Search Results: keywords:"zoning laws"

  • S. 4796 — Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:54,832

    The bill S. 4796 allocates funds for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies. It covers various appropriations, including funding for transportation infrastructure, public housing...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill is like a plan to use money to fix roads and help people find homes, but it needs to make sure the money is spent wisely and fairly. It’s a bit like setting rules for a big piggy bank to make sure everyone shares and no one cheats.

  • H. R. 8604 — To reduce regulatory barriers to housing, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:4,201

    H.R. 8604, the "Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act," aims to tackle housing shortages in the United States by eliminating local and state regulatory obstacles. The bill encourages cooperation among various federal departments and local governments to streamline processes that hinder...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8604 is a plan to make it easier to build more houses by cutting down on rules that make it hard to do so. It wants people to work together better and even make a big map of where everything can be built, so more people can have homes that don't cost too much.

  • H. R. 1094 — To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the application of certain private land use restrictions to amateur station antennas, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,661

    H.R. 1094 proposes changes to the Communications Act of 1934. It aims to stop private land use rules that limit amateur radio operators from setting up antennas on their property. The bill specifies conditions under which land use restrictions can be applied, ensuring they...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 1094 is a plan to let people who like to use radios as a hobby put up antennas in their yards, even if some rules try to stop them, as long as those antennas are safe and look okay.

  • H. R. 1885 — To revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in Topsail, North Carolina, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:458

    H.R. 1885, also known as the "Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amendment Act of 2025," aims to change the boundaries of unit L06 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in Topsail, North Carolina. The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to change which parts of the beach in Topsail, North Carolina, are protected to allow certain land to be used for other things, like building houses, instead of just for nature. It tells the government to make these changes quickly so that everyone knows which parts of the beach can be used for different things.