Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

This bill aims to amend existing laws to require healthcare practitioners to provide proper care to infants who survive abortions or attempted abortions. It establishes that infants born alive after an abortion deserve the same legal protections and care as any other newborn. Healthcare practitioners who fail to provide necessary care and transport the child to a hospital can face fines or imprisonment.

The bill also allows for civil actions by women who have undergone abortions if proper care is not provided to an infant born alive. It includes definitions for terms like abortion and attempt, as well as penalties for intentional harm to a child born alive after an abortion.

Passed by the House of Representatives on January 11, 2023.

Explanation of the Bill:

This bill aims to prevent any government agency from making a rule or guideline that would ban the use of gas stoves in the United States. It protects the ability for people to continue using and buying gas-powered stoves, cooktops, ranges, or ovens.

Explanation of H.R. 277 in Layman's Terms

H.R. 277, also known as the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023 or the REINS Act of 2023, aims to increase accountability and transparency in the federal regulatory process.

The Act requires that major rules created by the executive branch must receive approval through a joint resolution passed by Congress in order to have legal effect. This means that Congress must review and approve major rules before they can be implemented.

Some key provisions of the Act include:

1. Definition of major and nonmajor rules
2. Requirement for federal agencies to submit detailed information on proposed rules to Congress
3. Establishing procedures for Congressional review and approval of major rules
4. Exemption for rules related to monetary policy
5. Review of rules currently in effect and automatic expiration of rules not approved by Congress

The Act also includes provisions for budgetary effects of rules subject to Congressional approval and calls for a study by the Government Accountability Office to assess the number of rules in effect, the number of major rules, and the economic costs of these rules.

Overall, the goal of H.R. 277 is to ensure that Congress has a more active role in overseeing and approving major rules proposed by the executive branch, enhancing accountability and oversight in the regulatory process.

Explanation of H. J. RES. 11

This bill proposes to amend the Constitution of the United States by limiting the number of terms a Member of Congress can serve. If this resolution is approved by two-thirds of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, and then ratified by three-fourths of the states within seven years, it will become part of the Constitution.

The proposed amendment includes the following key points:

SECTION 1: A person who has served 3 terms as a Representative in the House of Representatives will not be eligible for re-election. This includes counting a term when a person fills a vacancy for more than 1 year.

SECTION 2: A person who has served 2 terms as a Senator will not be eligible for re-election or appointment to the Senate. This also includes counting a term when a person fills a vacancy for more than 3 years.

SECTION 3: Terms served before the ratification of this amendment will not be counted when determining eligibility for re-election or appointment.

Bill Summary:

This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to amend regulations to clarify that livestock auction owners can have a stake in small meatpacking businesses. It sets specific criteria for the size of the meatpacking businesses that auction owners can have a stake in, based on the number of animals slaughtered per day or per year.

Bill Name:

The bill is named the 'Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act' or the 'A-PLUS Act'.

Section 2 of the Bill:

The Secretary of Agriculture must revise a specific section of the Code of Federal Regulations within one year to specify that market agencies can have ownership, finance, or participation in managing meatpacking businesses that meet certain criteria related to slaughter capacity for cattle, sheep, and hogs.