Darrell Issa

This bill would give the U.S. President power to punish foreign individuals and groups who try to stop fair elections in Lebanon, especially those who prevent Lebanese citizens living outside the country from casting their ballots. Punishments could include freezing assets and denying visas, aiming to protect the voting rights of millions of Lebanese citizens.

Currently, the State Department doesn't have to provide detailed comparisons when building new embassies or consulates with unique designs. This bill would require the Secretary of State to give Congress a full report on why a nonstandard design was chosen. This report would include cost and security details, and must be submitted before spending money. This helps Congress oversee how taxpayer money is spent on U.S. buildings abroad.

This bill would make sure that parties in federal lawsuits tell the court and other parties who is financially backing their case. It would require them to show agreements where someone else gets paid based on the lawsuit's outcome. This aims to bring more openness to how civil actions are funded.

This bill would allow active and reserve military service members, or their families, to sue the U.S. government for injuries or death caused by improper medical care at most military facilities. Currently, service members generally cannot sue the government for such issues. This change would give them a new way to seek justice for medical errors.

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This bill would ensure military members in female cultural support teams get full credit for their service in records and for veterans benefits. It would also extend the deadline for some housing loan fees by a few weeks, helping many veterans.

This bill would transfer about 1,261 acres of land in Riverside County, California, into federal trust for the Pechanga Band of Indians. This land would become part of their reservation, but it must be kept as open space and could not be used for casino gambling. Existing water rights and other agreements on the land would stay the same.

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This bill would change the official definition of "showerhead" used by the government. It would get rid of a newer rule and instead make an older rule the official law. This change could affect the types of showerheads available to people and their water pressure.

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