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  • The bill, titled the “Balance the Highway Trust Fund Act,” aims to cap spending from the Highway Trust Fund for highway and highway safety programs so it does not exceed the federal government's revenues for these programs in each fiscal year. It sets rules for how the available funds should...

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    The bill is like setting a money limit for a big piggy bank that helps fix roads and make them safer. It says only as much money as comes in can be spent, and if some states have leftover money, states that need more can use it.

  • H.R. 2595, titled the "Building Child Care for a Better Future Act," aims to amend the Social Security Act to improve child care funding and access in the U.S. It proposes increasing federal funding for child care and setting aside a portion specifically for Indian tribes and...

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    The "Building Child Care for a Better Future Act" wants to give more money to help make sure kids have safe and fun places to go during the day while their parents work. It also wants to make it fair for everyone, like sharing with Native American communities, by helping to build or fix places where kids go to play and learn.