Congressional Bills H.R. 1276, H.R. 2069, H.R. 2196 and H.R. 5366 Signed into Law

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The White House announced the President's signature on four bills passed by Congress: a land-deed cleanup for a small Paducah, Kentucky parcel, a spending-transparency measure called the Stop Secret Spending Act, an extension for a planned EMS memorial in Washington, and a codification of disaster-related tax deductions named for outgoing Rep. Doug LaMalfa.

The transparency bill expands reporting requirements for federal spending agreements, a modest bureaucratic tightening rather than a sweeping reform. The disaster tax bill locks in deductions for wildfire relief payments and casualty losses, extending existing relief rather than creating new benefits.

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Four bills signed, and about three of them could fit on an index card. Calling a small land-title fix and a memorial-fund extension the same kind of news as a nine-figure tax break is a neat trick, the kind where nobody has to say which one actually mattered. Naming the tax bill after a retiring congressman is a nice retirement gift, paid for by the rest of us.

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