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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5634]
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Provides appropriations for Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and Oversight for: Departmental Management and Operations, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard,
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Carter
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-668, By Mr. Carter (tx). on 07/06/2016
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Iran Accountability Act of 2016 [HB-5631]
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Iran Accountability Act of 2016 This bill prescribes requirements for mandatory sanctions with respect to: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), its agents, and persons or entities it owns; Mahan Air; Iran's support of terrorism and money laundering; Iran's human rights abuses; certain Iranian individuals, including the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran; persons who conduct transactions with or on behalf of certain Iranian individuals; persons that support or are involved in Iran's ballistic missile program; and financial institutions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 07/15/2016
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5293]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL Provides appropriations 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 Provides appropriations for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, other agencies of DOD, the Reserve Components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Provides appropriations for: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Second Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To The Measure Not Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 55 - 43. Record Vote Number: 136. (consideration: Cr S5239-5240) on 09/06/2016
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United States Financial System Protection Act of 2016 [HB-4992]
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United States Financial System Protection Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill applies to transfers of funds to or from Iran, or for the direct or indirect benefit of an Iranian person or the government of Iran, for a specified period only, the existing authorization for U.S. depository institutions and registered brokers or dealers in securities to process such a funds transfer if the transfer arises from, and is ordinarily incident and necessary to give effect to, an underlying transaction that has been authorized by a specific or general license and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Considered Under The Provisions Of Rule H. Res. 819. (consideration: Cr H4957-4964) on 07/14/2016
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [HB-4909]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill. Subtitle B--Army Programs (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 502. on 05/26/2016
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Requiring Reporting of Online Terrorist Activity Act [HB-4628]
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Requiring Reporting of Online Terrorist Activity Act This bill requires an electronic communication or remote computing service company that obtains actual knowledge of terrorist activity to report relevant facts and circumstances to appropriate authorities, including information related to unlawful distribution of explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction. It directs the Department of Justice to determine the appropriate authorities. The bill does not require an electronic communication or a remote computing service company
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/01/2016
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Department of Homeland Security CBRNE Defense Act of 2015 [HB-3875]
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Department of Homeland Security CBRNE Defense Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Office to coordinate, strengthen, and provide chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) capabilities in support of homeland security. The Office shall be comprised of the Chemical Division, the Biological Division, the Nuclear Division, and the Explosives Division and may include a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 12/14/2015
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Fusion Center Enhancement Act of 2015 [HB-3598]
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Fusion Center Enhancement Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to revise provisions concerning the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative. The bill renames it as the Department of Homeland Security Fusion Center Partnership Initiative and changes references to "participating state, local, or regional fusion centers" to references to the "National Network of Fusion Centers," which is defined as a decentralized arrangement of fusion centers intended to enhance individual
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 11/03/2015
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PREPARE Act Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies Act [HB-3583]
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PREPARE Act Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies Act TITLE I--GRANTS, TRAINING, EXERCISES, AND COORDINATION (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into memoranda of understanding with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast Guard, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), the Office for State and Local Law
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/27/2016
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Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 [HB-34]
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Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 Reauthorizes the Tsunami Warning and Education Act through FY2017. (Sec. 4) Consolidates separate tsunami warning systems for the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and for the Atlantic Ocean into a single warning system. Requires the system to support international tsunami forecasting and warning efforts. Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support or maintain tsunami warning centers to support the national warning system and develop uniform operational procedures for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Became Public Law No: 114-255. on 12/13/2016
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Know the CBRN Terrorism Threats to Transportation Act [HB-3350]
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Know the CBRN Terrorism Threats to Transportation Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis, to conduct a terrorism threat assessment of the transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials through U.S. land borders and within the United States. The Under Secretary shall disseminate such assessment to federal partners, including the Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy, and state and local partners, including
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie Thompson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 10/21/2015
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2685]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for most military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD). TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL Provides appropriations 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 Provides appropriations for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, other agencies of the DOD, the reserve components, and the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S7776-7779) on 11/05/2015
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CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2015 [HB-2200]
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CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) support homeland security-focused intelligence analysis of terrorist actors, their claims, and their plans to conduct attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear materials against the nation and of global infectious disease, public health, food, agricultural, and veterinary issues; (2) support homeland security-focused risk
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/07/2015
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USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 [HB-2048]
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USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 TITLE I--FISA BUSINESS RECORDS REFORMS (Sec. 101) Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to establish a new process to be followed when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submits an application to a FISA court for an order requiring the production of business records or other tangible things for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U.S.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Became Public Law No: 114-23. (txt | Pdf) on 06/02/2015
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029]
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent
Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [HB-1735]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. (Sec. 4) Specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Vetoed By President. on 10/22/2015
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First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act [HB-1300]
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First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for the purpose of domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism, to: (1) establish a program to provide surplus anthrax vaccines nearing the end of their labeled dates of use from the strategic national stockpile for administration to emergency response providers who are at high risk of exposure to anthrax and who voluntarily
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/30/2015
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A resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and others to be tried before the International Criminal Court for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. [SR-219]
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Condemns the ongoing violence, the use of chemical weapons, and the systematic human rights violations carried out by Syrian government forces under the direction of President Bashar al-Assad as well as abuses committed by other groups involved in the civil war in Syria. Supports the people of Syria seeking peaceful democratic change. Calls on the United Nations Security Council, based on evidence that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been perpetrated in Syria, to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6298-6299) on 09/09/2013
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A resolution commending employees of the Senate Post Office, employees of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, members of the Capitol Police, and members of the Capitol Hill community for their courage and professionalism following the biochemical attack against the Senate on April 16, 2013. [SR-112]
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Commends employees of the Senate Post Office, employees of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, members of the Capitol Police, and members of the Capitol Hill community for their courage, professionalism, and dedication to serving the public in response to the biochemical attack against the Senate on April 16, 2013. Recognizes the congressional leadership and employees, the Capitol Police, and the Office of the Attending Physician for establishing effective screening methods and response plans that prevented injury and death within the U.S. Capitol
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2979; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S2966) on 04/24/2013
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Chemical Weapons Control and Accountability Resolution of 2013 [SJR-22]
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Chemical Weapons Control and Accountability Resolution of 2013 - States that it is U.S. policy that: (1) Syria must become a signatory to, and comply with, the Chemical Weapons Convention; (2) the failure by Bashar al-Assad's government to sign and comply with the Convention demonstrates a willful disregard of international norms on the use of chemical weapons; and (3) if Syria does not sign and comply with the Convention within 45 days all elements of national power will be considered by the U.S. government. Directs the President to submit to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6330-6331, S6331-6332, S6332, S6333) on 09/10/2013