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  • H.R. 290, also known as the “Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2025,” aims to extend the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program of the Department of Agriculture. The bill proposes amending the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 by...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 290 wants to keep a program going that helps people in the countryside use computers and the internet to see doctors and learn new things until 2030. It doesn’t say how well the program’s been working or how much it might cost.

  • H.R. 1569, known as the "Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful Fentanyl Act" or "CATCH Fentanyl Act," proposes a pilot program aimed at enhancing cargo inspections at U.S. land ports of entry using advanced technologies. The bill requires the Department of Homeland...

    Simple Explanation

    The "CATCH Fentanyl Act" is a plan to try out new machines and smart computer programs at places where trucks cross the border to help catch bad stuff like illegal drugs. It will run for five years to see if these new tools can help, but there won’t be extra money to buy new things.