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H. R. 7173 — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes.
January 31, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,589
H.R. 7173, known as the “Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act” or “GRACE Act,” proposes amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act requiring the President to set a minimum annual goal of admitting no fewer than 125,000 refugees into the United States. If the President...
Simple Explanation
The GRACE Act says the President has to let at least 125,000 people who need a new home (called refugees) come live in America each year and tell Congress how that's going, but it also needs to be really clear and fair about how it does this.
H. R. 7622 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to require any member of the President’s cabinet who is temporarily unable to perform the functions and duties of office to provide notice to the President, the Congress, and the public of their absence, and for other purposes.
March 12, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,387
H.R. 7622, also known as the "Announcement of Unavailability by Secretaries Through Informational Notifications Act of 2024" or the "AUSTIN Act of 2024," proposes an amendment to Title 5 of the United States Code. The bill requires any cabinet member who cannot perform their...
Simple Explanation
In this bill, if a President's helper, like a superhero in the government, can't do their job for a bit, they need to tell the President, Congress, and the people. This helps everyone know who's in charge if someone important is away.
H. R. 7608 — To impose sanctions with respect to persons that operate in a sector of the People’s Republic of China’s economy in which the person has engaged in a pattern of significant theft of the intellectual property of a United States person, and for other purposes.
March 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,646
H. R. 7608 aims to impose sanctions on individuals and entities involved in significant intellectual property theft in China’s economy. The President is required to enforce these sanctions, which include blocking assets and denying visas to those responsible. The bill also...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to stop people from stealing ideas or inventions from the U.S. by punishing those in China who do it a lot, like making them not allowed to visit the U.S. or freezing their money. The U.S. President has to make sure these punishments happen, and they have to show a plan for how they're working.

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