Search Results: keywords:"financial burden"

  • H. R. 10331 — To prohibit health insurers, including Medicaid managed care organizations and other private health plans, from imposing arbitrary time caps on reimbursement for anesthesia services and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:747

    H.R. 10331, known as the "Anesthesia for All Act," seeks to stop health insurers, including Medicaid managed care organizations and private health plans, from setting arbitrary time limits on payments for anesthesia services. The bill emphasizes that reimbursement should be based on the...

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    H.R. 10331 is like a rule that says health insurers can’t make silly rules about how long they pay for special medicine that helps people sleep during big doctor visits, making sure doctors decide based on what's needed. Someone from the government will check to make sure the rules are followed to keep everyone safe and fair.

  • H. R. 314 — To require executive agencies to reduce cost-sharing requirements for certain grants with certain nonprofit organizations 25 percent, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:355

    The bill, titled the “Empowering Nonprofits Act” (H.R. 314), aims to support eligible nonprofit organizations by reducing the cost-sharing requirements for grants by 25 percent. This reduction will be applicable for a duration of five years from the date the Act is enacted. The eligible...

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    The bill, called the “Empowering Nonprofits Act,” wants to help certain nonprofit organizations by making it cheaper for them to get money from the government. For five years, they want to make these nonprofits pay 25% less when they ask for grants, but only if they are in places where lots of people are poor.

  • H. R. 7867 — To amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish a limit for the total amount of additional unfunded regulatory costs that may be imposed in a fiscal year, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,608

    H.R. 7867, titled the "Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act" or "REG Budgeting Act," proposes changes to the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995. It aims to require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to set limits on the extra unfunded regulatory costs...

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    The REG Budgeting Act wants to make rules that tell the government how much it can spend on things they haven't paid for each year, so they don't spend too much without asking Congress first. It also asks for clear reports on these costs to make sure everyone knows what’s happening.

  • H. R. 2997 — An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Mesa County, Colorado, certain Federal land in Colorado, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:690

    H.R. 2997, also known as the “Clifton Opportunities Now for Vibrant Economic Yields Act” or the “CONVEY Act,” proposes that the Secretary of the Interior transfer approximately 31.1 acres of federal land, known as the Clifton parcel, to Mesa County, Colorado. This transfer must be conducted...

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    The CONVEY Act is about the U.S. government giving a piece of land in Colorado to Mesa County, and Mesa County paying for all the costs, like checking how much the land is worth. The money from the sale goes back to the government, and a special map will be used to make sure everyone knows exactly which land is being talked about.

  • H. R. 445 — To establish trust funds relating to border security, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,438

    The bill H.R. 445, titled the "Border Security Investment Act," aims to set up trust funds for border security purposes. It introduces a 37% fee on remittance transfers to certain countries from people illegally entering the U.S. This money will be split between two funds: one to reimburse...

    Simple Explanation

    The "Border Security Investment Act" is like making a big piggy bank for border security. They want to add a new charge when people send money to certain countries, and they'll use that money to help states pay for border security and for special tools and helpers to keep the borders safe. If the piggy bank gets too full, they'll use the extra to help with the country's money problems.

  • H. R. 8902 — To make certain individuals ineligible to receive any Federal financial aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:563

    H. R. 8902, known as the “Freeze Aid For Student Assaulters Act of 2024” or the “FAFSA Act of 2024,” aims to make individuals ineligible for federal financial aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 if they are convicted of assaulting a police officer or...

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    The FAFSA Act of 2024 is a new rule that says people who are convicted of hurting police officers or causing trouble during riots cannot get free money for school from the government anymore. If they were getting free money, they would have to pay it back like a loan, and it would have to be paid back with extra money called interest.

  • H. R. 9268 — To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to update security screening requirements for certain covered air carrier operations.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:435

    H. R. 9268, also known as the “Safer Skies Act of 2024,” aims to enhance security measures for certain air carrier operations. The bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to update its screening requirements for air carriers that operate specific types...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 9268 is a new rule that tells the people in charge of airport security to change how they check passengers on certain small planes, making sure everyone is safe when they fly. They have 360 days, which is almost a year, to figure out how to do this.

  • H. R. 1006 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the excise tax on investment income of private colleges and universities.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:511

    H. R. 1006 proposes changes to the Internal Revenue Code to modify taxes on the investment income of private colleges and universities. It suggests increasing the current tax rate from 1.4% to 10%, and further to 20% for institutions that raise their net prices faster than...

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    H. R. 1006 is a law idea that wants to make private colleges and universities pay more money from the money they earn from things like savings and investments, raising the tax from a small bit to a much bigger bit if they charge students more money too quickly. Also, smaller schools might have to start paying this tax too.