Search Results: keywords:"legislative change"

  • H. R. 9407 — To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:239

    H. R. 9407 aims to amend title 49 of the United States Code to make it easier for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to qualify for essential air service. The bill proposes to change existing regulations that currently only provide exceptions to Alaska and Hawaii. By...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to change the rules so that Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands can get important airplane services more easily, similar to how Alaska and Hawaii do now. This means people living there might get better airplanes to take them where they need to go.

  • S. 4695 — To repeal the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:197

    S. 4695 seeks to repeal the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which currently grants the District of Columbia powers to govern itself. The bill, known as the “Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident Act” or the “BOWSER Act,” proposes that this repeal...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to take away the special rules that let Washington, D.C., make its own local laws and decisions. If it becomes law, this change will happen in one year, but there are no new plans yet for how D.C. will be run after that.

  • H. R. 10251 — To repeal certain unnecessary criminal offenses.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:587

    H.R. 10251, titled the "End Endless Criminal Statutes Act," is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives. The bill seeks to repeal certain federal laws that impose criminal penalties for actions deemed unnecessary, such as writing checks for less than a dollar or wearing the uniform...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 10251 is a new rule change that tries to get rid of old and silly rules, like making it a crime to wear a mailman's outfit or write a check for less than a dollar, so that the rules are easier and make more sense today.

  • H. RES. 28 — Eliminating the restriction that witnesses may appear remotely at proceedings of committees of the House of Representatives only at the discretion of the chair of the committee.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:203

    H. RES. 28 is a resolution in the House of Representatives that aims to remove the current rule allowing witnesses to appear remotely at committee proceedings only if the committee chair approves. The proposed change would give committees more flexibility by allowing witnesses to testify...

    Simple Explanation

    In this bill, Congress wants to make sure that people who need to talk to them during meetings can do so over the phone or internet, without needing special permission from the person in charge of the meeting. This means it's easier for people to share their ideas and information, even if they can't be there in person.