Search Results: keywords:"rulemaking authority"

  • S. 5170 — To establish the Data Protection Agency.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:17,675

    S. 5170 proposes the creation of an independent Data Protection Agency in the United States. This agency would oversee the management of personal data, particularly focusing on high-risk data practices and ensuring fair and non-discriminatory data use. The bill outlines the...

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    The bill wants to create a new group called the Data Protection Agency to help keep people's personal information safe and make sure it's used fairly, like making sure everyone plays by the same rules with personal data. This group will have its own money and can set rules, check how big companies use personal data, and give out fines if companies don't follow the rules.

  • H. R. 9019 — To establish a uniform definition of rural area for all rural development programs administered by the Department of Agriculture.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:958

    H.R. 9019 aims to create a consistent definition of "rural area" for all rural development programs under the Department of Agriculture. This bill proposes changes to existing laws, such as the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and the Rural Electrification Act, to...

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    H.R. 9019 is like a big rulebook that wants to make sure everyone understands what the word "rural" means the same way when the Department of Agriculture helps small towns and farms. It plans to change some old rules to match up and let the Agriculture boss figure out how to make it all work smoothly.

  • S. 4943 — To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to treat fraudulently induced electronic fund transfers in the same manner as unauthorized electronic fund transfers, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,513

    S. 4943 aims to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to ensure that electronic fund transfers induced by fraud are treated the same way as unauthorized transfers. It updates definitions and establishes shared liability between financial institutions when such transfers...

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    S. 4943 wants to make sure that when someone tricks you into sending money online, it's treated the same way as if someone stole from you, helping to protect people from scammers by making banks share the blame if they mess up.

  • H. R. 10316 — To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to require creditors to consider certain additional credit information when making mortgage loans, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,560

    H.R. 10316 aims to amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act by requiring lenders to consider additional credit information, beyond what is reported to traditional credit agencies, when evaluating mortgage loan applications. This additional information may include bank...

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    H.R. 10316 is a rule that says banks should look at extra information, like if someone pays their rent on time, before giving them a loan to buy a house. This is to help more people, especially those who don’t have much credit history or are from different communities, get a home loan.

  • S. 4709 — To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,262

    S. 4709, titled the "Protecting American Jobs Act", proposes changes to the National Labor Relations Act. The bill aims to limit the authority of the National Labor Relations Board by focusing its rulemaking power solely on internal matters, rather than on substantive or...

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    The Protecting American Jobs Act is like changing the rules of a game: it wants to make sure that a special group (the National Labor Relations Board) can only make rules about how they do their own work, not about how people should behave at work. Instead of going to this group when people have workplace problems, they might need to go to court, which could make things take longer and cost more.