Search Results: keywords:"senate committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs"

  • S. 1015 — To extend the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2026.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:204

    S. 1015 is a bill introduced in the 119th Congress to extend the National Flood Insurance Program until December 31, 2026. This legislation modifies sections of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, specifically adjusting the expiration date from September 30, 2023, to...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to keep a special program that helps people pay for damage from floods going until the end of 2026, but the people who made the bill didn't say how this might affect the money needed for it.

  • H. R. 2468 — To prohibit the issuance of licenses or other waivers from sanctions imposed pursuant to certain authorities relating to the conduct of Iran, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:395

    H. R. 2468 aims to prevent the President from granting licenses or waivers for transactions involving certain Iranian individuals and entities identified as supporting terrorism. For such a license or waiver to be granted, the President must certify to specific Congressional...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 2468 is a plan to stop certain people from making special deals with Iran unless the President proves to Congress that these people have stopped doing bad things, like supporting terrorists. It won't change any old rules about Iran that were already okay before a specific date in 2021.

  • H. R. 8152 — An Act To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for control of remote access of items, and for other purposes.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:1,886

    H.R. 8152, called the “Remote Access Security Act,” aims to strengthen the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 by placing new controls on remote access to certain items from outside the United States. The bill defines remote access as using or interacting with an item that's on...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8152 wants to make sure that people from other countries can't use important U.S. technology from far away, like over the internet, without permission because it could be unsafe. This is to prevent things like using special computers or making weapons in ways that could cause harm.

  • S. RES. 58 — Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:951

    The resolution, S. RES. 58, authorizes the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to spend money and hire staff from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027. It provides specific spending limits for different time periods during these two years, including...

    Simple Explanation

    The resolution lets a big group in the government spend money and hire people to help them work better for two years. They have a plan for how much money they can use, and it includes hiring experts and learning new things, but some parts don’t need special permission to spend the money, which means they have to be careful not to waste it.

  • H. R. 754 — An Act To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount that may be invested in small business investment companies.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:203

    H. R. 754 is a bill titled the “Investing in Main Street Act of 2025” that proposes changes to the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. It seeks to amend Section 302(b) by increasing the limit from 5 percent to 15 percent for the amount that can be invested in small...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 754 wants to let people put more money into small companies to help them grow. It's like letting kids put more blocks on their towers to make them bigger!

  • S. 4439 — To require the Assistant Secretary of Financial Markets of the Department of the Treasury to brief certain Senate committees on the debt issuance of the Department.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:245

    S. 4439, also known as the "Transparency in Debt Issuance Act of 2024," mandates that the Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets at the Department of the Treasury must provide quarterly briefings to the Senate's Committee on Finance and the Committee on Banking, Housing,...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4439 is a rule saying the U.S. Treasury Department must tell two Senate groups what they're doing when they borrow money every few months, to keep things clear and open.

  • S. J. RES. 18 — Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:234

    S. J. RES. 18 is a joint resolution in the 119th Congress that disapproves a specific rule from the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. The rule in question concerns "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions," and was initially published in the Federal...

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    S. J. RES. 18 is a decision by some people in the government to say no to a new rule about how really big banks share money with people who spend too much from their accounts. If they say no, the rule won't happen, and we are not sure what will come instead.