WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-480) on a joint resolution (H.Res. 109) providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121". The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on May 1, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY Introduced on February 1, 2024, by Repre more ST

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-478) on the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act (H.R. 7343), which aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the detention of certain aliens who commit assault against law enforcement officers. The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on April 30, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 7343, the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops A more ST

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-479) on the D.C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act (H.R. 7530), which aims to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia and to amend t more ST

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-476) on the Equal Representation Act (H.R. 7109), which aims to require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics and to modify apportionment of representatives to be based on U.S. citizens instead of all persons. The report was advanced by Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, on April 29, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary and Purpose of Legis more ST

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-477) on a House resolution (H.Res. 1173) providing for consideration of the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act (H.R. 615), Mining Regulatory Clarity Act (H.R. 2925), Superior National Forest Restoration Act (H.R. 3195), Trust the Science Act (H.R. 764), WEST Act (H.R. 3397), Alaska's Right to Produce Act (H.R. 6285) and Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R. 6090). The report was advanced by Rep. Michelle Fischbach,  more ST

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The House Small Business Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-470) on the Entrepreneurs With Disabilities Reporting Act (H.R. 7985), which aims to require the administrator of the Small Business Administration to submit to Congress a report on the entrepreneurial challenges facing entrepreneurs with a disability. The report was advanced by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, on April 26, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. PURPOSE AND BILL SUMMARY On April 15, 2024, Rep. McGarv more ST

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The House Small Business Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-469) on the Investing in All of America Act (H.R. 5333), which aims to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to exclude from the limit on leverage certain amounts invested in smaller enterprises located in rural or low-income areas and small businesses in critical technology areas. The report was advanced by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, on April 26, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. Purpose and Bill more ST

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The House Small Business Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-471) on the Plain Language in Contracting Act (H.R. 7987), which aims to require plain language and the inclusion of key words in covered notices that are clear, concise and accessible to small business concerns. The report was advanced by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, on April 26, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. PURPOSE AND BILL SUMMARY On April 15, 2024, Rep. LaLota along with Rep. Thanedar introduced H.R more ST