Search Results: keywords:"louisiana"

  • H. RES. 1500 — Censuring Representative Glen Clay Higgins of the 3rd Congressional District of Louisiana.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:352

    H. RES. 1500 proposes to formally censure Representative Glen Clay Higgins from Louisiana for making a racist post on his official account on X, disparaging Haitians and Haitian Americans. The resolution calls for Higgins to stand in the well of the House of Representatives...

    Simple Explanation

    In this bill, lawmakers are saying that Glen Clay Higgins, a member of the government from Louisiana, should be officially told off for saying something mean and racist about people from Haiti on the internet. They want him to stand in front of everyone in a big meeting while they say out loud that what he did was wrong.

  • H. R. 6843 — An Act To expand the boundaries of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:176

    H. R. 6843 aims to expand the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish in Louisiana. This proposal modifies the existing Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act by adding Lafourche Parish to the list of included regions and updating the total number of...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill aims to make a special area in Louisiana called the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area bigger by adding a place called Lafourche Parish. This means there will be more land included so that people can learn about and remember the history and culture of that part of Louisiana.

  • H. RES. 2 — H. RES. 2 (EH) - Engrossed in House
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:86

    H. RES. 2 is a resolution from the House of Representatives to inform the Senate about the assembly of a quorum for the 119th Congress. It announces that Mike Johnson, from Louisiana, has been elected as the Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCumber, from Illinois, has been...

    Simple Explanation

    The House of Representatives has announced that they are ready to start working for the new Congress, and they have picked Mike Johnson as the boss (Speaker) and Kevin McCumber as the keeper of records (Clerk).

  • H. R. 6843 — An Act To expand the boundaries of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
    Status:Enrolled Bill
    Words:163

    H. R. 6843 aims to expand the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area by including Lafourche Parish in Louisiana. The bill amends the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act, specifically altering section 213 by adding Lafourche Parish to the list of areas covered. The amendment...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill wants to add a place called Lafourche Parish in Louisiana to a special area called the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, which is growing from 14 to 15 places. It's like making a new friend part of your club!

  • H. R. 996 — An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd., in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:315

    H. R. 996 is a bill aimed at naming the United States Postal Service facility located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd., New Orleans, Louisiana, as the "Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office Building." This legislation ensures that all references to this postal facility in laws, maps,...

    Simple Explanation

    The people in charge want to name a special building where they sort and send mail after a person named Dr. Rudy Lombard. This is so everyone knows it’s officially called the "Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office."

  • H. R. 6843 — To expand the boundaries of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:314

    H. R. 6843 aims to modify the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area by expanding its boundaries to include Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. This involves an amendment to the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act, specifically changing the list of parishes and updating the number of...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area bigger by adding Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, so more places can be part of this special area.

  • H. RES. 4 — H. RES. 4 (EH) - Engrossed in House
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:83

    H. RES. 4 informs the President of the United States about the election results within the House of Representatives. Mike Johnson from Louisiana has been elected as the Speaker, and Kevin McCumber from Illinois has been chosen as the Clerk for the 119th Congress.

    Simple Explanation

    The House of Representatives picked a new leader named Mike Johnson to help organize and lead their group, and they chose Kevin McCumber to help keep track of important things they decide to do together.

  • H. R. 996 — An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd., in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office.
    Status:Enrolled Bill
    Words:186

    H. R. 996 is a bill that designates the United States Postal Service building located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd., in New Orleans, Louisiana, to be officially named the "Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office Building." This means that in any future references made in laws, maps,...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to give the post office at 3901 MacArthur Blvd. in New Orleans a special name: it will be called the "Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office Building" from now on. This means whenever anyone talks about this post office in any official stuff, they will use that new name.