Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2017 [S.1953]
[Crime ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Safety ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2017 This bill amends the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, and other laws to: (1) establish, or reauthorize through FY2022 and revise, various public safety programs and services for Indian communities (e.g., law enforcement, alcohol and substance abuse prevention, and control of illegal narcotics); and (2) modify provisions, and reauthorize through FY2022 various programs, related to Indian youth and juvenile justice.
S.1953: Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Hoeven With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-433. on 12/13/2018
Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act [HB-3943]
[Immigration ]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act This bill amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as well as the Department of Justice (DOJ), to acquire by purchase or gift any interest in land near an international border deemed essential to guard U.S. boundaries or borders, and (2) prohibit DHS or DOJ from using condemnation authority to acquire land to construct a wall or other physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.
HB-3943: Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 10/20/2017
Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act [S.2199]
[Immigration ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act This bill establishes the Border Security Trust Fund, which shall make funds available for: (1) specified border fencing and wall procurement, construction, and improvements in Texas and California; and (2) border wall planning activities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may cancel removal of, and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis for up to 10 years to, qualifying resident aliens who: (1) have been continuously physically present in the United States since
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S.2199: Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 276. on 12/07/2017
Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 [HB-5785]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Science ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning: diversity in contracting; infrastructure development; areas of persistent poverty; job training for youth and older Americans; education of girls and minorities in STEM fields; the federal minimum wage; military family benefits; health care coverage and
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HB-5785: Jobs and Justice Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/14/2018
Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018 [HB-5762]
[Crime ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a joint task force to enhance DHS border security operations to detect, interdict, disrupt, and prevent narcotics, such as fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, from entering the United States. The task force may coordinate with: (1) the private sector, which may include a two-year assignment of a private sector employee to a task force; and (2) other federal, state,
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HB-5762: Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/20/2018
Make Sanctuary Cities Pay for the Wall Act of 2018 [HB-5663]
[Immigration ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Make Sanctuary Cities Pay for the Wall Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a DHS account for the planning, design, and construction of a U.S.-Mexico border barrier. Certain housing, community development, and public works appropriations for sanctuary cities, localities, or states shall be withheld and deposited into such account. DHS: (1) may decline to transfer an alien in its custody to a sanctuary jurisdiction regardless of whether such jurisdiction has issued a writ or warrant, (2) shall not transfer
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HB-5663: Make Sanctuary Cities Pay for the Wall Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Pittenger
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/22/2018
DETER Act Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act [S.2785]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
DETER Act Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make an alien who is seeking to engage in, or has engaged in, improper interference in a U.S. election inadmissible. Improper interference in a U.S. election is conduct by an alien that: (1) violates federal criminal, voting rights, or campaign finance law, or is under the direction of a foreign government; and (2) interferes with any general or primary federal, state, or local election or caucus, including a candidate's campaign
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S.2785: DETER Act Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Committee On The Judiciary. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 10/11/2018
No Enforcement, No Grant for Sanctuary Cities Act of 2018 [HB-5617]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
No Enforcement, No Grant for Sanctuary Cities Act of 2018 This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving federal funds under the state criminal alien assistance program for the fiscal year in which it was determined to be a sanctuary jurisdiction by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "Sanctuary jurisdiction" means a state or political subdivision that has a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts a government entity or official from: sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with a federal, state,
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HB-5617: No Enforcement, No Grant for Sanctuary Cities Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/22/2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 05/07/2018
SECURE Act of 2017 Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act [S.2192]
[Immigration ]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
SECURE Act of 2017 Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the U.S. southern border and to deter and detect illegal activity in high traffic areas. The bill authorizes National Guard and Department of Defense support to secure such border. DHS shall establish: (1) a National Border Security Advisory Committee, (2) the Integrated Border Enforcement Team program, (3) Tunnel Task Forces, and (4) a biometric
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S.2192: SECURE Act of 2017 Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 275. on 12/06/2017
TPS Act [HB-4750]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
TPS Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to terminate new grants of temporary protected status (TPS) to aliens except for individuals with a pending TPS application. (TPS designations permit eligible nationals of designated counties affected by armed conflict or natural disasters to temporarily reside and work in the United States.) The bill provides for: (1) a three-year TPS extension for individuals with TPS status or with a pending TPS application that is subsequently granted, and (2) subsequent adjustment to lawful permanent
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HB-4750: TPS Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 01/24/2018
Securing America's Future Act of 2018 [HB-4760]
[Immigration ]
[Agriculture ]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Securing America's Future Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise immigrant visa allocation provisions, including family-related visas. A nonimmigrant classification for parents of adult U.S. citizens is created. The diversity visa program is eliminated. Annual immigration levels are revised. The limit on the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants is increased. The H-2C visa temporary agricultural worker program is revised. A trust fund is established to provide incentives for such workers to return to
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HB-4760: Securing America's Future Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Rule H. Res. 954 Passed House. on 06/21/2018
No Federal Funding to Benefit Sanctuary Cities Act [HB-4805]
[Immigration ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
No Federal Funding to Benefit Sanctuary Cities Act This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving federal financial assistance. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a state or political subdivision that has a statute, policy, or practice in effect that prohibits or restricts: (1) information sharing about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued detainer request or notification of release request. A state or political subdivision that complies with a detainer is deemed to be an agent of the Department of Homeland
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HB-4805: No Federal Funding to Benefit Sanctuary Cities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 01/24/2018
Border and Port Security Act [S.2314]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Border and Port Security Act This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to increase the number of field operations officers to specified levels. If the CBP does not adequately increase personnel, the Government Accountability Office must report on CBP hiring practices. The CBP must report on infrastructure and equipment needed to prevent the illegal transportation of opioids and other drugs through U.S. ports of entry.
S.2314: Border and Port Security Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/17/2018
Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2017 [HB-3923]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish detention standards for each facility at which aliens in DHS custody are detained. Such standards shall provide for at least the level of detainee protections described in the American Bar Association's Civil Immigration Detention Standards. A detained individual who is injured as a result of a violation of such standards may file a claim in U.S. district court. The bill: (1) provides for facility oversight and transparency, (2) phases
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HB-3923: Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 10/13/2017
Raising a question of the privileges of the House. [HR-726]
[Ethics ]
Raising a question of the privileges of the House. Declares that the House of Representatives condemns Representative Paul Gosar for certain actions regarding attendance at the State of the Union address.
HR-726: Raising a question of the privileges of the House.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
Introduced In House on 02/06/2018