
S. 4044 is like a rule book that makes sure when the U.S. helps other countries' soldiers, it checks to see if they've been nice or mean to people. If the soldiers have been mean, they might not get help unless there's a really important reason.
H. R. 8002 — To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require States to consider measures that limit the amount of retail utility rate increases a utility company can request to once every 365 days.
April 15, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:240
H.R. 8002, also known as the "Stop the Rate Hikes Act," is a proposed amendment to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. This bill requires states to consider policies that would restrict utility companies to requesting retail utility rate increases no more than...
Simple Explanation
Imagine you are playing a game where you can't ask for another cookie until a full day has passed. H.R. 8002 wants to make a rule like that for companies that send us electricity bills, so they can only ask to raise the cost of electricity once every year.

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