Search Results: keywords:"united states congress legislation"

  • H. R. 7564 — To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act with respect to certain victims.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:176

    H.R. 7564 proposes changes to the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to benefit certain individuals. Specifically, it aims to offer lump-sum catch-up payments to victims of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing and the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing....

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7564 wants to help people who got hurt in two big, bad events long ago but didn’t get their money when they should have. It plans to give these people the money they missed, and double-checks to make sure everything is done right.

  • S. 4660 — To clarify that the baseline is based on current laws and the assumption of continuation of current levels of discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:614

    S. 4660, titled the "No Bias in the Baseline Act," aims to revise the method used to calculate the baseline budget in the United States. It specifies that the baseline will be based on current laws and assumes the continuation of current levels of discretionary spending. The...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4660 is a rule change that says when planning the country's budget, they will look at the money from the past and keep it the same, without making any extra guesses about things like prices going up. This helps keep things simple and steady, like using the same amount of coins in your piggy bank every time.