Search Results: keywords:"president trump"

  • H. RES. 295 — Expressing Support for the President’s Actions to Safeguard National Security and Eliminate Threats from Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:204

    H. RES. 295 expresses support for actions taken by President Trump to enhance national security by combating foreign terrorist organizations. This includes the designation of groups like the Tren de Aragua as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and actions to deport their members...

    Simple Explanation

    H. RES. 295 is about saying "good job" to the President of the United States for working on ways to keep the country safe by stopping bad groups from other countries who might want to cause trouble. It talks about working with another country to make sure these bad guys are caught and sent away.

  • S. RES. 165 — Expressing the sense of the Senate that the plan of President Trump and Elon Musk to fire 83,000 employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs is unacceptable and must be rescinded.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:144

    S. RES. 165 expresses the opinion of the Senate that the plan by President Trump and Elon Musk to terminate 83,000 employees from the Department of Veterans Affairs is not acceptable and must be stopped. The resolution, introduced by Mr. Sanders, was referred to the Committee...

    Simple Explanation

    In this bill, the Senate says it does not agree with a plan by President Trump and Elon Musk to let go of a lot of workers—83,000 to be exact—from the Department of Veterans Affairs, which helps people who used to be in the military. The Senate thinks this plan is a bad idea and should be stopped immediately.

  • H. R. 2742 — To prevent fraud, waste, and abuse by requiring the Administrator of the United States Department of Government Efficiency Service to provide weekly reports to Congress regarding changes DOGE has made to any Federal agency and the realized impacts of such changes, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:960

    H.R. 2742, also known as the "DOGE Accountability and Transparency Act," aims to enhance oversight of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The bill mandates that the DOGE Administrator submit weekly reports to Congress about all actions taken by DOGE with respect...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 2742 is a plan to make sure a group called DOGE tells the grown-ups at Congress what changes they've made every week, so everyone can see they're doing good work and not wasting anything. It's kind of like when a teacher checks everyone's work to make sure they're doing the right thing and sharing all their markers and paper nicely.

  • H. RES. 171 — Reaffirming the Twenty-second Amendment.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:120

    H. RES. 171 is a resolution submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives, reaffirming the Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution. This amendment limits the President of the United States to serving only two terms in office. The resolution specifically addresses comments made by former...

    Simple Explanation

    In this bill, the people in charge want to remind everyone that the President of the United States can only be the boss for two times, and this is important because somebody talked about wanting to be the boss for a third time, which isn't allowed.

  • H. RES. 17 — Condemning Turkey for its illegal occupation of Cyprus and encouraging President Trump to make the resolution of the Cyprus problem a top foreign policy priority.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:397

    H. RES. 17 is a resolution that condemns Turkey for its ongoing occupation of Cyprus and calls for the withdrawal of Turkish troops. It urges Turkey to follow democratic principles in line with its NATO membership, and advocates for a resolution to the Cyprus issue within a...

    Simple Explanation

    H. RES. 17 is like a message from the U.S. saying they are unhappy with Turkey for staying in a part of Cyprus that they aren't supposed to. It asks Turkey to play fair, follow the rules, and for the U.S. President to help fix the situation.

  • S. 646 — To prohibit the use of funds to carry out Executive Order 14160.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:635

    S. 646, titled the "Born in the USA Act," aims to stop the use of government funds to enforce Executive Order 14160, which was issued on January 20, 2025, by President Trump. The executive order attempts to prevent U.S. government departments and agencies from recognizing the citizenship of...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 646 is a proposal to stop the government from spending money on a rule from President Trump that tries to change who is considered a citizen when they are born in the U.S. The proposal says that everyone born in the country should be a citizen, as the law states, and only changing this through a big, important law just isn't right.