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Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2016 [HB-5042]
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Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Currently, the Director is appointed by the Attorney General. It also limits the BOP Director to a single term of 10 years. The incumbent Director may continue to serve for three months after the date of enactment. The President may appoint that individual to be the Director in accordance with the requirements of this Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Dingell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/17/2016
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To reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes. [HB-5035]
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To reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) through FY2020. SCAAP provides payments to state, local, and tribal governments to offset the costs of incarcerating certain undocumented criminal aliens. It expands the definition of “undocumented criminal alien” to include an alien who has been charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors. Additionally, the bill directs the Department of
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/17/2016
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Student Success Act [HB-5]
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Student Success Act (Sec. 6) Reauthorizes through FY2019 the programs under titles I-IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by this Act. (Sec. 7) Expresses the sense of Congress that states and local educational agencies (LEAs) retain the rights and responsibilities of determining educational curricula, programs of instruction, and assessments. TITLE I--AID TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES Subtitle A--In General (Sec. 101) Replaces title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the ESEA with
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Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 147. on 07/13/2015
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Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016 [HB-4840]
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Hire For a Second Chance Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the work opportunity tax credit, to: (1) make such credit permanent; (2) increase to $14,000, for ex-felons, the amount of wages that may be taken into account for purposes of computing the credit; and (3) increase from one to three years the period after the conviction or release of an ex-felon during which an employer may hire an ex-felon and claim a work opportunity tax credit for such hiring.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elijah E. Cummings
Introduced In House on 03/22/2016
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Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 [HB-4725]
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Common Sense Savings Act of 2016 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to specify how a state must treat qualified lottery winnings and lump sum income for purposes of determining an individual's income-based eligibility for a state Medicaid program. Specifically, a state shall include such winnings or income as income received: (1) in the month in which it was received, if the amount is less than $60,000; (2) over a period of two months, if the amount is at least $60,000 but less than $70,000; (3) over a period
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph R. Pitts
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 03/15/2016
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Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015 [HB-472]
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Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to issue oleoresin capsicum spray to: (1) any Bureau officer or employee employed in a prison that is not a minimum or low security prison who may respond to an emergency situation in such prison; and (2) such additional prison officers and employees as the Director deems appropriate, subject to specified requirements. Requires any such officer or employee to complete a training course before being issued such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/19/2015
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Small Business Protection Act of 2016 [HB-4671]
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Small Business Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to repeal the requirement that federal departments and agencies purchase prison-made products. Federal Prison Industries shall be ineligible to produce any product under a contract awarded for the sale of government property to a small business concern under the Small Business Act. No executive agency head may enter into any contract with Federal Prison Industries under which an inmate worker would have access to classified data, personal or financial information about
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Introduced In House on 03/02/2016
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No Money Bail Act of 2016 [HB-4611]
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No Money Bail Act of 2016 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to make ineligible for funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program a state with a bail system that uses payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases. The Department of Justice must reallocate such state's JAG funding among eligible states. Additionally, the bill prohibits payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in any federal criminal case.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/29/2016
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Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 [HB-4602]
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Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require a defendant, as a mandatory condition of supervised release, to pay court-ordered restitution. It amends the Justice for All Act of 2004, the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004, and the Innocence Protection Act of 2004, to: reauthorize grants for victims assistance programs; reauthorize crime victims notification grants; give preference to Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grant applicants that use funds for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/29/2016
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Extend Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2016 [HB-4569]
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Extend Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2016 This bill amends the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 to extend and expand the Medicaid community mental health services demonstration program. Under current law, the program is limited to no more than eight states. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall extend an existing program and may expand the number of programs if, with respect to the requesting state, CMS determines that: (1) the state's participation in the program will measurably improve access to, and participation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Lance
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/19/2016
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Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 [HB-4435]
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Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2016
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to end the increased Federal funding for Medicaid expansion with respect to inmates. [HB-4367]
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to end the increased Federal funding for Medicaid expansion with respect to inmates. This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to eliminate, beginning in 2020, the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) with respect to the coverage of individuals who are inmates in public institutions. Under current law, the enhanced FMAP applies to coverage of individuals who are newly eligible for Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Markwayne Mullin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/15/2016
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Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act of 2016 [HB-4324]
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Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act of 2016 This bill prohibits any person acting under the authority of the United States from monitoring any electronic communication by a prisoner in a Bureau of Prisons correctional facility if such communication is subject to attorney-client privilege. This does not apply to any communications the Department of Justice has reason to believe pose a threat to national security.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/03/2016
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Prevent Terrorism from Entering our Prisons Act of 2015 [HB-4285]
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Prevent Terrorism from Entering our Prisons Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to screen federal prison volunteers for known and suspected terrorist connections, using Federal Bureau of Investigation files and volunteers' social media accounts. DOJ must take appropriate action if a volunteer's screening raises questions about terrorist connections.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/15/2016
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Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2015 [HB-4201]
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Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2015 This bill amends titles XVI (Supplemental Security Income), XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) to allow an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending charges to receive SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP benefits. Any SSI benefits payable to such an individual: (1) must be withheld until the individual is no longer in custody; and (2) if the individual dies while in custody, shall be paid to the individual's estate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/11/2015
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Reforming and Expanding Access to Treatment Act TREAT Act [HB-4076]
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Reforming and Expanding Access to Treatment Act TREAT Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow federal payment for qualified substance use disorder services furnished to inmates in public institutions under state Medicaid programs. "Qualified substance use disorder services" include medication or behavioral treatment administered to eliminate, mitigate, treat, or cure an individual's substance abuse disorder or use or abuse of drugs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shall not establish,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/20/2015
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Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act of 2015 [HB-401]
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Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act of 2015 Revises and extends (until two years after enactment of this Act) prohibitions on the use of funds available to any U.S. agency (currently, to the Department of Defense [DOD]) to: construct or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house individuals detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009, who are not U.S. citizens or members of the U.S. Armed Forces and who are in the custody or control of DOD or otherwise under detention in the U.S. Naval
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H433) on 01/21/2015
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Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act [HB-3864]
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[Crime ]
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[Data Privacy ]
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Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act This bill prohibits any person acting under the authority of the United States from monitoring any electronic communication by a prisoner in a Bureau of Prisons correctional facility if such communication is subject to attorney-client privilege. This does not apply to any communications the Department of Justice has reason to believe pose a threat to national security.
Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem S. Jeffries
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 11/23/2015
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Fairness in Incarcerated Representation Act [HB-3838]
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[Elections ]
Fairness in Incarcerated Representation Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce, beginning with the 2020 decennial census, to attribute an individual who is incarcerated in a state, federal, county, or municipal correctional center as of the date on which such census is taken to such individual's last place of residence before incarceration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 10/27/2015
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Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2015 [HB-3782]
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Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2015 This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, with respect to the detention of a juvenile status offender (a juvenile arrested for an offense that would not be a crime if committed by an adult) who violates a valid court order, to require the court placing such juvenile in detention to issue a written order that: (1) identifies the valid court order that has been violated; (2) specifies the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016