Search Results: keywords:"government reform"

  • H. R. 964 — To amend section 6103 of title 5, United States Code, to establish Rosa Parks Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:461

    H.R. 964 proposes an amendment to section 6103 of Title 5, United States Code, to establish Rosa Parks Day as a federal holiday. The bill aims to formally recognize Rosa Parks’ contributions and impact on civil rights by adding this holiday to the federal calendar, listed...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 964 wants to make a special day called "Rosa Parks Day" a holiday for everyone in America to say thank you to Rosa Parks for her brave work in making sure people are treated fairly. The bill doesn't explain how it will work or if it will replace another holiday, so everyone is still figuring out the details.

  • H. R. 5509 — An Act To modernize permitting systems at the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:538

    H. R. 5509 aims to modernize the electronic permitting systems used by the Department of the Interior. The bill requires the Department to create centralized online systems for submitting and processing permit applications, which will be accessible to the public on their...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make the way people get permits from the Department of the Interior easier and modern by making it all happen online. They want to make sure it works well with things that are already in place, and they need to talk with a lot of different groups, like states and tribes, to do this the right way.

  • H. R. 1847 — To codify Executive Order 14158 relating to establishing and implementing the President’s Department of Government Efficiency.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:158

    H.R. 1847 is a bill introduced in the 119th Congress that aims to give the force of law to Executive Order 14158. This Executive Order relates to the creation and implementation of the President's Department of Government Efficiency, which seeks to improve how government...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 1847 is a proposed law that wants to make sure the President's plan for making the government work better is followed, by turning the President's instructions into a real law.

  • H. R. 112 — To repeal the Department of Agriculture bioenergy subsidy programs and other related subsidy programs.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:222

    H.R. 112 is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that aims to repeal specific bioenergy subsidy programs under the Department of Agriculture. These programs, created as part of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, would be eliminated if the bill is passed. The bill...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill is like saying goodbye to some money helper programs that help farmers make energy. It's saying they don't need these helpers anymore, like turning off a light when you don’t need it.

  • H. R. 1571 — To eliminate nonessential civil service positions in the executive branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:450

    H.R. 1571, titled the “Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act”, aims to reduce the number of nonessential civil service positions within the executive branch of the Federal Government. The bill proposes abolishing any such positions that are unfilled as of...

    Simple Explanation

    The Bureaucratic Labor Adjustment and Downsizing Effort Act is like a big cleanup day where the government wants to get rid of unnecessary jobs that aren't filled yet and stop making certain new jobs, just so things can be simpler and save money.