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  • S. 5102 is a legislative proposal in the United States Senate which aims to mandate the production of annual reports concerning operations countering illicit cross-border tunnels. This bill specifically modifies a provision in the James M. Inhofe National Defense...

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    S. 5102 is a bill that wants to make sure we get a yearly update about sneaky tunnels that go under borders, which are used for illegal stuff, to help catch and stop them better.

  • The Evaluating DeFi Opportunities Act proposes that the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Secretary of the Treasury collaborate to conduct a study on decentralized finance, also known as DeFi. The study will examine aspects...

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    The Evaluating DeFi Opportunities Act wants some important people in finance to work together and learn about DeFi, which is like a cool new way to do money stuff online, and then tell the grown-ups in Congress what they found out.

  • S. RES. 685 is a resolution in the United States Senate welcoming President Santiago Peña of Paraguay and commemorating the 163 years of diplomatic relations between Paraguay and the United States. It highlights the partnership between the two countries based on shared...

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    The Senate wants to say "hello" and "thank you" to the President of Paraguay because the United States and Paraguay have been friends for a long, long time, helping each other with things like trade and safety. They are also giving a thumbs-up to the people from Paraguay who live in the U.S. for all the good things they do.

  • H. R. 7404 is a bill introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives that aims to strengthen the efforts against illegal cross-border tunnels used for smuggling and other illicit activities. It mandates the submission of annual reports on operations and strategies targeting...

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    H. R. 7404 is a plan to help stop bad guys from using secret tunnels to sneak things across the border, and it wants big grown-ups to write a report every year about how they're stopping it. It also tries to make rules so the grown-ups keep working on this tunnel problem regularly.