Assault And Harassment Offenses
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. [HB-713]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Provides eligibility for beneficiary travel through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to a veteran whose travel to a specialized outpatient or residential program at a VA facility is in connection with treatment or care for military sexual trauma.
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REACH Act Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act [HB-662]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Addresses hazing incidents that involve students attending an institution of higher education (IHE). Hazing means an intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a student, or a former student, of an IHE against another student, that (1) is connected with an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, an organization that is affiliated with the IHE; and (2) contributes to a substantial risk of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or causes physical injury, mental harm or personal degradation. Specifically,
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Abby Honold Act [HB-600]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
Directs the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women to make competitive grants to law enforcement agencies and victim services organizations to implement evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches in responding to and investigating domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
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Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act [HB-574]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Amends rules for the treatment of unaccompanied alien children and asylum-seeking families, and for detaining and removal of various types of aliens. The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to return an inadmissible unaccompanied child to the child's country of nationality or last habitual residence, where currently DHS has discretion to do so. Interviews with unaccompanied alien children shall be conducted by those with specialized training for interviewing child trafficking victims. Before placing an alien child with an individual,
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Combat Online Predators Act [HB-570]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increases the maximum prison term for a stalking offense, if the victim is under 18 years of age.
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Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act of 2019 [HB-569]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To protect victims of stalking from gun violence.
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Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act [HB-511]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes.
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CARE Act Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for Everyone Act [HB-505]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Reauthorizes through FY2024 the grant program that provides training and services to end violence against women with disabilities.
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SAFER Now Act Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act [HB-282]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes new restrictions and requirements regarding the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms. Specifically, it does the following: prohibits a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check; generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD); requires a gun dealer to conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between
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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries'
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Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019 [HB-36]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Addresses sexual harassment and gender harassment in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields by supporting research regarding such harassment and efforts to prevent and respond to such harassment. directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or their consortia) to expand research into sexual harassment and gender harassment in the STEM workforce, including students and trainees; and examine interventions for reducing the incidence and negative
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No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2019 [HB-20]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Modifies provisions relating to federal funding for, and health insurance coverage of, abortions. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds for abortions or for health coverage that includes abortions. Such restrictions extend to the use of funds in the budget of the District of Columbia. Additionally, abortions may not be provided in a federal health care facility or by a federal employee. Historically, language has been included in annual appropriations bills for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that prohibits
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For the People Act of 2019 [HB-1]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Ethics ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
Addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions. The bill also sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing
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UIGHUR Act of 2018 Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2018 [HB-7384]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
UIGHUR Act of 2018 Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2018
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National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act [HB-7345]
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[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act
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Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act [S.3749]
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[Ethics ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to revise administrative and judicial dispute resolution procedures for certain claims by employees alleging that employing offices have violated their CAA rights and protections, including protections against sexual harassment. The bill revises CAA provisions, including to: eliminate CAA counseling requirements and make mediation optional before filing a claim with the Office of Compliance (OOC) alleging the violation; require
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Violence Against Women Health Act of 2018 [HB-7212]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Violence Against Women Health Act of 2018
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Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2018 [S.3652]
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[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Trade ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2018 This bill suspends certain weapons transfers to Saudi Arabia. It also imposes sanctions on individuals for various activities related to the civil war in Yemen and for involvement in the death of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The United States may not authorize transfers to Saudi Arabia of missiles, ammunition, ground vehicles, aircraft, or other weapons that fall within Categories III, IV, VII, or VIII of the U.S. Munitions List. The prohibitions do not apply to ground-based missile
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Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018 [HB-7123]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[National Security ]
Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018 This bill directs various U.S. government bodies to prepare reports on China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall report to Congress on issues including the security threats caused by the Chinese government's reported crackdown on the Uyghur population in Xinjiang province. The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall report on topics such as its efforts to protect ethnic Uyghurs and Chinese nationals in the United States
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Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2018 [HB-7118]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code specify that the application of any pressure to the throat or windpipe which may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air (i.e., a chokehold) constitutes the deprivation of rights under color of law.