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  • H. R. 10523 aims to set up a Federal Wildfire Relief Fund to aid in compensating damage from catastrophic wildfires. The bill outlines that the President, through FEMA, must declare a wildfire catastrophic for assistance under this act. It specifies that the fund will cover...

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    The bill wants to make a special fund to help people who lose buildings in big fires, but it won't pay for people's injuries. To get help, a big fire must be officially called "catastrophic," and buildings need to have some insurance already.

  • H.R. 7641, known as the "Justice for Patients Act," aims to make changes in health insurance contracts. It prohibits the inclusion of mandatory predispute arbitration clauses, which are rules requiring disputes to be settled through arbitration instead of going to court. The...

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    Imagine a rulebook for a game called health insurance. This bill says that if there's a disagreement in the game, people can go to a judge to help, instead of using a special helper called an arbitrator, and they can also team up with others who have the same problem to ask for help together.

  • H.R. 7947 is designed to uphold the authority of state and federal courts over the legal profession by preventing federal agencies from regulating attorneys and law firms involved in litigation activities. The bill stipulates that these attorneys and law firms should only be...

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    H.R. 7947 is a bill that wants to make sure only special state courts, and not other parts of the government, can tell lawyers what to do when they go to court. It also says people can't sue the other side's lawyer for what they do in court.

  • S. 167 proposes changes to title 18 of the United States Code to establish penalties for criminal acts specifically targeting law enforcement officers. The bill aims to increase punishments for those who knowingly assault law enforcement officers, leading to serious bodily...

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    In this bill, they want to make sure that people who hurt police officers get punished really badly, especially if they seriously injure or even kill the officer. Before these cases can be dealt with by big government lawyers, someone important like the Attorney General has to say it’s okay.

  • H.R. 1203, known as the "Stop VOYEURS Act of 2025," seeks to amend title 18 of the United States Code to broaden the prohibition against video voyeurism. The bill proposes to increase the maximum punishment for video voyeurism from one year to five years in prison. It also expands the...

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    The "Stop VOYEURS Act of 2025" wants to make the rules stronger against people sneaking videos of others without them knowing, by making the punishments tougher and covering more places and situations. It tries to make sure that people who do this can get in trouble even if they use things like the internet or travel from one place to another.

  • H. R. 6753 aims to amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to allow cases involving gun manufacturers, sellers, or trade associations to be moved from state courts to federal district courts. This change would give federal district courts the authority to decide...

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    H. R. 6753 is like a rule change that lets special courts called federal courts decide if certain kinds of lawsuits about guns should go forward or be stopped, instead of state courts where they usually start. This could make it harder for people who want to take these cases to court and might make it confusing because the rules aren't very clear.

  • H.R. 218, titled the "State Immigration Enforcement Act," allows states and their subdivisions to enforce immigration laws by enacting their own criminal and civil penalties for conduct that is already prohibited under federal immigration laws. However, these state-imposed...

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    H.R. 218 is a suggestion for a new rule that lets states make their own rules about people from other countries living here, but those rules can't be tougher than the big country's rules. It also wants to change one part of a big book of rules, but it doesn't say exactly why or how.

  • H. R. 9248, known as the "Railroad Responsibility Act of 2024," is a proposed law that aims to give states more power to control how long trains can block highway-rail grade crossings. It amends Title 49 of the United States Code to ensure that states can create their own...

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    H.R. 9248 wants to give states the power to make rules about how long trains can stop and block roads, so cars don't get stuck waiting too long. It also tries to make sure the big central rules don't mess with the little rules each state wants to make.

  • S. 315 requires the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to create a rule ensuring that all new passenger vehicles in the United States have built-in devices to access AM radio stations. This rule must be issued within a year and go into effect two to three years after being...

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    The bill wants to make sure all new cars can play AM radio stations. It also asks for a study to see how AM radios help during emergencies and makes rules about labels for cars that can't get AM radio yet.

  • H. R. 1068 seeks to amend the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to allow for certain legal actions, called qualified civil liability actions, to be moved from state courts to federal district courts. This change would enable federal courts to determine if these cases...

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    H.R. 1068 is a proposal to let some court cases about gun businesses move from state courts to federal ones so judges can decide if they should continue or be stopped. This might change how and where people can go to court about these issues.

  • The Venue Named Under Exception Act or the VENUE Act aims to update the rules about where legal proceedings can take place for crimes committed in the National Capital Region on federally controlled property. If someone commits a crime in this area, the...

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    The VENUE Act is about deciding where a person can be taken to court if they do something wrong in the important areas around Washington, D.C. If they don't know where the person lives, then they can have the trial in Washington, D.C., but if they do know, the person can ask to have their trial closer to where they live, unless they live far away in another country.

  • S. 484 proposes an amendment to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to allow for the transfer and possible dismissal of certain lawsuits involving firearms manufacturers, sellers, or trade associations. If a manufacturer, seller, or trade association involved in a...

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    Imagine there's a rule that stops people from taking toy makers to court if the toys are used in a bad way. This bill says if someone does start a court case in a state against a toy maker, the toy maker can ask a bigger court to take over, and then that court can decide to stop the case if the rules say so.