Child Safety And Welfare
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Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 [HB-181]
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[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to eligible entities to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence programs that assist law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judicial officials, and qualified victims' services organizations in collaborating to rescue and restore the lives of trafficking victims, while investigating and prosecuting offenses involving child human trafficking.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/04/2015
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Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 [HB-1779]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Grants ]
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Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2015 Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to reauthorize it through FY2020, generally at FY2009 levels. Modifies the Basic Center Grant (BCG) Program (for short-term emergency shelter and family reunification services to runaway and homeless youth) to require local centers to provide safe shelter and services, including trauma-informed services, for runaway and homeless youth, and (if appropriate) services for their families, including individuals they identify as family. Extends
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program Act of 2015 [HB-1742]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
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Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program Act of 2015 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award public safety and community policing grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to assist federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children and elderly and disabled individuals through the use of a rapid telephone and cellular alert call system. Defines an "elderly individual" as an individual 60 years of age or older. Permits the use of grant
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/15/2015
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Protect Children from Theft Act of 2015 [HB-1703]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Finance ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Protect Children from Theft Act of 2015 Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act, with respect to protections for credit reports of minor consumers, to require a consumer reporting agency, upon request by the legal guardian or custodian of a minor consumer (including the state or tribal agency responsible for a child in foster care), to either create a blocked file for the minor or convert an already existing file to blocked status. Directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to: (1) establish implementing procedures, and (2) determine what fee,
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/26/2015
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Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act [HB-1700]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that counsel at the government's expense in a removal or related appeal proceeding shall be provided only for an alien who is: (1) an unaccompanied child, or (2) unable to represent himself or herself due to a serious mental disability.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/29/2015
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Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015 [HB-159]
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[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to give preferential consideration in awarding Community Oriented Police Services grants to an application from an applicant in a state that has in effect a law that: (1) treats a minor who has engaged in, or has attempted to engage in, a commercial sex act as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons; (2) discourages the charging or prosecution of such individual for a prostitution
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/04/2015
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Tribal Adoption Parity Act [HB-1542]
[Taxes ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Children and Youth ]
Tribal Adoption Parity Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow Indian tribes to make the determination that a child is a child with special needs for purposes of the adoption tax credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2015
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Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act [HB-1519]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act Directs the Secretary of Education to award National Classified School Employee of the Year Awards to classified public school employees within certain occupational specialties who provide exemplary service to students in prekindergarten through higher education. Requires the Secretary to choose an awardee each year, out of nominations received from each state, from one of the following occupational specialties: (1) paraprofessional services, (2) clerical and administrative services, (3)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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Social Security Child Protection Act of 2015 [HB-1474]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
Social Security Child Protection Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to issue a new Social Security number to a child who has not attained the age of 14 in cases where confidentiality has been compromised: by reason of theft of related documentation, or by reason of public disclosure of information regarding deceased individuals that includes such number by mistake.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kenny Marchant
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/26/2015
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Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 [HB-1375]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule requiring liquid nicotine containers to be designed with special packaging that is difficult for children under five years of age to open or to obtain harmful contents from. Requires the rule to be treated as a standard applicable to a household substance under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 03/20/2015
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Social Impact Partnership Act [HB-1336]
[Social Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Finance ]
[Education ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Social Impact Partnership Act Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services and Elder Justice) of the Social Security Act to add a new part C (Social Impact Partnerships). Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to publish in the Federal Register a request for proposals from states or local government for social impact partnership projects which produce measurable, clearly defined outcomes that result in social benefit, such as employment for the unemployed, high school graduation, and reduction of teen and unplanned
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/19/2015
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Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2015 [HB-1299]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Religion ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2015 Prohibits the federal government, and any state that receives federal funding for any program that provides child welfare services under part B (Child and Family Services) or part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct), from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider that declines to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 03/19/2015
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Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015 [HB-1217]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015 Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to reauthorize for FY2016-FY2019 the grant program for improvements to the criminal history record system. Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to: (1) establish a four-year implementation plan to ensure maximum coordination and automation of reporting of records or making records available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; (2) direct the Attorney General to make grants to states, Indian tribal governments,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/31/2015
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Future Logging Careers Act [HB-1215]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Agriculture ]
Future Logging Careers Act Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make the restrictions on oppressive child labor inapplicable to employment of an employee age 16 or 17 by a parent, or a person standing in place of a parent, in a logging or mechanized operation owned or operated by that parent or person.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard M. Nolan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/29/2015
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Native American Children's Safety Act [HB-1168]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Native American Children's Safety Act Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (Act) to prohibit the final approval of any foster care placement and no foster care license from being issued until the tribal social services agency : (1) completes a criminal records check of each covered individual who resides in the household or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement will be made, and (2) concludes that each of those individuals meets the standards the tribe is required to establish. Defines
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Received In The Senate. on 06/02/2015
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Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 [HB-1153]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[International ]
Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the government from bearing any expense of counsel for any person in a removal or related appeal proceedings. Adds an additional requirement in order to establish a credible fear of persecution claim in an asylum interview. Limits humanitarian and public interest parole authority. Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from using parole authority for an alien who is ineligible for refugee status. Amends the Homeland Security Act of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 03/18/2015
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Protection of Children Act of 2015 [HB-1149]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Protection of Children Act of 2015 This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to eliminate the special repatriation requirements for unaccompanied alien children (UAC) who are nationals or residents of a country contiguous to the United States. (The same removal requirements are applied to all UACs who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence.) An immigration officer who finds
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 03/04/2015
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Detergent PACS Act of 2015 Detergent Poisoning And Child Safety Act of 2015 [HB-1139]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Detergent PACS Act of 2015 Detergent Poisoning And Child Safety Act of 2015 Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish safety standards for liquid detergent packets to protect children who are younger than five years of age from injury or illness. Directs the CPSC to establish such standards by promulgating a rule or adopting voluntary ASTM International standards. Provides for any final rule that is promulgated to include: (1) requirements for special packaging and warning labels, (2) standards to make the color and design
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H1733) on 03/18/2015
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To amend title 31, United States Code, to restore the 10 year statute of limitations applicable to collection of debt by administrative offset, and for other purposes. [HB-112]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend title 31, United States Code, to restore the 10 year statute of limitations applicable to collection of debt by administrative offset, and for other purposes. This bill restores a 10-year statute of limitations for the collection of debts by administrative offset. An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt, and this bill prohibits the procedure from being used for claims that have been outstanding for more than 10 years. The bill prohibits the Social Security Administration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie G. Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 01/22/2015
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Bringing Missing Children Home Act of 2015 [HB-1115]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Bringing Missing Children Home Act of 2015 Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to require the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to be used (among other things) to operate 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 (currently, child prostitution). Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require each state reporting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/21/2015