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  • The bill S. 715, titled the “No American Land for Communist China Act,” aims to prevent certain entities from the People’s Republic of China from buying real estate near federal lands in the United States. Specifically, it restricts purchases by Chinese government agents or...

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    The bill S. 715 is like a rule that says certain businesses from China can't buy land next to certain special U.S. lands, and the President will make sure this rule is followed.

  • S. 378 is a bill that allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to waive certain environmental and historic preservation requirements for specific projects. The projects must involve property acquisition, structure demolition, or relocation, and they must be...

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    S. 378 is a proposed law that lets FEMA skip some rules about protecting nature and old buildings when they help people move or take down buildings after a disaster. They have to talk to local leaders first and think about how it might affect the environment.

  • S. 4620, or the "Housing Acquisitions Review and Transparency Act" (HART Act), seeks to change the rules for reporting mergers that involve buying residential properties under the Clayton Act. The bill defines key terms like "residential property," and mandates that any...

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    The Housing Acquisitions Review and Transparency Act wants to make it so when someone buys lots of houses, they have to tell the government about all of them together, so they can make sure it doesn't break any rules. This means that people who buy houses need to let the government know what they're up to, so everything stays fair for everyone.

  • S. 374, known as the "Direct Property Acquisitions Act," proposes a pilot program allowing select local governments, termed "covered communities," to directly apply for federal hazard mitigation assistance for property acquisitions and structure demolitions or relocations....

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    The Direct Property Acquisitions Act is like setting up a special test for certain towns to try getting help from the government to buy land and move buildings if they are in danger, like from a storm. There will only be a few towns picked in each region, and they can try this test for up to 4 years to see if it works well.

  • S. 3195 proposes to designate the General George C. Marshall House in Virginia as an affiliated area of the National Park System to honor and promote public appreciation of George C. Marshall's significant historical contributions. The bill outlines that the George C....

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    The bill wants to make the house where a famous person named George C. Marshall lived in Virginia part of the National Park family, so more people can learn about him. A group will help look after the house, but they won't have to buy the place or pay for everything.