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  • H.R. 7077 is a bill aimed at helping repair the harms caused to Ukraine by Russia's actions. It proposes to expand the types of properties that can be forfeited and used for this goal, including those linked to individuals and activities under U.S. sanctions against Russia...

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    H.R. 7077 is a plan to help Ukraine by using things taken from people who didn't follow U.S. rules about Russia. The government will report on how they use these things to fix the damage.

  • S. 4438 is a U.S. Senate bill titled the "Transferring Illicit Assets to Ukraine Act of 2024." It aims to broaden the types of confiscated properties that can be used to help Ukraine deal with the impacts of Russian aggression. Specifically, the bill modifies existing...

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    The Transferring Illicit Assets to Ukraine Act of 2024 is a proposed law that would let the U.S. take things from bad people who help hurt Ukraine and use those things to help Ukraine get better. It also wants the U.S. to show what they're doing with those things to fix the damage.

  • S. 2781, titled the “Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024,” aims to create a pilot program that allows "Good Samaritans"—who are not responsible for causing environmental harm—to clean up abandoned hardrock mine sites without incurring legal...

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    The bill wants to let people who are not responsible for making a mess help clean up old, abandoned mines without getting into trouble. It sets up rules to make sure they do a good job and promises some money to help with the cleanup.