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Save the Children Act of 2016 [HB-6510]
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[Human Services ]
Save the Children Act of 2016
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Candace's Law Domestic Violence Enhanced Penalty Act of 2015 [HB-64]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Candace's Law Domestic Violence Enhanced Penalty Act of 2015 Directs a state to provide by law enhanced sentencing requirements for persons convicted of committing, or attempting to commit, an act of domestic violence in the presence of minor children. Prohibits a state that fails within two years to implement this Act substantially from receiving 20% of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to it for the fiscal year under the Violence Against Women Act of 2000. Allows for reasonable alternative procedures or accommodations for compliance
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America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 [HB-636]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Inflation ]
America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent after 2014 the $500,000 allowance for the expensing of depreciable business property (section 179 property) and the $2 million threshold after which the amount of such allowance is reduced. Both the allowance and the threshold amount are indexed for inflation for taxable years beginning after 2015. The allowance is also made permanent for computer software and qualified real property (i.e., qualified leasehold improvement property,
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. [HB-627]
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[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Includes as a homeless veteran, for purposes of eligibility for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs, a veteran or veteran's family who: (1) is fleeing domestic or dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions in the individual's or family's current housing situation; and (2) has no other residence and lacks the
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To provide that section 4108(5)(C)(iv) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 may be known as "Bree's Law". [HB-6090]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
To provide that section 4108(5)(C)(iv) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 may be known as "Bree's Law". This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to specify that a provision of the Act may be cited as "Bree's Law." The relevant ESEA provision requires local educational agencies that receive certain funding under the Act to establish programs and activities that improve safety through the recognition and prevention of coercion, violence, or abuse.
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Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-595]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to expand the definition of "full amount of the victim's losses" for purposes of provisions governing mandatory restitution of victims of offenses involving sexual exploitation and other abuse of children to include medical services, physical and occupational therapy or rehabilitation, and lost income for the victim's lifetime, as well as any losses suffered by the victim from any sexual act or conduct in preparation for or during the production
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5926]
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[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Provides FY2017 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Community Service Employment
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5912]
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[Funding ]
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[Trade ]
[National Security ]
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. Provides appropriations to the State Department for: Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. Provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including: the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust
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Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2016 [HB-5881]
[Immigration ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2016 This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Homeland Security to provide the following information to the governor and each appropriate agency of a state within 60 days after the custodial placement in such state of an unaccompanied alien child who is in federal custody by reason of the child's immigration status: the child's medical records if the child
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National Strategy for School Security Act of 2016 [HB-5867]
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[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
National Strategy for School Security Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department Homeland Security, in order to assist in the domestic preparedness for and response to acts of terrorism and other emergencies and to coordinate federal efforts to secure elementary and secondary schools, to develop and submit to Congress a national school security strategy and updates to such strategy. The strategy shall: describe all federal programs, projects, and activities to secure elementary and secondary schools from acts of terrorism and other emergencies;
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Mental Health Training Enhancement for First Responders Act of 2016 [HB-5864]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Mental Health Training Enhancement for First Responders Act of 2016
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Refugee Protection Act of 2016 [HB-5851]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
Refugee Protection Act of 2016
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Secure the Northern Triangle Act [HB-5850]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Secure the Northern Triangle Act
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National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act [HB-5810]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to direct a state receiving from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a community-based formula grant for the prevention of child abuse and neglect to establish a demonstration program through which the state: adopts a specific evidence-based, uniform, national home study program for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents; and furnishes HHS with data gathered through operation of the program. HHS
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Securing Our Schools Act of 2016 [HB-5787]
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[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Securing Our Schools Act of 2016
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Protecting Foster Youth Resources to Promote Self-Sufficiency Act [HB-5737]
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[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Poverty ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Protecting Foster Youth Resources to Promote Self-Sufficiency Act This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI)) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a state or local government agency serving as representative payee for an eligible individual in foster care under state responsibility from using any OASDI or SSI benefits to reimburse the state for: foster care maintenance payments, or other payments made by the state or political subdivision of the state to cover any
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Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act [HB-5735]
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[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that it is critical to ensure that children, particularly girls, displaced by conflicts overseas are able to receive a quality education and that the educational needs of women and girls are considered in implementing U.S. foreign assistance policies and programs. The Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) may advance programs that: provide safe, quality, primary and secondary education for displaced children;
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Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act [HB-57]
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[International ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act Requires that activities carried out by the United States in South Sudan relating to governance, post-conflict reconstruction and development, police and military training, and refugee relief and assistance support the human rights of women and their full political, social, and economic participation.
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Urban Progress Act of 2016 [HB-5671]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
Urban Progress Act of 2016
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5634]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
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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