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Search Results: keywords:"legislative bill"

H. R. 8664 — To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an annual audit of the information systems and bulk data of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department, and for other purposes.
August 30, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:636
H. R. 8664 proposes changes to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 requiring the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security to perform yearly audits of the department's Office of Intelligence and Analysis. These audits will assess the office's...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants the Department of Homeland Security to check their computers and big piles of information every year to make sure they're working right and following the rules, and then they have to tell certain people in Congress what they find out.
H. R. 10330 — To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Daniel Penny, who protected women and children of the city of New York, New York, from violence on May 1, 2023.
December 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:800
H.R. 10330 seeks to honor Daniel Penny with a Congressional Gold Medal for protecting women and children on a New York City subway from violence on May 1, 2023. Daniel Penny, a decorated U.S. Marine Corps veteran, is recognized in the bill for his courageous actions that...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to give a special gold medal to a man named Daniel Penny because he helped keep people safe from danger on a subway in New York City. The medal is a way to say thank you for his bravery, and they might also sell copies of it to pay for making the medal.
H. R. 7893 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 Pickens Street in Marion, Alabama, as the Albert Turner, Sr. Post Office Building.
April 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:273
H.R. 7893 is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that proposes naming the United States Postal Service facility at 306 Pickens Street in Marion, Alabama, as the "Albert Turner, Sr. Post Office Building." The bill mandates that this name be used in all official references,...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to give a special name, "Albert Turner, Sr. Post Office Building," to a post office in Alabama, which means when people talk about it, on maps and in rules, they will use this new name.
H. R. 929 — To take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, and for other purposes.
March 12, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:726
H. R. 929 proposes to take approximately 17.264 acres of land in Pierce County, Washington, into trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation. The land becomes part of the reservation and is managed under the same rules as other tribal trust lands....
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to give some land in Washington to the Puyallup Tribe to take care of, but they can't use it for casinos, and the U.S. won't fix any old problems the land has.
H. R. 5464 — An Act To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Guntersville, Alabama, as the Colonel Ola Lee Mize Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.
September 17, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:234
H.R. 5464 is a legislative bill that aims to rename a healthcare facility. It specifies that the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Guntersville, Alabama, will be officially named the “Colonel Ola Lee Mize Department of Veterans Affairs...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to change the name of a veterans' clinic in Guntersville, Alabama. They want to call it the “Colonel Ola Lee Mize Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic” to honor someone special named Colonel Ola Lee Mize.
S. 3664 — To require executive branch employees to report certain royalties, and for other purposes.
September 09, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:3,756
S. 3664, titled the "Royalty Transparency Act," is a legislative bill requiring executive branch employees to disclose royalties they receive from inventions developed during their government employment. It mandates that these disclosures, including those related to...
Simple Explanation
This bill, called the "Royalty Transparency Act," wants people who work for the government to tell everyone if they get money from special ideas they created at work, and this information will be shared online. It's like when you invent something cool at school, and you must let the teacher know, so all your friends can see too!
H. R. 9421 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 North Main Street in Bucoda, Washington, as the Mayor Rob Gordon Post Office.
August 27, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:275
H.R. 9421 proposes to name the United States Postal Service facility located at 108 North Main Street in Bucoda, Washington, the "Mayor Rob Gordon Post Office." This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on August 27, 2024, by Ms. Perez and several other...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9421 is a plan to change the name of a post office in Bucoda, Washington, to the "Mayor Rob Gordon Post Office" to honor Mayor Rob Gordon. It's like giving a building a special name, but some people might wonder why they picked his name and how much it will cost to change the signs.
H. R. 8976 — An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 West White Street in Millstadt, Illinois, as the Corporal Matthew A. Wyatt Post Office.
December 21, 2024
Status:Enrolled Bill
Congress:118
Words:183
H.R. 8976 is an act proposed during the 118th Congress to rename a United States Postal Service facility located at 20 West White Street in Millstadt, Illinois. The facility will be officially designated as the "Corporal Matthew A. Wyatt Post Office." This change ensures that...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to change the name of a post office in Millstadt, Illinois, to honor someone named Corporal Matthew A. Wyatt, but it doesn't explain who he is or what it might cost to change the name.

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