Search Results: keywords:"funding prohibition"

  • S. 3473 — To extend the prohibition on providing airport improvement grant funds to certain entities that have violated intellectual property rights of United States entities.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:233

    S. 3473, titled the “Air Security Act of 2023,” was introduced to extend a rule from the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. This rule prohibits giving airport improvement grant funds to certain entities that have violated the intellectual property rights of U.S....

    Simple Explanation

    This bill is like a rule that says certain people or groups can't get money to fix airports if they've been caught copying ideas that belong to others in the U.S., and it wants to keep this rule for one more year until 2024 instead of ending it in 2023.

  • H. R. 7392 — To reprogram Federal funds appropriated for UNRWA to construct the southwest border wall and to prohibit future funding for UNRWA.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:296

    H.R. 7392 proposes to redirect federal funds that were initially allocated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) towards the construction of a permanent physical barrier along the southwest border of the United States....

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to use money meant for helping people far away to build a big wall on the southwest border of the United States and stop giving any more money to those people in the future.

  • H. R. 7202 — To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on funding provided by the United States to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:396

    H. R. 7202, titled the "Uncovering UNRWA’s Terrorist Crimes Act," aims to have the Secretary of State submit a report to Congress detailing the money the United States provided to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill wants a report showing how much money the United States gave to a group that helps Palestinian refugees, and it also wants to stop giving them any more money.

  • H. R. 4039 — An Act To prohibit the use of funds supporting any activities within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China.
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    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:631

    H.R. 4039, titled the "No Dollars to Uyghur Forced Labor Act," aims to prevent the use of U.S. government funds for activities involving goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. The bill prohibits funding from the Department of State or USAID from supporting...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 4039 wants to make sure that the U.S. doesn't use taxpayer money to buy stuff from a part of China called Xinjiang because there's a worry people there are being forced to work without being paid fairly.

  • H. R. 8091 — To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,282

    H.R. 8091 is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that aims to stop the federal government from providing funding to National Public Radio (NPR) and from using federal funds to buy radio content. The bill specifies that no federal money can be used for organizations whose...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is about stopping the government from giving money to NPR and similar radio stations that make and share learning programs, but it still lets the government buy radio shows for some special uses like for the military.

  • H. R. 7047 — To prohibit funding for the World Economic Forum.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:174

    H. R. 7047, also known as the “Defund Davos Act,” seeks to stop the use of U.S. government funds for supporting the World Economic Forum. Introduced by Mr. Perry and others, the bill states that no money from the Department of State, the United States Agency for International...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 7047, also called the “Defund Davos Act,” is a bill that wants to stop the U.S. government from spending any money on the World Economic Forum, which is a big meeting where people from all over the world discuss important issues.

  • S. 3723 — To prohibit funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:669

    The bill, titled the "Defund United Nations Relief and Works Agency Act of 2024," seeks to prohibit any U.S. funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), based on findings that the agency has allegedly aided Hamas terrorists. It stipulates that no funds allocated to UNRWA...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill is about stopping the USA from giving money to a group called UNRWA, which helps people in need, because they are worried that the group might be helping bad people. It also wants to make sure that people who work with this group aren't allowed to come to the USA and that the group's special tax status is taken away.

  • H. R. 5179 — An Act To require the maintenance of the country of origin markings for imported goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza, and for other purposes.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:377

    H. R. 5179, known as the “Anti-BDS Labeling Act,” aims to maintain the current U.S. policy on labeling the country of origin for goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza. It specifies that the existing policy, as stated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on December 23, 2020, will remain in...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill says that when things are made in the West Bank or Gaza and brought to the U.S., they should have a label saying where they are from, and this rule can't be changed unless Congress agrees.

  • S. 4894 — To urge the United Nations to abolish the position of Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and to withhold United States funding for such position.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:425

    S. 4894 is a bill introduced in the Senate aiming to convince the United Nations to eliminate the role of the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on human rights. The bill directs the U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN to use U.S....

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants the United States to ask the United Nations to stop having a special person who talks about how certain rules or actions can hurt people's rights. It also says the U.S. won't give money to the United Nations for this job.

  • H. R. 6918 — An Act To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from restricting funding for pregnancy centers.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:301

    H. R. 6918 is a proposed law that aims to prevent the Secretary of Health and Human Services from limiting funding to pregnancy centers. The bill prohibits the execution of certain regulatory changes that would affect funds for these centers, which support both the mother and...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 6918 is a plan to stop cutting money for places that help people who are going to have babies. These places help with things like advice, teaching about having a baby, and giving needed supplies to families.