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  • H. R. 1668 aims to end the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Shelter and Services Program specifically related to supporting non-Federal entities in providing shelter and other activities to relieve overcrowding in U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities. The...

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    H. R. 1668 wants to stop a part of FEMA's work where they help with crowded places at the border by providing shelter. The bill also plans to take back some money that was set aside for it before.

  • H. R. 7430, known as the “Public Lands in Public Hands Act,” aims to prevent the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring certain federally owned lands to non-federal entities. This prohibition applies specifically to publicly accessible...

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    H. R. 7430 says that special government people in charge of land can't give away big pieces of nature areas to others, unless it's a tiny piece or there's a special rule that says they can. This helps keep public lands safe and together.

  • S. 1150 aims to improve the delivery of technical assistance in the United States by amending the Food Security Act of 1985. It introduces processes for certifying third-party providers through approved non-Federal entities, with the goal of expanding the capacity of...

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    S. 1150 is like a project to help farmers get the best advice from experts. It wants to make sure these experts are really good at their job and gives rules about how they can get paid fairly for their help.

  • H. R. 5903 authorizes the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds from both federal and non-federal sources to manage wastewater treatment, water conservation projects, flood control works, and related structures. The funds will be deposited into a...

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    H. R. 5903 lets a special group called the International Boundary and Water Commission collect money to help clean water and stop floods, but they have to be careful because they can't give too much money back to any helper, and they need to tell grown-ups in charge how they use the money every year.

  • H. R. 1382 aims to update the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to enhance the restoration efforts for the San Francisco Bay. It establishes a program that allows the Director to fund projects and activities through various financial agreements with federal, state, and...

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    H. R. 1382 is a plan to help clean and protect San Francisco Bay by giving money to projects that work on this. People who get the money have to pay some of the costs themselves, and they can't be from places that the government is worried about.

  • S. 759, titled the “Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act,” aims to improve the way data about public recreational use of U.S. Federal waterways and fishing restriction areas is standardized and shared. It requires the Secretary of Commerce to create and update a...

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    The Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act is a plan to make it easier for everyone to see and understand maps and information about where people can play and fish on U.S. rivers and oceans. It wants to make sure this information is organized and shared online so that people can find it easily.