Search Results: keywords:"legal liability"

  • H. R. 9342 — To amend the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 with respect to the determination of violations.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,248

    H.R. 9342, also known as the “Securities Enforcement Clarity Act of 2024,” aims to amend several key financial laws to clarify how violations are counted. The bill modifies the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940,...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 9342, called the Securities Enforcement Clarity Act, is like a new rule that helps people understand how and when someone has broken certain financial laws. If someone makes a mistake or keeps doing the wrong thing, this rule says it will only count as one mistake if they are all closely related, making it simpler to decide on punishments.

  • H. R. 1928 — To authorize private enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:466

    H. R. 1928, also known as the “Sanctuary City Accountability Act,” is a bill that allows private citizens in the United States to enforce immigration laws. This bill permits any U.S. national to sue a sanctuary jurisdiction if an immigrant from that area commits a crime...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 1928 is a proposed law that would let people in the U.S. take cities and places to court if they don't help the government with immigration rules and someone from those places breaks the law. It wants to make sure these areas stick to the rules to keep everyone safe.

  • S. 122 — To amend the Revised Statutes to codify the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:823

    S. 122 aims to officially recognize the defense of qualified immunity within the Revised Statutes concerning actions under Section 1979. Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine that protects law enforcement officers from being held personally liable for actions performed while...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 122 is a rule that says police officers can't usually get in trouble if they make a mistake while doing their job, unless the mistake was really clear and obvious. This rule is supposed to start working six months after it becomes law.

  • H. R. 8463 — To prohibit and establish penalties for the use of the identity of another, without authorization, to make available certain information, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:559

    H.R. 8463, known as the “SHIELD Act,” aims to prevent people from using someone else's identity to share particular harmful information online. It makes it illegal to post information that is libelous, slanderous, or criminal while pretending to be someone else without their...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8463 wants to stop people from pretending to be someone else online to say mean or untrue things. If anyone does it, the person they pretended to be can ask a judge to help fix it and make the mean stuff go away.

  • H. R. 9223 — To amend title 11, United States Code, to prohibit nonconsensual release of a nondebtor entity’s liability to an entity other than the debtor, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,960

    H.R. 9223 aims to amend the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to prevent courts from discharging or altering the liabilities of entities that are not debtors without their consent. It also restricts courts from staying or blocking legal actions involving nondebtors unless certain conditions are met....

    Simple Explanation

    This bill wants to make sure that when someone owes money and goes to court to sort it out, the court can't just change or erase what other people who don't owe money have to do unless those people say it's okay. It also wants to make rules clear about who can be stopped from doing things by the court when they're not the ones who owe money.

  • H. R. 412 — To authorize the Bay Mills Indian Community of the State of Michigan to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:406

    H. R. 412 allows the Bay Mills Indian Community in Michigan to sell, lease, or give away its land, or interests in its land, without needing further US permission, as long as the land isn't held in trust by the United States for the Tribe. However, the Tribe cannot transfer...

    Simple Explanation

    The Bay Mills Indian Community in Michigan can give away, sell, or rent its land without asking the US government, but only if the US doesn't already hold the land for them. The US won't help fix any problems from these land deals unless it's part of the deal.

  • S. 2781 — To promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:22,986

    S. 2781, titled the “Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024,” aims to create a pilot program that allows "Good Samaritans"—who are not responsible for causing environmental harm—to clean up abandoned hardrock mine sites without incurring legal...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to let people who are not responsible for making a mess help clean up old, abandoned mines without getting into trouble. It sets up rules to make sure they do a good job and promises some money to help with the cleanup.

  • H. R. 1145 — To provide that the special Government employee managing the Department of Government Efficiency shall be liable for any claims against the Federal Government related to Department activities, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:285

    H.R. 1145 proposes that the special Government employee overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency will be responsible for any legal claims against the Federal Government related to the Department's activities. This includes claims concerning violations of laws...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 1145 is a bill that suggests making a special worker in charge of a government department responsible for any mistakes or legal troubles that the department might get into. This means if the department breaks any rules, the worker would have to personally handle the consequences, which might scare people away from wanting this job.

  • H. R. 611 — To provide a civil remedy for individuals harmed by sanctuary jurisdiction policies, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,592

    H.R. 611 aims to create a civil remedy for individuals harmed by policies of sanctuary jurisdictions, which are places that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The bill allows victims of certain crimes committed by undocumented immigrants, who benefited...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 611 is a plan that lets people who have been hurt by rules that don't fully work with immigration officers sue the places that made those rules, and it wants everyone to work together better on these issues.