Search Results: keywords:"federal laws"

  • H. R. 1954 — To amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to protect civil rights and otherwise prevent meaningful harm to third parties, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:979

    H.R. 1954, also known as the “Do No Harm Act,” seeks to amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. The bill aims to ensure that religious freedom cannot be used to justify discrimination or deny others their civil rights. It adds exceptions that prevent the Act from...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 1954, called the "Do No Harm Act," is a plan to make sure that saying "It's my religion" can't be used as an excuse to hurt others, break the rules at work, or deny people fair treatment, like going to school or seeing a doctor.

  • S. 3585 — To amend title 9, United States Code, with respect to arbitration of disputes involving human trafficking.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:402

    S. 3585 seeks to amend title 9 of the United States Code to address arbitration in cases involving human trafficking. The proposed changes include adding "human trafficking" to the types of disputes covered under arbitration rules, alongside existing categories like assault...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 3585 is a new rule suggestion that wants to make sure problems that happen because of human trafficking can be talked about and solved more fairly by special helpers called "arbitrators," just like in other bad situations like being hurt or treated badly. It also tries to make some changes in the law table so it's clearer when we are talking about these problems.