Search Results: keywords:"sequestration exemption"

  • H. R. 7745 — To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,697

    H.R. 7745, also known as the “American Innovation Act,” aims to prioritize and increase funding for basic science research in the United States. The bill outlines specific funding amounts for various government agencies, such as the National Science Foundation, the Department...

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    H.R. 7745 is a bill that wants to give a lot more money to help scientists in America discover new things, like space exploration and technology. It plans to keep giving more money each year, even if things get more expensive, so that science can keep getting better and better.

  • S. 1274 — To permanently exempt payments made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:467

    S. 1274, titled the “Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act” or the “REEF Act,” is a bill that aims to permanently exempt payments from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from being reduced under sequestration, which is part of the Balanced Budget and Emergency...

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    The Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act wants to make sure that money given to train workers when they're out of work is protected and won't get cut by government rules aimed at saving money.

  • H. R. 10291 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for certain fall prevention items under the Medicare program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:579

    H.R. 10291 aims to modify the Social Security Act to include the coverage of fall prevention items under the Medicare program. The bill specifies items like grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, and bed rails as fall prevention items and allows for additional items to be...

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    H.R. 10291 wants Medicare to help pay for things like safety bars in the shower and mats that stop you from slipping, so people don’t fall as much. The goal is to make homes safer for older folks without worrying about cutting this funding when budgets get tight.

  • S. 4879 — To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,456

    The "American Cures Act" (S. 4879) is a bill that aims to prioritize funding for long-term investments in biomedical research in the United States. It proposes specific amounts of money to be appropriated to various health-related organizations each year, including the National Institutes of...

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    The "American Cures Act" wants to give more money each year to health research groups like the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, so they can work on finding cures and keeping people healthy, without having to worry about certain kinds of budget cuts.