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S. RES. 837 — Authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the report of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate regarding the refusal of Dr. Ralph de la Torre to appear and testify before the Committee.
September 23, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:297
S. RES. 837 authorizes the President of the Senate to certify a report regarding Dr. Ralph de la Torre's refusal to testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Dr. de la Torre, the Chairman and CEO of Steward Health Care Systems LLC, was...
Simple Explanation
S. RES. 837 is a plan from the Senate to tell on Dr. Ralph de la Torre because he didn't show up to answer questions about his company's money troubles, even though he was supposed to. Now, they might ask a big lawyer to get him in trouble for not listening.
S. 4855 — To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the provision of appropriate training, resources, and best practices to the aging network under grants for projects that address negative health effects associated with social isolation among older individuals.
July 30, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:236
S. 4855 proposes an amendment to the Older Americans Act of 1965. It seeks to establish a National Resource Center to support aging networks by providing training, resources, and best practices. The amendment aims to address the negative health effects of social isolation...
Simple Explanation
S. 4855 is a bill that wants to help older people who feel lonely. It plans to create a special center to teach and share helpful ideas with groups that work with older folks, so they can make friends and not feel alone.
S. 5142 — To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the national program for traumatic brain injury surveillance and registries.
September 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:252
S. 5142 proposes to amend the Public Health Service Act by renaming the national program for traumatic brain injury surveillance and registries in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. It involves changing the section heading of Section 393C to reflect the new name,...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to change the name of a program that keeps track of people with brain injuries to honor a person named Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr., but it doesn't explain why it's doing this or what else might change.
H. R. 3843 — An Act To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grants to address dental workforce needs.
March 08, 2024
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:118
Words:167
H.R. 3843 aims to update part of the Public Health Service Act by extending the timeframe for grants that support dental workforce needs from 2024 to 2028. The bill, known as the “Action for Dental Health Act of 2023,” was passed by the House of Representatives and is now...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 3843 is like giving more time to doctors who help take care of people's teeth, so they can keep getting money to do their important jobs. This means they can keep helping people have healthy teeth from 2024 until 2028.

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