“I want to pass this bill to change some laws. It will update some chapters and fix some errors. This bill has many sections. The sections have numbers. The numbers are one, two, three, four, five, and six.”
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Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026
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House of Representatives
Amending Chapters 4, 10, and 131 of Title 5, United States Code, as Necessary to Keep Those Chapters Current and to Correct Related Technical Errors
“I want to pass this bill to update some laws. The laws changed after a cutoff date. This bill will include those changes. It will not change what the laws mean. I want the law books to be up to date. I hope everyone will support this bill.”
“I want this bill to pass. It will update some laws. It will not change what the laws mean. I hope everyone will support this bill.”