Search Results: keywords:"federal appropriations"

  • S. 169 — To assist States in carrying out projects to expand the child care workforce and child care facilities in the States, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,666

    S. 169, known as the "Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025," aims to help states and tribal entities expand their child care workforce and facilities, especially in areas with limited access to child care services, known as child care deserts. The bill allows the Secretary of...

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    The "Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025" is a plan to give money to help more grown-ups learn to take care of kids and to build places where kids can be looked after, especially where there aren't enough such places. A total of $100 million will be used for this over several years.

  • S. 3606 — To reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:8,626

    S. 3606 aims to reauthorize and modify the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977. This bill includes updated findings on the risks and economic impacts of earthquakes, emphasizes the involvement of Tribal governments, and enhances provisions relating to earthquake...

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    This bill wants to keep people safe from earthquakes by updating rules, working with different groups, and making sure important places can handle them. It also plans to spend money to help people know when earthquakes are coming and to fix things quickly after they happen.

  • H. R. 7542 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for congenital Cytomegalovirus screening of newborns.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,083

    H.R. 7542, known as the “Stop CMV Act of 2024,” proposes amendments to the Public Health Service Act to introduce screening for congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in newborns. This bill allows hospitals and health care providers to test infants up to 21 days old for CMV, with...

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    The Stop CMV Act of 2024 is a new rule that wants doctors to check newborn babies for a germ called CMV, which can make babies sick. Experts will decide how to do this test, and the bill also gives money to hospitals and scientists to help with testing and finding better ways to treat and understand CMV.

  • S. 1285 — To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide funding to sustain and increase the supply and quality of child care, access to child care, and the child care workforce, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:6,635

    S. 1285 aims to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to increase funding for child care in the United States. It proposes a significant boost in financial support for child care services, particularly in areas with a high demand, and emphasizes improving the...

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    S. 1285 wants to give more money to help improve places where kids go to be cared for while their parents work. This means more good teachers and better playgrounds, especially in areas where there aren't enough places for kids to go.

  • S. 4129 — To contribute funds and artifacts to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:920

    S. 4129, known as the “Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Act,” proposes federal contributions to establish the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota. The bill allows the Secretary of the Interior to grant funds to the Library Foundation, provided the Foundation...

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    This bill wants to help build a library all about Theodore Roosevelt in North Dakota by giving money to a foundation, but first, the foundation has to find twice as much money from other places. It also talks about sharing Roosevelt's cool things, like his stuff from museums, but the library needs to make sure it has enough money to keep running on its own.

  • S. 360 — To provide for across-the-board rescissions of nonsecurity discretionary spending.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:657

    S. 360 aims to reduce nonsecurity discretionary spending by a specific percentage over multiple fiscal years. For fiscal year 2026, it mandates a 1% reduction, for 2027 a 2% reduction, and for 2028 and beyond, a 5% reduction. The bill requires these reductions to be applied...

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    S. 360 is a plan to save money by spending a little less each year on things that aren't related to security. Starting in 2026, everyone who gets this money has to spend 1% less, then 2% less in 2027, and from 2028, they need to spend 5% less to help balance the budget.

  • S. 4210 — To amend the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act to provide for additional procedures for families with children under the age of 6, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,541

    The bill S. 4210, titled the “Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2024,” amends the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act to improve procedures for families with children under 6 years old. It requires owners of certain housing to conduct risk assessments for lead paint...

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    The Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2024 aims to make homes safer for young children by having owners check for and fix dangerous lead paint quickly, and if not fixed, families can move to safer homes without waiting or losing help.

  • H. R. 6785 — To reform rural housing programs, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:6,913

    The bill, titled the Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023, aims to reform rural housing programs in the United States. It focuses on streamlining loan and mortgage procedures, preserving and revitalizing rural housing through financial assistance, and establishing...

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    The Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023 is like a plan to help people in the countryside have better homes by making it easier to get loans and get help fixing up houses, but it needs to be careful with its spending and rules to be fair to everyone.

  • H. R. 10491 — To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a Blue Carbon Program to conserve and restore blue carbon ecosystems, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:3,514

    H.R. 10491 aims to create a Blue Carbon Program led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to help preserve and restore coastal ecosystems like mangroves and seagrasses that absorb carbon dioxide. The bill proposes activities such as collaborating with various...

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    The bill wants to set up a big program to help protect and fix parts of the ocean and coast, like underwater gardens, that soak up bad air stuff called carbon. It plans to give lots of money to help people work together to take care of these important places and make sure they're good for the Earth.