Search Results: keywords:"legislative checks and balances"

  • H. R. 766 — An Act To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings.
    Status:Received in Senate
    Words:564

    H. R. 766, known as the “Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act,” is a proposed amendment to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The bill seeks to change how preventive health care measures are accounted for in government budget estimates. It allows the...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 766 wants to change how the government counts money saved by keeping people healthy, and it gives a special helper the power to decide if new ideas will save money in the future, but it doesn't give clear rules on how to do this.

  • H. J. RES. 207 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to Implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:221

    H. J. RES. 207 is a joint resolution that allows Congress to formally express its disapproval of a rule from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This rule concerns the implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which was published in the Federal Register on April 19,...

    Simple Explanation

    Congress is thinking about stopping a new rule that helps pregnant workers, and if they decide to stop it, the rule won't happen. They're trying to figure out if the rule is fair and what it means for pregnant workers.

  • H. R. 7081 — To establish a process for waiver of coastwise endorsement requirements.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:748

    H.R. 7081, known as the “Protecting Access to American Products Act,” is a proposed law that aims to create a process to temporarily waive the coastwise endorsement requirements for shipping. This waiver can be granted when there is a shortage of available vessels, known as product carriers,...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7081 is a plan to make it easier for ships to move things when there aren't enough ships available. If someone asks for a special rule to let their ship help out, the government has to decide yes or no within 60 days, and Congress gets a note when this happens.