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Search Results: keywords:"retroactive application"

S. 3715 — To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes.
January 31, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,369
S. 3715 aims to change the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to stop requiring people to agree to settle future disputes through arbitration before any issue arises. This bill, titled the "Investor Choice Act of 2024," ensures investors can choose arbitration voluntarily or...
Simple Explanation
S. 3715 is a new rule that means people don't have to promise to use a special way called "arbitration" before having a disagreement about money stuff; they can also choose to go to regular court if they want. This rule is trying to help make sure people have a fair choice when they disagree about money.
S. 4708 — An Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct with respect to minors.
November 21, 2024
Status:Engrossed in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,568
S. 4708 aims to strengthen laws related to kidnapping, sexual abuse, and illicit sexual conduct concerning minors by amending Title 18 of the United States Code. The bill expands the definition of kidnapping to include obtaining a person by fraud or deceit and establishes...
Simple Explanation
S. 4708 is a proposed law that tries to make rules tougher about taking kids against their will and doing bad things to them. It says that even if a kid says "yes," it doesn't count if they're under 16, and changes how bad people are punished for hurting or trying to hurt kids.
S. 3427 — An Act To extend the authority to provide employees of the United States Secret Service with overtime pay beyond other statutory limitations, and for other purposes.
January 31, 2024
Status:Enrolled Bill
Congress:118
Words:1,214
S. 3427, also known as the "Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2023," extends the time frame for which U.S. Secret Service employees can receive overtime pay beyond existing statutory limits until 2028. The bill excludes routine administrative tasks from being...
Simple Explanation
The "Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2023" lets U.S. Secret Service workers get extra pay for working more hours until 2028, even more than normal rules allow. It also says some office tasks don’t count as protective work, and the Secret Service has to tell Congress each year how they plan to use overtime.
H. R. 9870 — To improve the provision of benefits and services to members of the Ready Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service, and for other purposes.
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September 27, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:3,483
The bill H. R. 9870, titled the "Parity for Public Health Service Ready Reserve Act," is designed to improve benefits and services for members of the Ready Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service, paralleling provisions available to other uniformed services. It proposes...
Simple Explanation
The bill aims to make things fairer for health workers in a special reserve group by giving them similar benefits and help like other military groups, but some people are worried about how the money will be used and if it’s fair to everyone.
H. R. 10250 — To specify the state of mind required for conviction for criminal offenses that lack an expressly identified state of mind, and for other purposes.
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November 22, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,518
The H.R. 10250 bill, titled the “Mens Rea Reform Act of 2024,” aims to establish clear guidelines for understanding the mental state required for someone to be convicted of certain crimes when no specific mental state is mentioned in the law. It outlines definitions for terms...
Simple Explanation
The Mens Rea Reform Act of 2024 is like a rulebook that helps people understand what someone was thinking when they did something wrong; it makes sure everyone knows what kind of thinking (like knowing or being aware) is needed to say someone did something bad, especially if the rule didn’t say it clearly before.
H. R. 7383 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to set forth limitations on exclusive approval or licensure of drugs designated for rare diseases or conditions.
February 15, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:542
H. R. 7383, also known as the "Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity Act" or the "RARE Act," proposes changes to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to limit the exclusive approval or licensure of drugs designated for treating rare diseases or conditions. The bill...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to change the rules for special medicines made for rare diseases, so they can only be used for the specific health problem they were approved for, not the whole disease. It wants these changes to count for all these special medicines, no matter when they were first allowed to be used.
H. R. 6778 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the treatment of moving expenses to employees and new appointees in the intelligence community who move pursuant to a change in assignment that requires relocation, and for other purposes.
December 13, 2023
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:537
H. R. 6778, known as the "Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2023," aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It expands tax deductions and exclusions for moving expenses to include employees and new appointees in the intelligence community, who...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to help people who work in secret jobs for the government when they have to move for their job, by letting them pay less on their taxes for the move. It also helps them with certain travel costs if their boss says it's okay.
H. R. 8549 — To prohibit any person convicted of an unlawful activity on or after October 7, 2023, on a college campus from being eligible for public service loan forgiveness.
May 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:279
H.R. 8549 is a bill that aims to make individuals ineligible for public service loan forgiveness if they are convicted of an unlawful activity on a college campus on or after October 7, 2023. This includes acts of physical violence or any other violations of state or federal...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8549 is a new rule that says if someone does something against the law on a college campus after October 7, 2023, they can't get help from the government to pay off their student loans.
S. 5413 — To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to provide rules for payments to Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors.
December 03, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:536
S. 5413 aims to modify the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act specifically to establish rules for payments to Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors. It includes provisions that exempt these creditors from certain restrictions and ensure the...
Simple Explanation
S. 5413 wants to change some rules so that a special group of people, who asked for money because of the 9/11 attacks, can get paid faster and be part of future payments, even if they missed out before. These changes would start as if they were made back in December 2022.
H. R. 6408 — An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations.
April 16, 2024
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,184
H.R. 6408 proposes to amend the Internal Revenue Code to revoke the tax-exempt status of organizations that support terrorism. This means that any organization designated by the Secretary as having materially supported terrorist groups within the past three years would lose...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 6408 is a new rule that says if a group in the U.S. helps bad guys called terrorists, the group will lose its special no-tax status. This means the group won't get to avoid paying taxes anymore if they are caught helping terrorists.
H. R. 9267 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax-exempt controlled entity rules with respect to certain stock of government-sponsored enterprises.
August 02, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:280
H. R. 9267 aims to clarify certain tax rules related to government-sponsored enterprises, such as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association. Specifically, it amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to specify that for certain regulations,...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 9267 is about changing a tax rule so that the U.S. government and its parts don't count as "tax-exempt entities" when dealing with some big companies that help people get home loans, and this change applies to taxes from many years ago.
S. 4933 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax-exempt controlled entity rules with respect to certain stock of government-sponsored enterprises.
August 01, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:302
S. 4933 aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify rules about tax-exempt entities holding stock in government-sponsored enterprises, like the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association. The bill specifies that the...
Simple Explanation
S. 4933 is changing some rules about tax-free organizations holding stocks in special companies like Fannie Mae. It says the United States government and its agencies don't count as tax-free in this case, and this change starts from 2008.
S. 4897 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion for certain conservation subsidies to include subsidies for water conservation or efficiency measures, storm water management measures, and wastewater management measures.
July 31, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,080
The bill, known as the "Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act", proposes changes to the Internal Revenue Code to broaden tax exclusions for conservation subsidies. It allows these exclusions to cover subsidies for water conservation or efficiency measures, storm water management measures,...
Simple Explanation
The Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act wants to make it so people don't have to pay taxes on the money they get from the government or utilities when they save water, just like they don't pay taxes when they save energy. This change would be for money given out after the end of 2021.
S. 4683 — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in immigration matters, and for other purposes.
July 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:832
S. 4683 aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to address claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in immigration cases. The bill highlights the need for competent legal counsel during immigration proceedings and seeks to simplify the requirements for filing...
Simple Explanation
S. 4683 is a plan to make sure people have good lawyers when they need help with immigration, like moving to a new country. It wants to make it easier for people to say if their lawyer didn't do a good job and make sure this can help them at any step of trying to move.
H. R. 9509 — To amend section 7(j) of the Small Business Act to modify the start date used to calculate the period in which a small business concern is eligible to participate in the 8(a) program, and for the other purposes.
September 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:528
The bill H.R. 9509, also known as the “Extended Opportunity for Small Disadvantaged Businesses Act,” aims to modify the start date for calculating the eligibility period of small businesses in the 8(a) program. Under the proposed amendment to the Small Business Act, the...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to change how long small businesses can be part of a special help program by starting the countdown either when they get their first job through the program or after two years of being approved, whichever happens first. This is to make things fairer and clearer for businesses just starting out in the program.
S. 5257 — To amend the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 to make technical corrections.
September 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:965
S. 5257 aims to make technical corrections to the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022. The bill changes the jurisdiction for certain legal matters related to water contamination at Camp Lejeune and modifies the standards and burden of proof required for parties filing actions...
Simple Explanation
The bill is trying to fix some parts of a law about people who got sick from bad water at Camp Lejeune. It changes where and how people can go to court, how easy it is to prove they got sick from the water, and how much lawyers can charge.

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