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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2578]
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), science agencies, and several related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for: the International Trade Administration, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Abney Culberson
Considered By Senate. (consideration: Cr S4521-4535) on 06/23/2016
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2577]
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Specifies 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) Specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 5) Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
Conference Report Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S5229-5240) on 09/06/2016
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Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2015 [HB-2491]
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Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2015 Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require consultation with state and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts to provide non-federal housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Olson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 06/16/2015
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To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking. [HB-246]
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To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking. Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to include among the required uses of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children operation of a cyber tipline to provide online users and electronic service providers an effective means of reporting Internet-related child sexual exploitation in the area of child sex trafficking, including child prostitution (currently, in the area of child prostitution).
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/28/2015
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Strong Start for America's Children Act of 2015 [HB-2411]
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Strong Start for America's Children Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to allot matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies, childhood education program providers, or consortia of those entities to implement high-quality prekindergarten programs for children from low-income families. Grants are allotted to states based on each state's proportion of children who are age four and who are from families with incomes at or below 200% of the poverty level. "High-quality prekindergarten
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2015 [HB-2408]
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Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2015 This bill establishes in the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty. The Working Group as its primary goal shall develop a national plan to reduce: within 10 years the number of children living in poverty in the United States to half the number cited in the report of the U.S. Census Bureau on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2013; within the same 10 years the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/19/2015
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-240]
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 Provides FY2015 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS Provides appropriations for: (1) the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, (2) the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, (3) the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, (4) the Office of the Chief Information Officer, (5) Analysis and Operations, and (6) the Office of Inspector General. Requires DHS to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for implementation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers
Presented To President. on 03/04/2015
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COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-2318]
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COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify the public safety and community policing grant program (COPS ON THE BEAT grant program) to: (1) establish within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to be headed by a Director; and (2) authorize the Attorney General to carry out more than one such program. Repeals provisions authorizing: (1) the Attorney General to give preferential
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/26/2015
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Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2015 [HB-2268]
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Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2015 Amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the Department of Education (ED) from providing education funding to any educational agency or institution that allows school personnel to inflict corporal punishment upon a student as a form of punishment or to modify undesirable behavior. Requires each state to submit a plan to ED, within 18 months of this Act's enactment and every third year thereafter, that describes how the state eliminates the use of corporal punishment in schools and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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Caring Start Act of 2015 [HB-2217]
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Caring Start Act of 2015 This bill amends the Head Start Act to require that in providing and allocating resources for training and technical assistance, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) give priority consideration to activities that: support the implementation of evidence-based trauma-informed practices, age-appropriate positive behavioral interventions and supports, early childhood mental health consultation, and prevention of suspension and expulsion; and increase coordination between Head Start agencies and other programs that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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Youth PROMISE Act Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act [HB-2197]
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Youth PROMISE Act Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a PROMISE Advisory Panel to assist the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in: (1) assessing and developing standards and evidence-based and promising practices to prevent juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity, and (2) collecting data in designated geographic areas to assess the needs and existing resources for juvenile
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/01/2015
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Girls Count Act of 2015 [HB-2100]
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Girls Count Act of 2015 Authorizes the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development to: (1) support programs that will contribute to improved civil registration and vital statistics systems with a focus on birth registration; and (2) support programs that build the capacity of developing countries' national and local legal and policy frameworks to prevent discrimination against girls in gaining passport access and help increase property rights, social security, land tenure, economic opportunities, and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/21/2015
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Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015 [HB-2092]
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Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015 Prohibits an operator of a school's Internet or online service that is designed and marketed for K-12 educational or administrative purposes from presenting students or parents with targeted advertisements that are selected based on information obtained or inferred from: (1) students' online behavior or use of online or mobile applications, or (2) personally identifiable information about the student. Exempts online advertisements that are contextually relevant and selected based on a single
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 05/01/2015
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Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act of 2015 [HB-2062]
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Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act of 2015 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to condition each state's receipt of ESEA funds, beginning in FY2017, on the state having in effect and enforcing a law or regulation that meets the minimum requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions set forth in this Act. Each local educational agency must develop and implement a standard plan for concussion safety and management for its public schools that includes: (1) the education of students,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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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 W. Dent
Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015
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Boko Haram Disarmament and Northeast Nigeria Recovery Act of 2015 [HB-2027]
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Boko Haram Disarmament and Northeast Nigeria Recovery Act of 2015 Directs the President to develop and submit to Congress a regional strategy to guide U.S. support for multilateral efforts to: (1) eliminate the threat to civilians and regional stability from Boko Haram, and (2) enforce the rule of law and ensure full humanitarian access in Boko Haram-affected areas. States that such strategy should include a plan to work with Nigeria and other international partners to liberate Boko Haram's kidnapping victims. Authorizes the President to provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. Frederica S. Wilson
Introduced In House on 04/23/2015
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Community Parks Revitalization Act [HB-201]
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Community Parks Revitalization Act Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a community revitalization program of federal grants to eligible local governments located within standard metropolitan statistical areas for various park and recreation purposes, including grants for rehabilitation and construction, innovation and recreation programming, and recovery action programs. Authorizes the Secretary to designate local governments not located in standard metropolitan statistical areas to receive such grants under
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew A. Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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Repeal Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 [HB-191]
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Repeal Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 This bill shifts from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) the authority to parole an alien temporarily into the United States, on a case-by-case basis, and in the Secretary's sole discretion, for an urgent humanitarian reasons or for another reason strictly in the public interest. A humanitarian parole is limited to: a medical emergency or organ or tissue donation in certain circumstances; or a situation in which a close family member in the United States is dying and the alien could
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/02/2015
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Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 [HB-1890]
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Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Declares the overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to any agreement with a foreign country to reduce or eliminate existing tariffs or nontariff barriers of that country or the United States that are unduly burdening and restricting U.S. trade. Includes among such objectives: more open, equitable, and reciprocal market access; the reduction or elimination of trade barriers and distortions that are directly related to trade and investment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-100, Part I. on 05/01/2015
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Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act of 2015 [HB-1827]
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Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act of 2015 Reauthorizes appropriations for the grant program under part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Includes the training of school personnel to recognize child sexual abuse among the uses of grants to states and subgrants to local educational agencies and partnerships under that program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015