Search Results: keywords:"supreme court decision"

  • H. R. 7059 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a grant program to increase capacity for providing abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,672

    H.R. 7059, also known as the "Abortion Care Capacity Enhancement and Support Services Act of 2024," aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program that boosts the ability to provide abortion and reproductive health services. This bill responds to the...

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    H.R. 7059 is a plan to give money to doctors and hospitals so they can help more people with important health needs like abortion and other health services. It wants to make sure that doctors have enough space, supplies, and helpers when a lot of people from outside their state come to get help.

  • S. RES. 739 — Celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:323

    S. RES. 739 is a resolution presented in the Senate to mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which occurred on June 24, 2022. This decision overturned Roe v. Wade, stating that the Constitution does not guarantee the...

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    In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court made a big decision to let each state decide its own rules about abortion instead of everyone having the same rule. Now, some people in the Senate want to celebrate that decision and promise to help families and mommies-to-be.

  • H. RES. 1311 — Celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:299

    H. RES. 1311 is a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives to mark the second anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned the previous ruling in Roe v. Wade. The resolution celebrates the potential for many lives...

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    Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is a special court decision that changed how people in the U.S. think about babies before they are born. This resolution wants to celebrate that decision by saying it's important to care for families and help moms and their babies.

  • S. RES. 30 — Honoring Mississippi's Gestational Age Act.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:181

    S. RES. 30 is a resolution from the 119th Congress that honors the Mississippi Gestational Age Act. It was introduced by several senators, including Mrs. Hyde-Smith and Mr. Wicker, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution acknowledges the pivotal role of...

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    The government made a special thank-you note to Mississippi for making a law to protect babies before they are born and saying that states can decide on their own about such rules.

  • H. R. 10300 — To provide for congressional review of rules with respect to which the agency explicitly relied on Chevron deference in the notice of proposed rulemaking or a Federal court upheld the rule based on Chevron deference.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,187

    H.R. 10300, known as the “Congressional Re-Review Act” or the “Chevron Re-Review Act,” proposes a system for Congress to review rules that relied on Chevron deference, a legal doctrine previously used to uphold agency rules. The bill responds to a Supreme Court decision that overturned...

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    Imagine there was a rule that said, "If someone is doing something, we listen to them because they know best." H.R. 10300 is like saying, "We want to look over those rules again to make sure they're still good," because a big group said we don't have to just trust them anymore.

  • S. RES. 725 — Affirming the legal status of contraception following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022).
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:217

    S. RES. 725 is a resolution introduced in the Senate on June 5, 2024, affirming that the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization does not affect the legal right to access contraception. The resolution clarifies that the decision in...

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    The Senate made a note to say that even though a court decision changed some rules about abortion, it doesn't change the rules about getting things like birth control; these rules will stay just the same.

  • S. 4815 — To prohibit the mass cancellation of student loans.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:686

    S. 4815 is a bill introduced in the Senate that aims to stop the large-scale cancellation of student loans by limiting the power of the Secretary of Education, the Treasury Secretary, and the Attorney General. The bill cites a 2023 Supreme Court decision which recognized that...

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    S. 4815 is a bill that wants to stop any big plans to erase student loans. It says only Congress, the group that makes rules, should decide on such big money matters, not other officials.

  • S. 4554 — To express support for protecting access to reproductive health care after the Dobbs v. Jackson decision on June 24, 2022.
    Status:Placed on Calendar Senate
    Words:413

    S. 4554 is titled the "Reproductive Freedom for Women Act". It aims to show Congress's support for ensuring access to abortion rights and other reproductive health care, following the Dobbs v. Jackson decision by the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022. The bill...

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    S. 4554 is a bill that says Congress wants to protect people's rights to make decisions about their own bodies and healthcare, like abortion, and tries to make sure everyone has these freedoms, just like a promise made a long time ago.

  • H. RES. 968 — Calling on Congress to condemn voter suppression laws enacted by States and political subdivisions.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:99

    H. RES. 968 is a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives that calls on Congress to condemn voter suppression laws enacted by states and political subdivisions. It highlights that such laws, particularly following the 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby County...

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    H. RES. 968 is a resolution where people in Congress are being asked to say that it's not okay for some states to make it harder for certain groups, like people with less money or those who are older, to vote. The resolution is important because it wants to make sure everyone has the same chance to vote, but it doesn't say exactly how to fix the problems.