Search Results: keywords:"government overreach"

  • H. R. 8292 — An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information.
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    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:326

    H. R. 8292 is a proposed law that aims to increase the penalties for those who unlawfully disclose taxpayer information. It suggests changing the current penalties from a $5,000 fine or up to 5 years in prison to a $250,000 fine or up to 10 years in prison. Additionally, the...

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    H. R. 8292 is a new law idea that would make it much more expensive and punishable for someone to improperly share people's tax secrets, making the fines a lot bigger and possible jail time longer, to try and stop people from doing it.

  • H. R. 8838 — To prohibit agencies from taking certain action relating to social media companies, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:3,070

    H.R. 8838, titled the "Free Speech Defense Act," aims to prevent U.S. federal agencies from regulating social media companies in ways that might limit free speech. The bill prohibits these agencies from requesting social media platforms to censor users or label content as misinformation...

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    The Free Speech Defense Act is a rule that stops the government from asking social media to censor what people say, except in very serious cases like when there's a danger. It also worries about the government getting free ads from social media, because it might break some laws.