Assault And Harassment Offenses
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Anti-Bullying and Harassment Act of 2011 [HB-975]
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Anti-Bullying and Harassment Act of 2011 - Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment, and (2) local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to use subgrants to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying and harassment. Requires such LEAs or schools to: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited in their school discipline policies, that now must include bullying and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/21/2011
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Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011 [HB-83]
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Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011 - Amends the Omnnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) allow the use of juvenile accountability block grants for bullying prevention and intervention programs; (2) require the Attorney General to establish voluntary guidelines for use by states and local governments in developing such programs; and (3) authorize appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 for the juvenile accountability block grant program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 01/24/2011
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Violence Against Indian Women Act of 2012 [HB-6625]
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[Criminal Justice ]
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Violence Against Indian Women Act of 2012 - Amends the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to give Indian tribes criminal jurisdiction over domestic violence, dating violence, and violations of protective orders that occur on their lands. Makes that jurisdiction concurrent with federal and state jurisdiction. Prohibits a tribe from exercising such jurisdiction if neither the defendant or alleged victim is an Indian, or the defendant lacks certain ties to the tribe. Requires Indian tribes prosecuting those crimes to: (1) provide defendants the right
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Sponsored by: Rep. Darrell E. Issa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 12/07/2012
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Campus Safety for Children Act of 2012 [HB-6556]
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[Law Enforcement ]
Campus Safety for Children Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in title IV (Student Assistance) programs to include in their annual campus security reports, provided to current and prospective students and employees, statistics on sexual offenses against minors that were reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies over the three preceding calendar years. Prohibits those IHEs from exempting school employees from their campus sexual assault prevention
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Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Referred To The House Committee On Education And The Workforce. on 09/21/2012
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Child Protection Act of 2012 [HB-6063]
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Child Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 20 years for transporting, receiving, distributing, selling, or possessing pornographic images of a child under the age of 12. Requires a U.S. district court to issue a protective order prohibiting harassment or intimidation of a minor victim or witness if the court finds evidence that the conduct at issue is reasonably likely to adversely affect the willingness of the minor witness or victim to testify or otherwise participate in a federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Signed By President. on 12/07/2012
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Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2012 [HB-6019]
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Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) expand the juvenile accountability block grant program with respect to programs for the prevention of bullying to include intervention programs, and (2) authorize appropriations for such grant program for FY2013-FY2017. Expresses the sense of Congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for all activities for which juvenile accountability block grants may be
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-582. on 07/09/2012
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-5856]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2013 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2013 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, the defense agencies, the reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Appropriates funds for: (1) the United States Court
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Sponsored by: Rep. C.W. Bill Young
Committee On Appropriations. Reported By Senator Inouye With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 112-196. on 08/02/2012
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Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act [HB-5770]
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Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the authorized activities under the juvenile accountability block grant program to: (1) include intervention programs regarding bullying, and (2) provide for the education of students, adult school personnel, and law enforcement officers in identifying occurrences of bullying or harassment and how to address such occurrences. Authorizes appropriations for such block grant program
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/04/2012
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Service Member Anti-Hazing Act [HB-5638]
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[Veterans ]
Service Member Anti-Hazing Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to: (1) develop and implement a policy to prevent and respond to hazing of members of that military department; (2) develop and implement a program to train such members on the dangers of, and need to, avoid hazing and a program of training on issues of diversity, which each member shall attend at least annually; (3) expand any policies for reporting incidents to include a phone service for the anonymous reporting of such incidents; and (4) develop and implement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 07/10/2012
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To prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. [HB-5344]
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Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) (Secretary) to: (1) assess and develop a uniform definition of hazing, applicable to members of the Armed Forces (members), for inclusion in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and (2) submit such definition to Congress. Expresses the sense of Congress that such definition should cover, at a minimum, any situation in which a member suffers or is exposed to any cruelty, indignity, humiliation, hardship, harm, harassment, or oppression, or the deprivation or abridgment of any right, by another member.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 07/10/2012
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Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2012 [HB-5331]
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Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2012 - Amends provisions regarding violence against immigrant women in the following areas: (1) employment of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and U-visa (victims of certain crimes) nonimmigrant aliens, (2) self-petitioning, (3) protections for children and family members from traffickers and criminals, (4) recapture of unused U-visas, (5) battered spouse and family member protections, (6) asylum, (7) removal, (8) naturalization, (9) VAWA confidentiality, (10) services for trafficking victims, (11) fiancee/fiance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 10/01/2012
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 [HB-4982]
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms for purposes of such Act, including: (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based services that offer culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities; (2) "personally identifying information or personal information" with respect to a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and (3) "youth" to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 06/01/2012
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 [HB-4970]
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms for purposes of such Act, including: (1) "underserved populations" to mean populations who face barriers to accessing and using sexual assault victim services due to geographic location or religious, racial, or ethnic identity or because of special needs; (2) "personally identifying information or personal information" with respect to a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 406. on 05/21/2012
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 [HB-4310]
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[Cybersecurity ]
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[Environmental ]
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[Grants ]
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[Ethics ]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Disaster Relief ]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities, in amounts specified in the funding table in Division D of this Act. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, beginning with the FY2013 program year, to enter into
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Signed By President. on 01/02/2013
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 [HB-4271]
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[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms for purposes of such Act, including : (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based services that offer culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities; (2) "personally identifying information or personal information" with respect to a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and (3) "youth" to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/26/2012
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SAVE Native Women Act [HB-4154]
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Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women Act or SAVE Native Women Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include sex trafficking as a target of the grants to Indian tribal governments to combat violent crime against Indian women. Allows those grants to be used to: (1) address the needs of youth who are victims of, or exposed to, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, or stalking; and (2) develop and promote best practices for responding to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/15/2012
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Domestic Violence Judicial Support Act of 2012 [HB-3977]
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[Healthcare ]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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Domestic Violence Judicial Support Act of 2012 - Amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, as amended by the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to state and local governments, Indian tribal governments, courts and other specified providers for: (1) supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange of children and youth by and between parents in situations involving domestic violence, dating violence, child sexual abuse, sexual
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael M. Honda
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 02/16/2012
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Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012 [HB-3541]
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Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012 - (Sec. 3) Imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex, gender, color or race of the child, or the race of a parent; (2) use force or the threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection or race-selection abortion; (3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion; or (4) transport a woman into the United States or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H3289-3290) on 05/31/2012
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Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies through Prevention Act of 2011 [HB-3515]
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Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies through Prevention Act of 2011 or the SMART Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Violence against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to replace provisions regarding grants to assist children and youth exposed to violence with a Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies through Prevention (SMART Prevention) grant program. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants for the purpose of preventing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (such violence) by taking a comprehensive
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 12/05/2011
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Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2011 [HB-3324]
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Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out programs to provide adolescents with comprehensive sex education that: (1) replicate evidence-based sex education programs, (2) substantially incorporate elements of evidence-based sex education programs, or (3) create a demonstration project based on generally accepted characteristics of effective sex education programs. Sets forth provisions regarding evaluation of such programs.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/18/2011