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Search Results: keywords:"minors"

H. R. 7891 — To protect the safety of children on the internet.
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April 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:12,369
The Kids Online Safety Act (H.R. 7891) seeks to safeguard children on the internet by imposing duties on online platforms to protect minors from potential harms such as mental health issues, cyberbullying, and inappropriate content. The bill requires platforms to offer...
Simple Explanation
The Kids Online Safety Act is a plan to make the internet safer for kids by asking websites to have special rules to stop mean people and bad stuff from reaching children. This means websites need to help parents control what kids see and be honest about what they do online.
S. 5424 — To prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose civil penalties on persons who perform gender transition procedures on minors, and for other purposes.
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December 04, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:3,732
S. 5424, known as the “Safeguarding The Overall Protection of Minors Act” or the “STOP Act,” seeks to prohibit medical procedures that facilitate gender transition for individuals under 18. It authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement civil penalties on anyone...
Simple Explanation
The bill is like a set of rules that says doctors can't do certain medical changes for kids under 18 to help them change from one gender to another. If someone breaks these rules, they might have to pay a big fine, and there are plans to help people who want to change back, but some people think that's not fair.
H. R. 9047 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct with respect to minors.
July 15, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,569
H. R. 9047 aims to amend specific sections of title 18 of the United States Code related to crimes involving kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct against minors. The bill introduces stricter legal definitions and penalties, such as forbidding the defense that a minor victim...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 9047 is a plan to make kidnap and bad touch rules for kids tougher, saying a kid can't say yes unless they're 16 or older. It also adds rules for travel and punishes those who touch kids inappropriately.
H. R. 9874 — To prohibit the performance of gender-related medical treatment on minors, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit payment and participation under the Medicare program with respect to such treatment, and for other purposes.
September 27, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,244
H. R. 9874 aims to prevent gender-related medical treatments for minors in the United States by making it illegal to perform such procedures and excluding these treatments from Medicare coverage. It defines gender-related medical treatments to include surgeries and hormone...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to stop doctors from giving kids special medicines and surgeries to change their gender, and it says the government won't pay for these treatments. It makes rules for when these treatments might be okay and could change which doctors can get government money if they do these kinds of treatments for kids.
S. 4708 — An Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct with respect to minors.
November 21, 2024
Status:Engrossed in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,568
S. 4708 aims to strengthen laws related to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct concerning minors by amending Title 18 of the United States Code. The bill expands the definition of kidnapping to include obtaining a person by fraud or deceit and establishes...
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S. 4708 is a proposed law that tries to make rules tougher about taking kids against their will and doing bad things to them. It says that even if a kid says "yes," it doesn't count if they're under 16, and changes how bad people are punished for hurting or trying to hurt kids.
H. R. 8058 — To establish and implement an informational campaign and national strategy to prevent minors from working with cartels and transnational criminal organizations.
April 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:642
H.R. 8058, also known as the “No More Narcos Act,” aims to prevent minors from getting involved with cartels and transnational criminal organizations. The bill mandates the Attorney General to launch an educational campaign to inform students close to the U.S.-Mexico border...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8058 wants to keep kids safe by teaching them about the dangers of working with bad groups, like cartels, and creating plans to stop these groups from involving kids in bad activities, especially near the U.S.-Mexico border.
H. R. 8623 — To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to implement a process under which individuals who are 16 years of age may apply to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State, to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to increase the involvement of minors in public election activities, and for other purposes.
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June 05, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,023
H. R. 8623 aims to change the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to allow 16-year-olds to pre-register to vote in federal elections, ensuring they are automatically registered when they turn 18. It also provides grants to states to encourage minors' participation in election-related...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to let teenagers as young as 16 sign up early to vote so they're ready when they're 18, and it gives money to help states get more young people interested in voting and learning about elections.
S. 4708 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct with respect to minors.
July 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,599
The bill titled “Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act” aims to update existing United States Code regarding crimes related to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct involving minors. It proposes amendments to enhance legal definitions, strengthen penalties for such...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to make the rules stronger against people who hurt or take kids in bad ways, like kidnapping or hurting them, by changing some words and rules in the law to make sure these people get caught and punished properly. It also focuses on making sure that everyone knows these rules apply even if the bad stuff happens across state lines or past events.

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