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  • H. R. 73 is a bill introduced in the 119th Congress proposing an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The bill aims to ensure that expenses paid for an abortion are not counted when calculating the deduction for medical expenses on tax returns. This means that...

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    In this bill, it says that if someone spends money on an abortion, they can't use that money to make their taxes lower. It's like saying, "You can't count that money when you do your taxes."

  • H. R. 2568, known as the “Earthquake Resilience Act,” requires a national risk assessment to evaluate and improve earthquake resilience across communities in the United States. The bill mandates that this assessment be conducted by the Director of the National Institute of...

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    H. R. 2568 is a plan that wants to study how we can make buildings and communities stronger so they don't get as damaged when earthquakes happen and can bounce back quickly. It also wants to make sure everyone works together and uses cool technology to be better prepared!

  • H. R. 2197, titled the “No 340B Savings for Transgender Care Act,” seeks to prohibit 340B covered entities from using funds saved through the 340B drug pricing program to pay for sex reassignment surgeries and hormone treatments for transgender individuals. The bill introduces amendments to...

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    H. R. 2197 is a bill that tries to stop certain health places from using special savings to pay for surgeries and treatments that help people change their bodies to match their gender. It wants these savings to be used for other things instead.