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Search Results: keywords:"program oversight"

H. R. 9842 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to maintain the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program, and for other purposes.
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September 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:769
H. R. 9842, known as the "RCORP Authorization Act," aims to amend the Public Health Service Act by maintaining the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program. The bill directs the Secretary of Health, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, to manage a...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 9842 wants to help small towns fight problems with drugs by giving them money to do things like helping people stop using drugs and getting better. They plan to give $165 million each year for five years, but they need to make sure that the money is used correctly and wisely.
S. 5321 — To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a DHS Cybersecurity Internship Program, and for other purposes.
November 14, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:967
S. 5321 proposes to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to create a cybersecurity internship program at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This program aims to offer paid internships in cybersecurity to U.S. citizens who are at least 16 years old and enrolled in...
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The bill wants to create a program where young people in school can get paid to help protect computers at a government agency, but it needs to make sure there's enough money and that everyone gets a fair chance.
S. 4743 — To improve the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
July 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:748
The bill, titled the “Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act,” aims to improve the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program by refining training requirements for unpaid volunteers. It seeks to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to ensure training standards are regularly reviewed...
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The "Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act" wants to make sure people who help out in old folks' homes get the right training they need without wasting time, and it also wants a special group to study how to have the right number of helpers in those homes.
S. 5490 — To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain a communications program to communicate with the general public about patterns and trends with respect to changing weather and climate, and for other purposes.
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December 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:574
S. 5490 is a bill aimed at establishing a communications program through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to inform the general public about changing weather and climate patterns. The program intends to provide operational climate products and...
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S. 5490 is a plan to help people learn about the weather and climate changes by using $3 million each year for four years to share this information, but some people worry that without a good plan for spending and sharing the money, it might not be used well.
H. R. 7384 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases.
February 15, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:284
H.R. 7384, known as the “Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024,” is proposed legislation that seeks to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. It aims to extend the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue priority review vouchers, which...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7384 is a law idea to keep giving special prizes called "priority review vouchers" to companies that make important medicines for kids with rare sicknesses until 2028, and maybe a bit longer if needed.
H. R. 9314 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward the goal of significantly reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals in the United States.
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August 06, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:508
H.R. 9314, also known as the "Promoting Healthier Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise Act of 2024" or the "LIFE Act of 2024," aims to revise the Public Health Service Act to establish a national program intended to reduce overweight and obesity cases in the United...
Simple Explanation
The LIFE Act of 2024 wants to help people in the U.S. be healthier by spending money on programs to fight being overweight, like teaching people about healthy eating and exercise. It plans to use $15,000,000 each year from 2025 to 2029 for these programs, but it doesn't say exactly how that money should be used or checked.

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