Search Results: keywords:"safety measures"

  • H. R. 3821 — An Act To reauthorize the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018.
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    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:168

    H.R. 3821 aims to continue the efforts of monitoring cancer incidents among firefighters in the U.S. by reauthorizing the original Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018. The bill specifically increases the authorized funding to $5,500,000 annually for the fiscal years 2024...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 3821 is a bill that wants to keep collecting information about firefighters and cancer, but it asks for a lot more money to do this without explaining why. This extra money isn't explained clearly, so people are worried it might not be spent wisely.

  • S. 4452 — To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the safety of children purchasing food items from frozen dessert trucks.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,021

    S. 4452 seeks to improve the safety of children buying from ice cream trucks by amending title 23 of the United States Code. The bill introduces required safety measures, such as mandatory stop signals and mirrors for trucks, and provides states with federal funds for...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4452 is a plan to make ice cream trucks safer for kids by adding special lights, signs, and mirrors on the trucks, and giving money to states to help with these changes. The plan will also check how often kids get hurt by these trucks and how they can be safer.

  • H. R. 7556 — To establish a working group to coordinate regulatory oversight of liquefied natural gas facilities, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:801

    H.R. 7556, titled the “LNG Coordination Act of 2024”, aims to improve the oversight of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in the U.S. The bill proposes the creation of a working group, led by the Secretary of Transportation, to coordinate between various federal agencies...

    Simple Explanation

    In this bill, a team is set up to make sure that people who handle liquid gas work together better and stay safe. They want to make rules clearer and avoid having too many different rules, and they'll check back to see if it's working in a few years.