Search Results: keywords:"income inequality"

  • H. R. 10289 — To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 by requiring a distribution analysis of a bill or resolution under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,279

    H.R. 10289, also known as the “Fiscal Analysis by Income and Race Scoring Act”, aims to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. It mandates that when a bill has a significant budget impact, an analysis must be conducted to show how the bill will affect different...

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    H.R. 10289 is about making sure that when the government wants to change how it spends money, it checks how the changes will affect different groups of people, like those with different incomes, races, and genders, to help make things fair.

  • H. R. 317 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create health freedom accounts available to all individuals.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,311

    H.R. 317 aims to modify the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish "health freedom accounts" for individuals. It proposes to replace "health savings accounts" with "health freedom accounts," allowing all individuals to contribute to these accounts and use them for a...

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    H.R. 317 is like a new piggy bank plan for everyone where you can put money to use for doctor's visits and health stuff and get some extra tax benefits, but some people say it might be too easy for folks to use it in tricky ways to save on taxes without really needing to.

  • S. 3941 — To repeal the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:296

    S. 3941, also known as the "Davis-Bacon Repeal Act," is a bill introduced by Senator Lee and co-sponsored by Senators Budd, Cruz, and Scott of Florida. This bill aims to eliminate the wage requirements established by the Davis-Bacon Act, which currently mandate pay standards...

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    This bill wants to change the rules about how much workers get paid on some big building projects that use government money. It means the rules that make sure workers get a certain amount of pay would go away, but it won't change deals that are already agreed upon.

  • H. CON. RES. 97 — Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:849

    H. CON. RES. 97 highlights the importance of addressing the wage gap between men and women in the United States. It points out that women, on average, earn less than men, and the gap is even wider for women of color and those with disabilities. The resolution emphasizes that closing this gap...

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    This paper from Congress talks about how it's important for men and women to get paid the same amount for the same work, which isn't happening right now. They especially want to help women who are from different backgrounds or who have disabilities earn more money too.