Search Results: keywords:"president certification"

  • H. R. 8847 — To require the inclusion of the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science of China on the entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:593

    H. R. 8847, titled the “Confronting CCP Human Rights Abusers Act,” proposes the addition of the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science of China to the entity list managed by the Bureau of Industry and Security at the U.S. Department of Commerce. This...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to add a Chinese group that does police science work to a special list that limits what they can buy from the U.S. because of human rights concerns, especially regarding a group called the Uyghurs. However, the President can decide not to add them if it's not against what the U.S. wants or if they are not involved in any wrongdoing.

  • H. R. 6431 — To suspend the designation of the State of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,011

    H.R. 6431, known as the “Trust But Verify Act,” aims to suspend Qatar's status as a major non-NATO ally of the United States. This suspension comes into effect once the bill is enacted and restricts federal funds from reinstating the designation until the President certifies...

    Simple Explanation

    Congress is thinking about a rule that says Qatar, a country, won't be a special friend (called a "major non-NATO ally") of the United States anymore until they promise not to help bad groups.

  • H. R. 9717 — To prohibit the importation of certain minerals from the Russian Federation.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:486

    H.R. 9717 is a bill aimed at stopping the import of certain minerals from the Russian Federation, including braggite, copper, nickel, palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, and zinc. The prohibition would begin 90 days after the bill is enacted and would last until one year after the U.S....

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 9717 is a plan to stop bringing certain metals and minerals from Russia to the U.S., like nickel and platinum, until Russia stops being mean to Ukraine. If Russia starts being mean again after being nice for a while, the rule would come back.