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Search Results: keywords:"members of congress"

H. R. 7356 — To require Members of Congress who advocate for providing military support for Ukraine to enlist in the Armed Forces and to serve on active duty in support of a contingency operation.
February 14, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:502
H. R. 7356 requires that any Member of Congress who supports providing military aid to Ukraine must join the Armed Forces and serve at least six months on active duty in a contingency operation. A contingency operation is defined as a military operation where U.S. Armed...
Simple Explanation
In a new idea called the "SCHUMER Act," if a person in Congress thinks the U.S. should help Ukraine by sending military aid, they would need to join the military themselves and help out for at least six months.
S. 3664 — To require executive branch employees to report certain royalties, and for other purposes.
January 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,302
S. 3664, titled the “Royalty Transparency Act,” requires executive branch employees in the United States to report any royalties they receive, along with similar information for their spouses and dependent children if applicable. This bill also mandates that such financial...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants people working for the government to tell if they get any money for things they create, like songs or inventions, and share this information online, so everyone can see it.
S. 932 — An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the halt in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, and for other purposes.
December 18, 2024
Status:Enrolled Bill
Congress:118
Words:437
S. 932, known as the “No CORRUPTION Act,” aims to stop pension payments for Members of Congress who are convicted of certain offenses. If a lawmaker is found guilty of such crimes, they will not receive any pension based on their time in Congress. However, if the conviction...
Simple Explanation
The No CORRUPTION Act is a rule that says if someone in Congress gets into big trouble and is found guilty of a serious crime, they don’t get their retirement money. But if later it turns out they weren't guilty after all, they can start getting that money again like nothing bad ever happened.
H. R. 9405 — To prohibit Members of Congress from conducting certain financial transactions involving a foreign adversary of the United States, and for other purposes.
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August 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:707
H. R. 9405 aims to prevent Members of Congress from engaging in specific financial activities that involve foreign adversaries of the United States. The bill defines these activities broadly to include any financial benefit, investment, or interest connected to certain...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 9405 is a bill that wants to stop U.S. Congress members from making money deals with countries that don't get along with America, like China or Russia, and if they break the rule, they might have to pay money as a punishment.
H. R. 8174 — To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to prohibit certain individuals from service as an agent of a foreign principal, and for other purposes.
April 30, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:721
H.R. 8174, titled the “Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban Act,” proposes changes to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938. It seeks to prevent certain individuals, such as former Members of Congress, senior political appointees, and high-ranking military...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8174 is a proposed law that would stop certain people who used to work in important U.S. government jobs, like members of Congress or top military officers, from working for or with other countries after they leave their jobs.
S. 1171 — To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks, and for other purposes.
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December 19, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:12,923
The bill, known as the "Ending Trading and Holdings In Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act," aims to prevent Members of Congress, along with their spouses and dependent children, from trading and owning stocks and certain other financial interests. It requires these individuals to divest or...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to stop Congress members and their families from buying and selling company shares so they can't secretly get rich from their jobs, and they have to tell everyone about their money and follow certain rules to keep things fair and honest.
H. R. 7264 — To prohibit certain defense industry stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress and spouses of Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
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February 06, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,962
H.R. 7264, titled the "Stop Politicians Profiting from War Act of 2024," aims to prevent members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from trading or owning stocks, bonds, and other financial interests in defense contractors. The bill requires existing members...
Simple Explanation
The bill says that people in Congress and their families shouldn't make money from companies that sell things like tanks and planes for the military, so they have to sell any shares they own in those companies within a certain time. If they don't follow this rule, they might have to pay a big fine.
H. R. 7969 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that the period during which a former Member of Congress is prohibited from lobbying shall begin upon the expiration of the term for which the Member was elected.
April 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:365
H.R. 7969, known as the "Don’t Quit to Lobby Act," proposes changes to the rules about when former Members of Congress can start lobbying. Currently, former Senators must wait two years after leaving office, and House Members must wait one year. This bill suggests that the...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7969 is a bill that says when people finish being members of Congress, they have to wait a while before they can start being lobbyists. The wait time will start after the time they were supposed to serve is over, not when they actually stop working.
H. R. 9999 — To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to include timely completion of budgetary actions as an essential purpose of such Act and to establish limitations on the official travel of Members of Congress upon failure to timely adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget, and for other purposes.
October 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:818
H.R. 9999, titled the “No Budget, No Recess Act,” aims to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The bill seeks to ensure the timely completion of budgetary actions and imposes limitations on official travel for Members of Congress if a budget is...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9999 says that if Congress doesn't agree on a budget on time, they can't go on big trips they're usually allowed to take, unless it's super important, like for safety reasons.
H. R. 562 — To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit Members of Congress to use facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of meeting with constituents, and for other purposes.
December 24, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:1,084
H.R. 562 aims to allow Members of Congress to use facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to meet with their veteran constituents. The bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide space, excluding National Cemetery Administration facilities, and...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 562 is a plan to let members of Congress meet with veterans by using Veterans Affairs (VA) buildings when they're not busy. They can't use these buildings to talk about their political campaigns and there are rules to make sure it's fair and costs about the same as renting other government spaces.
H. R. 10274 — To prohibit any limitation on the entry of a Member of Congress to any facility for the detention of aliens, and for other purposes.
December 03, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:605
H.R. 10274 is designed to ensure that Members of Congress have unrestricted access to inspect facilities where aliens are detained, including those operated by private contractors for the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services. The...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 10274 is a proposed law that wants to make sure members of Congress can always visit places where people who are not from the country might be staying, so they can see if everything is okay. This means no one would be allowed to stop them from visiting or change how the place looks just because someone important is coming to check it out.
H. R. 7484 — To require Members of Congress who are foreign nationals to file a statement of their status as a foreign national, and for other purposes.
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February 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:507
The Dual Citizenship Disclosure Act requires that Members of Congress who are foreign nationals must file a statement about their status as a foreign national with the appropriate congressional ethics committee within 90 days of taking office. This requirement does not apply...
Simple Explanation
The Dual Citizenship Disclosure Act wants to make sure that Members of Congress who come from other countries tell the government about it when they start their job, or else they might have to pay a small fine.

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