Search Results: keywords:"legal authority"

  • H. R. 170 — To amend title 39, United States Code, to enhance the administrative subpoena authority of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:546

    H.R. 170, known as the "USPS Subpoena Authority Act," proposes amendments to title 39 of the United States Code. The bill aims to enhance the authority of the United States Postal Service (USPS) by allowing the Postmaster General to issue subpoenas during investigations of...

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    H.R. 170 lets the leader of the Post Office use special letters called subpoenas to help catch people breaking the law using the mail. Only important Post Office lawyers can say yes to these letters, but some people worry this might give them too much power.

  • H. RES. 995 — Appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:243

    H. RES. 995 appoints a group of representatives to oversee the impeachment trial of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, who is the Secretary of Homeland Security. The resolution names specific individuals who will act as managers during the trial, and it grants them the authority to...

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    Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, the boss of the country's homeland security, is going to a special kind of court called an impeachment trial, and some people from the House of Representatives are picked to organize and help show the reasons why. They have to be careful because they get to make important choices and use money to do their job.

  • H. R. 1380 — To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:446

    H. R. 1380 seeks to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, by creating a new Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters within the Department of Agriculture. This office will focus on investigating and prosecuting violations of competition laws in the...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 1380 wants to make sure that companies selling food and farming products are playing fair, so it plans to create a new team to check for rule-breaking and help keep everything safe. This team will work with other important groups to make sure everyone is following the rules.

  • H. R. 7077 — To expand the categories of forfeited property available to remediate harms to Ukraine from Russian aggression, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,557

    H.R. 7077 is a bill aimed at helping repair the harms caused to Ukraine by Russia's actions. It proposes to expand the types of properties that can be forfeited and used for this goal, including those linked to individuals and activities under U.S. sanctions against Russia...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7077 is a plan to help Ukraine by using things taken from people who didn't follow U.S. rules about Russia. The government will report on how they use these things to fix the damage.