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      <title><![CDATA[Addressing Addiction Through the Great American Recovery Initiative]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14379</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14379</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Addressing Addiction Through the Great American Recovery Initiative]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14380</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14380</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Addressing State and Local Failures To Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14377</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14377</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Addressing State and Local Failures To Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14378</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14378</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Stopping Wall Street From Competing With Main Street Homebuyers]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14376</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14376</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Stopping Wall Street From Competing With Main Street Homebuyers]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Designating the Board of Peace as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14375</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14375</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Designating the Board of Peace as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14374</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14374</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Safeguarding Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14373</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14373</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Safeguarding Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14372</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14372</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14368</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14368</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Ensuring American Space Superiority]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14369</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14369</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Ensuring American Space Superiority]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14370</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14370</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2025, and December 26, 2025]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14371</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14371</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2025, and December 26, 2025]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14367</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14367</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14365</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14365</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Protecting American Investors From Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14366</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14366</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Protecting American Investors From Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Addressing Security Risks From Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food Supply Chain]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14364</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14364</guid>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Addressing Security Risks From Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food Supply Chain]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14362</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14362</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Launching the Genesis Mission]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14363</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14363</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Launching the Genesis Mission]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Modifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14361</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/eos/eo-14361</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Modifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil]]></description>
      
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      <title><![CDATA[Improving Menopause Care for Veterans Act of 2025]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-219</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-219</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Improving Menopause Care for Veterans Act of 2025This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study and report on the medical services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans experiencing&nbsp;perimenopause, genitourinary syndrome of menopause, and menopause stages. The VA must also report to Congress on a strategic plan to (1) implement any recommendations GAO makes in its report, (2) improve the quality of menopause care, and (3) improve the access of veterans to menopause care.]]></description>
      <category>Armed Forces and National Security</category>
      <category>Congressional oversight</category>
      <category>Government studies and investigations</category>
      <category>Health care coverage and access</category>
      <category>Veterans' medical care</category>
      <category>Women's health</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Abolish the ATF Act]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-221</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-221</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Abolish the ATF Act This bill abolishes the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.]]></description>
      <category>Government Operations and Politics</category>
      <category>Department of Justice</category>
      <category>Executive agency funding and structure</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-224</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-224</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Disabled Veterans Housing Support ActThis bill excludes compensation received&nbsp;for a military service-connected disability from a veteran's income when determining eligibility for assistance under the&nbsp;Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)&nbsp;program.The CDBG program provides grants to urban communities for development activities focused on revitalizing neighborhoods, economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services.Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on how service-connected disability compensation is treated when determining eligibility for all programs administered by&nbsp;the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This includes identifying instances where the treatment of such compensation is inconsistent with the requirement under this bill.]]></description>
      <category>Housing and Community Development</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[HELP PETS Act]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-233</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-233</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Higher Education Loses Payments for Painful Experiments, Tests and Studies Act or the HELP PETS ActThis bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds if the IHE conducts or funds painful research on dogs or cats. Painful research refers to any research, biomedical training, experimentation, or biological testing classified in specified pain categories by the Department of Agriculture.]]></description>
      <category>Education</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Paws Off Act of 2025]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-237</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-237</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Paws Off Act of 2025 This bill forbids the sale of food that contains xylitol unless the food's label contains a warning about the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested.]]></description>
      <category>Health</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Establishing the Select Committee on Electoral Reform.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hres-20</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hres-20</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This resolution establishes&nbsp;the House Select Committee on Electoral Reform to examine current methods of electing Members of Congress, consider alternative&nbsp;methods of election, and report appropriate recommendations to Congress and the President.Specifically, the committee must (1) determine how alternative methods of election would affect the responsiveness, accountability, and functionality of Congress; (2) conduct hearings to take testimony and receive evidence from appropriate expert witnesses; and (3) examine federal barriers to state experimentation with alternative electoral systems.&nbsp;The committee must consider alternatives to current methods that include&nbsp;adopting multi-member congressional districts with proportional representation;&nbsp;adjusting the total number of Members of the House of Representatives; adopting alternative methods of voting (e.g., ranked-choice voting); and holding open and nonpartisan primaries.The committee shall be made up of 14 Members of Congress appointed by the Speaker of the House, 7 of whom shall be appointed in consultation with the minority leader. The committee's co-chairs shall be designated by the Speaker and minority leader, respectively.&nbsp;The resolution provides that the committee must hold its first meeting within 30 days after all of its members have been appointed.The committee shall issue its final report to Congress and the President within one year after the committee's first meeting.]]></description>
      <category>Congress</category>
      <category>Congressional committees</category>
      <category>Congressional districts and representation</category>
      <category>Congressional elections</category>
      <category>Congressional operations and organization</category>
      <category>Congressional oversight</category>
      <category>Elections, voting, political campaign regulation</category>
      <category>Legislative rules and procedure</category>
      <category>Members of Congress</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-12</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-12</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution establishing term limits for individuals serving in the Senate and the House of Representatives.The proposed amendment makes an individual who has served two terms in the Senate ineligible for appointment or election to the Senate and an individual who has served three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives ineligible for election to the House of Representatives.The joint resolution provides that the amendment shall be valid when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification.Under Article V of the Constitution, both chambers of Congress may propose an amendment by a vote of two-thirds of all Members present for such vote. A proposed amendment must be ratified by the states as prescribed in Article V and as specified by Congress.]]></description>
      <category>Congress</category>
      <category>Congressional elections</category>
      <category>Constitution and constitutional amendments</category>
      <category>House of Representatives</category>
      <category>Members of Congress</category>
      <category>Senate</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dental Care for Veterans Act]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-210</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-210</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Dental Care for Veterans Act This bill expands eligibility for veterans for dental care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill makes all veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system eligible for VA-provided dental services. Currently, only veterans who have a service-connected dental issue or meet other narrow criteria are eligible for certain dental services. The bill phases in eligibility over four years based upon existing eligibility, degree of service-connected disability or other disability, prisoner of war status, award of a Purple Heart, financial need, or VA health care eligibility.]]></description>
      <category>Armed Forces and National Security</category>
      <category>Dental care</category>
      <category>Health care coverage and access</category>
      <category>Health technology, devices, supplies</category>
      <category>Veterans' medical care</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-211</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-211</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring payment from a veteran for any contraceptive item that is required to be covered by health insurance plans without a cost-sharing requirement.]]></description>
      <category>Armed Forces and National Security</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Capitol Remembrance Act]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-212</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-212</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Capitol Remembrance ActThis bill requires the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to design and install in a prominent location in the U.S. Capitol a permanent exhibit that depicts the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.To the extent possible, the AOC must preserve property that was damaged during the attack and include it in the exhibit. The AOC must also include (1) existing photographic records relating to the attack; and (2) a plaque to honor the U.S. Capitol Police and other law enforcement agencies that protected the Capitol, the individuals who died or sustained injuries to protect the Capitol, and the staff who helped restore the Capitol complex after the attack.The&nbsp;exhibit shall be installed within two years after the bill's enactment.&nbsp;]]></description>
      <category>Congress</category>
      <category>Art, artists, authorship</category>
      <category>Assault and harassment offenses</category>
      <category>Civil disturbances</category>
      <category>Congressional agencies</category>
      <category>Congressional officers and employees</category>
      <category>Congressional tributes</category>
      <category>Crimes against property</category>
      <category>District of Columbia</category>
      <category>Government buildings, facilities, and property</category>
      <category>Historical and cultural resources</category>
      <category>Law enforcement officers</category>
      <category>Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers</category>
      <category>Photography and imaging</category>
      <category>Protest and dissent</category>
      <category>Subversive activities</category>
      <category>Terrorism</category>
      <category>U.S. Capitol</category>
      <category>U.S. history</category>
      <category>Violent crime</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[To prohibit the use of Federal financial assistance for a certain high-speed rail development project in the State of California, and for other purposes.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-213</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-213</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This bill prohibits the state of California from receiving federal funds for a high-speed rail corridor development project.&nbsp;Specifically, the prohibition applies to a project&nbsp;in California that is the same or substantially similar to the project that is the subject of an FY2010 cooperative agreement entered into on November 18, 2011, between the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).As background,&nbsp;CHSRA has received various federal grants for&nbsp;the California High-Speed Rail&nbsp;program,&nbsp;a project led by the state of California with the goal of implementing a high-speed rail&nbsp;system capable of speeds exceeding 200 miles per hour between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The FRA terminated the specific FY2010&nbsp;cooperative agreement on May 16, 2019.]]></description>
      <category>Transportation and Public Works</category>
      <category>Administrative law and regulatory procedures</category>
      <category>California</category>
      <category>Department of Transportation</category>
      <category>Railroads</category>
      <category>Regional and metropolitan planning</category>
      <category>State and local finance</category>
      <category>Transportation programs funding</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[District of Columbia Legislative Home Rule Act]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-214</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-214</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[District of Columbia Legislative Home Rule ActThis bill eliminates the authority of Congress to nullify recently enacted laws of the District of Columbia (DC).Current law generally provides Congress with a 30-day period in which to review and nullify measures enacted by the DC Council (60 days for measures involving criminal law).&nbsp;An enacted measure is nullified if Congress passes and&nbsp;the President signs a joint resolution of disapproval. If there is no congressional action during the review period, the measure becomes law.The bill eliminates this&nbsp;congressional review period and process.]]></description>
      <category>Government Operations and Politics</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Adoption Information Act]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-215</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hr-215</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Adoption Information ActThis bill requires federally funded family planning programs to provide each person who inquires about medical or abortion&nbsp;services with specified information about adoption centers in their region. The Department of Health and Human Services must provide the programs with pamphlets containing the required information.]]></description>
      <category>Health</category>
      <category>Abortion</category>
      <category>Adoption and foster care</category>
      <category>Family planning and birth control</category>
      <category>Government information and archives</category>
      <category>Health information and medical records</category>
      <category>Health programs administration and funding</category>
      <category>Public contracts and procurement</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hres-13</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hres-13</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This resolution elects Chairs for the following committees:AgricultureAppropriationsArmed ServicesBudgetEducation and WorkforceEnergy and CommerceFinancial ServicesForeign AffairsHomeland SecurityJudiciary&nbsp;National ResourcesOversight and Government ReformScience, Space, and Technology&nbsp;Small BusinessTransportation and InfrastructureVeterans' AffairsWays and Means]]></description>
      <category>Congress</category>
      <category>Congressional committees</category>
      <category>House Committee on Agriculture</category>
      <category>House Committee on Appropriations</category>
      <category>House Committee on Armed Services</category>
      <category>House Committee on Education and Workforce</category>
      <category>House Committee on Energy and Commerce</category>
      <category>House Committee on Financial Services</category>
      <category>House Committee on Foreign Affairs</category>
      <category>House Committee on Homeland Security</category>
      <category>House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform</category>
      <category>House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology</category>
      <category>House Committee on Small Business</category>
      <category>House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure</category>
      <category>House Committee on Veterans' Affairs</category>
      <category>House Committee on Ways and Means</category>
      <category>House of Representatives</category>
      <category>Members of Congress</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hres-14</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hres-14</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.]]></description>
      <category>Congress</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rescinding the subpoenas issued by the January 6th Select Committee on September 23, 2021, October 6, 2021, and February 9, 2022, and withdrawing the recommendations finding Stephen K. Bannon, Mark Randall Meadows, Daniel Scavino, Jr., and Peter K. Navarro in contempt of Congress.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hres-15</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hres-15</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rescinding the subpoenas issued by the January 6th Select Committee on September 23, 2021, October 6, 2021, and February 9, 2022, and withdrawing the recommendations finding Stephen K. Bannon, Mark Randall Meadows, Daniel Scavino, Jr., and Peter K. Navarro in contempt of Congress.]]></description>
      <category>Congress</category>
      <category>Congressional committees</category>
      <category>Congressional oversight</category>
      <category>Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation</category>
      <category>Evidence and witnesses</category>
      <category>House of Representatives</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hres-16</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hres-16</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This resolution condemns Russia for committing acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people. It also calls on the United States, in cooperation with North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Union allies, to undertake measures to support the Ukrainian government to prevent further acts of Russian genocide against the Ukrainian people.]]></description>
      <category>International Affairs</category>
      <category>Alliances</category>
      <category>Conflicts and wars</category>
      <category>Europe</category>
      <category>Russia</category>
      <category>Ukraine</category>
      <category>War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity</category>
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    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Laken Riley Act]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-s-5</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-s-5</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Laken Riley ActThis bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement.Under this bill, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.The bill also authorizes state governments to sue for injunctive relief over certain immigration-related decisions or alleged failures by the federal government if the decision or failure caused the state or its residents harm, including financial harm of more than $100. Specifically, the state government may sue the federal government over adecision to release a non-U.S. national from custody;failure to fulfill requirements relating to inspecting individuals seeking admission into the United States, including requirements related to asylum interviews;failure to fulfill a requirement to stop issuing visas to nationals of a country that unreasonably denies or delays acceptance of nationals of that country;violation of limitations on immigration parole, such as the requirement that parole be granted only on a case-by-case basis; orfailure to detain an individual who has been ordered removed from the United States.]]></description>
      <category>Immigration</category>
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    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hconres-1</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hconres-1</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This concurrent resolution authorizes Congress to assemble at a place outside Washington, DC, during the 119th Congress if the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader agree that it is in the public interest.&nbsp;The concurrent resolution provides that&nbsp;the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader shall act jointly after consultation with the House and Senate Minority Leaders.]]></description>
      <category>Congress</category>
      <category>Congressional operations and organization</category>
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    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Reclaiming Congress’s Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hconres-2</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hconres-2</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Reclaiming Congress’s Constitutional Mandate in Trade ResolutionThis concurrent resolution establishes a process for transferring the functions and responsibilities of the Office of the Trade Representative (USTR) from the executive branch to the legislative branch. The concurrent resolution establishes the Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Responsibilities and the Congressional Advisory Board on Trade Responsibilities to plan for and implement the transfer.The Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Responsibilities shall consist of 14 members of Congress appointed by majority and minority party leaders of the two chambers of Congress&nbsp;and meeting qualifications specified in the bill. The committee shall develop a plan under which the functions and responsibilities of the USTR shall be moved and provide its plan in a report to Congress within 16 months after the committee is appointed.&nbsp;The bill also establishes a 21-member Congressional Advisory Board on Trade Responsibilities responsible for advising the committee in its development of the plan. Individuals meeting qualifications specified in the bill shall be appointed by the Trade Representative and majority and minority party leaders.The concurrent resolution also provides that the USTR shall provide such information and assistance the committee and the advisory board may reasonably require to carry out their activities.The transition of the USTR to the legislative branch occurs four years after the committee submits its report.]]></description>
      <category>Congress</category>
      <category>Advisory bodies</category>
      <category>Congressional agencies</category>
      <category>Congressional committees</category>
      <category>Congressional operations and organization</category>
      <category>Executive agency funding and structure</category>
      <category>Office of the U.S. Trade Representative</category>
      <category>Trade agreements and negotiations</category>
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    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-1</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-1</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to be composed&nbsp;of nine Justices—one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.]]></description>
      <category>Law</category>
      <category>Constitution and constitutional amendments</category>
      <category>Judges</category>
      <category>Supreme Court</category>
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    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-10</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-10</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber to increase the public debt limit. It prohibits a bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless it has been approved by a majority roll call vote of each chamber.  The amendment also requires the President to submit an annual budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. Congress may waive these requirements due to a declaration of war or a military conflict that causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.]]></description>
      <category>Economics and Public Finance</category>
      <category>Budget deficits and national debt</category>
      <category>Constitution and constitutional amendments</category>
      <category>Economic performance and conditions</category>
      <category>Income tax rates</category>
      <category>Legislative rules and procedure</category>
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    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[.Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department's funding is justified.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-11</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-11</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless (1) Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths vote of each chamber, and (2) total outlays do not exceed a specified percentage of the estimated gross domestic product of the United States. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing.  The amendment requires a three-fifths vote of each chamber of Congress to increase revenue or increase the limit on the debt of the United States.  The amendment also requires the President to submit an annual budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. The President's budget must also include justifications and specified details regarding funding proposed for departments and agencies.  Congress may waive the requirements due to a declaration of war, a military conflict, an event that causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security, or a natural disaster.]]></description>
      <category>Economics and Public Finance</category>
      <category>Budget deficits and national debt</category>
      <category>Budget process</category>
      <category>Constitution and constitutional amendments</category>
      <category>Executive agency funding and structure</category>
      <category>Income tax rates</category>
      <category>Legislative rules and procedure</category>
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    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-2</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-2</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year.The amendment also prohibits (1) increases to the federal debt limit, and (2) a bill that increases revenue from becoming law unless the bill has been approved by two-thirds of each chamber of Congress with a roll call vote.]]></description>
      <category>Economics and Public Finance</category>
      <category>Budget deficits and national debt</category>
      <category>Constitution and constitutional amendments</category>
      <category>Legislative rules and procedure</category>
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    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-3</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-3</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a two-thirds vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing.  The amendment prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding 18% of the gross domestic product of the United States unless two-thirds of each chamber of Congress provides for a specific increase above this amount.  The amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber of Congress to impose a new tax, increase the statutory rate of any tax, or increase the aggregate amount of revenue. It requires a three-fifths vote of each chamber to increase the limit on the debt of the United States.  The President must submit an annual budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts or 18% of the gross domestic product of the United States.  The amendment prohibits a court from ordering a revenue increase to enforce the requirements.  Congress may waive specified requirements when a declaration of war is in effect or the United States is engaged in a military conflict that causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.]]></description>
      <category>Economics and Public Finance</category>
      <category>Budget deficits and national debt</category>
      <category>Budget process</category>
      <category>Constitution and constitutional amendments</category>
      <category>Income tax rates</category>
      <category>Legislative rules and procedure</category>
    </item>

    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that debate upon legislation pending before the Senate may not be brought to a close without the concurrence of a minimum of three-fifths of the Senators.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-4</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-4</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that debate upon legislation pending before the Senate may not be brought to a close without the concurrence of a minimum of three-fifths of the Senators.]]></description>
      <category>Congress</category>
      <category>Constitution and constitutional amendments</category>
      <category>Legislative rules and procedure</category>
      <category>Senate</category>
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    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms an individual may serve as a Member of Congress.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-5</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-5</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the&nbsp;Constitution to limit terms in the Senate and the House of Representatives.Specifically, the amendment limits an individual serving as a Member of the House of Representatives to six two-year terms and an individual serving as a Senator to two six-year terms. The amendment specifies that the term limits do not apply to an individual who served in either chamber of Congress before the 118th Congress.&nbsp;The joint resolution provides that the amendment shall be valid when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification.&nbsp;Under Article V of the Constitution, both chambers of Congress may propose an amendment by a vote of two-thirds of all Members present for such vote. A proposed amendment must be ratified by the states as prescribed in Article V and as specified by Congress.]]></description>
      <category>Congress</category>
      <category>Congressional elections</category>
      <category>Constitution and constitutional amendments</category>
      <category>House of Representatives</category>
      <category>Members of Congress</category>
      <category>Senate</category>
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    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for balanced budgets for the Government.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-6</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-6</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a two-thirds roll call vote of each chamber.  The amendment also requires the President to submit an annual budget in which total outlays for the fiscal year do not exceed total receipts.  Congress may waive the requirements for any fiscal year in which (1) a declaration of war is in effect by a roll call vote, or (2) a declaration of a natural disaster or a national emergency is in effect that was declared by a joint resolution that became law after being adopted by a majority of each chamber of Congress.]]></description>
      <category>Economics and Public Finance</category>
      <category>Budget deficits and national debt</category>
      <category>Constitution and constitutional amendments</category>
      <category>Legislative rules and procedure</category>
    </item>

    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation during a fiscal year unless both Houses of Congress have agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year prior to the beginning of that fiscal year.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-7</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-7</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This joint resolution proposes amending the Constitution to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving compensation unless both chambers have agreed to a fiscal year budget prior to the start of the fiscal year.The joint resolution provides that the amendment shall be valid when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification.&nbsp;The amendment applies beginning in the fiscal year after the amendment is ratified and becomes a valid part of the Constitution.Under Article V of the Constitution, both chambers of Congress may propose an amendment by a vote of two-thirds of all Members present for such vote. A proposed amendment must be ratified by the states as prescribed in Article V and as specified by Congress.]]></description>
      <category>Congress</category>
      <category>Budget process</category>
      <category>Constitution and constitutional amendments</category>
      <category>Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management</category>
      <category>Legislative rules and procedure</category>
      <category>Members of Congress</category>
    </item>

    <item>
      <title><![CDATA[Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States Government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress.]]></title>
      <link>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-9</link>
      <guid>https://readabill.com/bills/119-hjres-9</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that prohibits the U.S. government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by a law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each chamber of Congress.]]></description>
      <category>Economics and Public Finance</category>
      <category>Budget deficits and national debt</category>
      <category>Constitution and constitutional amendments</category>
      <category>Legislative rules and procedure</category>
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