Search Results: keywords:"title 28 amendments"

  • H. R. 7177 — An Act To amend title 28, United States Code, to consolidate certain divisions in the Northern District of Alabama.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:325

    H. R. 7177 is a bill designed to reorganize the Northern District of Alabama's court divisions by modifying section 81(a) of title 28 of the United States Code. The legislation aims to reduce the number of divisions from seven to five and updates the counties assigned to each...

    Simple Explanation

    Imagine there are seven toy boxes in a playroom, and they're being combined into five bigger boxes to keep things tidy and organized. This bill wants to do something similar for court regions in Alabama by changing how counties are grouped together.

  • S. 5472 — To authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:423

    The bill S. 5472, titled the "Criminal History Access Act of 2024," is proposed to allow peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records. These agencies are responsible for setting standards for hiring, training, and maintaining ethical...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to let special groups, who help decide how police officers should be trained and behave, see people’s criminal records. This will help them make sure police officers are doing the right thing.