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  • H.R. 7955, titled the “Holding Child Predators Accountable Act”, seeks to increase the penalties for crimes related to child pornography in the United States. The bill proposes amendments to sections of Title 18 of the United States Code, making it punishable...

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    H.R. 7955 is a new rule that wants to make punishments much stricter for people who do bad things with pictures or videos of children. If someone is caught doing this, they could go to jail forever or even face the death penalty.

  • H.R. 10451 aims to set up rules and penalties for certain entities in China that do not take the necessary steps to prevent fentanyl trafficking. The bill requires the U.S. Attorney General, along with other agencies, to create standards for Chinese companies involved in...

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    H.R. 10451 is a plan where the U.S. wants to make sure certain companies in China play fair and don't help with bad things like selling drugs called fentanyl. If those companies don't follow the rules, they will have to pay money, and the collected money will help stop more bad things from happening.