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Search Results: keywords:"transparency requirements"

H. R. 10258 — To protect babies and young children in childcare settings by strengthening transparency and safety requirements.
November 26, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,133
H.R. 10258, known as the “Kairo Act of 2024”, aims to improve safety and transparency in childcare settings that receive federal funding. The bill requires these childcare providers to develop and provide a parent’s bill of rights, ensuring parents have access to important information...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 10258, called the “Kairo Act of 2024”, is a plan to help keep kids safe in places like daycares that get money from the government. It says that parents should get more information about these places and see videos if something bad happens, but it also tries to keep everyone's privacy safe.
H. R. 7717 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to enhance pharmacy benefit manager transparency requirements.
March 19, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:796
H.R. 7717 aims to increase transparency in how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) operate under the Social Security Act. It requires entities providing pharmacy benefits to share detailed financial information with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and relevant health...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7717 is a rule that wants companies who help people get their medicine to tell everyone more about where their money comes from and goes. This will help people understand how these companies work and make sure they're fair by 2027.
S. 5040 — To provide for the regulation of certain communications regarding prescription drugs.
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September 12, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,307
S. 5040 aims to regulate how prescription drugs are promoted, especially on social media platforms. It holds social media influencers and healthcare providers accountable for spreading false or misleading information about prescription drugs, imposing fines for such behavior....
Simple Explanation
S. 5040 is a rule that helps make sure people are honest when talking about medicine on the internet, especially on social media, and if people lie about medicine, they might have to pay a fine. It also makes sure that when someone gets paid to say nice things about a medicine, they have to tell everyone about it.
H. R. 5536 — An Act To require transparency in notices of funding opportunity, and for other purposes.
November 19, 2024
Status:Placed on Calendar Senate
Congress:118
Words:886
H.R. 5536 aims to improve transparency in the way government agencies announce and manage funding opportunities for grants. The bill requires agencies to clearly outline the criteria and methods used to evaluate grant applications, including any point systems or weighted...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 5536 is a plan to make it easier for people to see and understand how the government gives away money to help projects. It asks the government to clearly show how they pick who gets the money and keep track of all the applications in a simple way.
H. R. 7891 — To protect the safety of children on the internet.
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April 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:12,369
The Kids Online Safety Act (H.R. 7891) seeks to safeguard children on the internet by imposing duties on online platforms to protect minors from potential harms such as mental health issues, cyberbullying, and inappropriate content. The bill requires platforms to offer...
Simple Explanation
The Kids Online Safety Act is a plan to make the internet safer for kids by asking websites to have special rules to stop mean people and bad stuff from reaching children. This means websites need to help parents control what kids see and be honest about what they do online.
S. 5252 — To amend title 18, United States Code to require accountability in deferred prosecution agreements, and for other purposes.
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September 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,387
The bill, S. 5252, aims to enhance accountability in deferred prosecution agreements by amending title 18 of the United States Code. It specifies that when a company, rather than an individual, is involved, the court must deem the agreement to be in the public interest,...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure when companies get in trouble but don't go to court (called a "deferred prosecution agreement"), it's fair and clear for everyone. It says if a company pays a fine of $1,000,000 or more, they have to share important details with the public so everyone knows what's happening.
S. 5312 — To require agencies to create consistent organizational hierarchies, and for other purposes.
December 17, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,962
S. 5312, known as the "ORG CHART Act," requires government agencies to create and maintain clear organizational hierarchies. The agencies must provide diagrams and lists showing the relationships between their offices and positions, identify leaders, note if any positions are vacant or filled...
Simple Explanation
The ORG CHART Act says that government offices have to make easy-to-understand family tree-like diagrams to show who is in charge and how they are connected, and this information should be available online, but they can't use extra money to do it.
H. R. 9392 — To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the restrictions on the use of campaign funds for personal use to the funds of leadership PACs and other political committees, to clarify the treatment of certain coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates, to require the sponsors of certain political advertisements to identify the source of funds used for the advertisements, and for other purposes.
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August 20, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:5,728
H. R. 9392 aims to update the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 by imposing stricter controls on the use of campaign funds. It requires leadership PACs and other political committees to adhere to the same personal use restrictions as campaigns. The bill also deals with...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9392 is a new rule to make sure that money given for political reasons, like being a part of someone's campaign, is used the right way and not for personal stuff. It also wants advertisements about people running for office to say who paid for them, kind of like a name tag for ads!
H. R. 784 — To require any person that maintains an internet website or that sells or distributes a mobile application that is owned, wholly or partially, by the Chinese Communist Party or by a non-state-owned entity located in the People’s Republic of China, to disclose that fact to any individual who downloads or otherwise uses such website or application.
June 04, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:907
H.R. 784, titled the “Internet Application Integrity and Disclosure Act,” aims to require individuals or companies that own, provide, or control websites or mobile apps partially or wholly owned by the Chinese Communist Party or non-state entities in China to inform users in...
Simple Explanation
Some people who make websites or phone apps need to let everyone know if they are owned by China or certain companies there. They have to tell the truth and the people in charge will check they do it right.
H. R. 8574 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to reform the 340B drug pricing program, and for other purposes.
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May 28, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:24,923
H.R. 8574 aims to reform the 340B drug pricing program, which provides discounted medications to healthcare providers serving low-income communities. The bill introduces new rules and requirements for hospitals and pharmacies to participate in the program, ensuring accountability and...
Simple Explanation
The bill is like making new rules for a club that helps doctors and hospitals get cheaper medicine for people who don't have much money. These rules make sure everyone is playing fair, checking their work, and not taking advantage of the cheaper prices.
H. R. 9264 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual assault, and for other purposes.
August 02, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:7,013
The bill, titled the "Campus Accountability and Safety Act," aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Act to improve how colleges and universities handle cases of campus sexual assault and other related crimes. It introduces detailed reporting and transparency...
Simple Explanation
In H.R. 9264, the "Campus Accountability and Safety Act," Congress wants schools to be better at helping students who report being hurt or unsafe, especially in cases of sexual assault. The bill would make schools share more information about these problems, have people trained to help those affected, and face penalties if they do not follow the new rules.

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