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  • H. R. 4403 — An Act To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make improvements to the Securing the Cities program, and for other purposes.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:419

    H. R. 4403, titled the “Securing the Cities Improvement Act”, aims to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the Securing the Cities program. The bill plans to change how areas are chosen to participate in the program by focusing on their ability to handle and...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill wants to make a program, called "Securing the Cities," work better by picking the best places to join based on how prepared they are for dangers, like big scary attacks. It also wants to see how well the program is going and tell the grown-ups in charge in two years what they find out.

  • H. R. 8137 — To provide for an exception to the restrictions described in the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 with respect to certain States.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:544

    H. R. 8137 aims to create an exception to the restrictions in the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 for states that allow medical aid-in-dying. This bill acknowledges medical aid-in-dying as a legitimate medical practice for terminally ill adults who choose to...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 8137 is about changing a rule so that in some states, doctors can help very sick people who want to die peacefully without breaking any laws. Starting in 2025, this would let these states give information and help to those people.