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Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act [HB-2837]
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[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Modifies the prior convictions that trigger a 15-year enhanced mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who commits a firearms offense after three or more such prior convictions.
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Central America Reform and Enforcement Act [S.1445]
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[International ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
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Establishes programs to address the humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (the Northern Triangle countries) and to handle asylum-seekers from those countries. The Department of State shall report to Congress a five-year interagency strategy to address the factors driving migration from Central America. The bill establishes various new immigration-related penalties, such as making it unlawful to knowingly destroy any government-deployed border-control device (e.g., fence or camera). The State Department shall work to expand
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Central America Reform and Enforcement Act [S.1445]
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[International ]
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[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
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[Public Safety ]
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Establishes programs to address the humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (the Northern Triangle countries) and to handle asylum-seekers from those countries. The Department of State shall report to Congress a five-year interagency strategy to address the factors driving migration from Central America. The bill establishes various new immigration-related penalties, such as making it unlawful to knowingly destroy any government-deployed border-control device (e.g., fence or camera). The State Department shall work to expand
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PREP Act Promoting Reentry Through Education in Prisons Act of 2019 [HB-2635]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes, within the Bureau of Prisons, an Office of Correctional Education. The office must provide educational services to incarcerated individuals in federal prisons and correctional institutions.
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PREP Act Promoting Reentry through Education in Prisons Act of 2019 [S.1337]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes, within the Bureau of Prisons, an Office of Correctional Education. The office must provide educational services to incarcerated individuals in federal prisons and correctional institutions.
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Calling on the Government of Cameroon and armed groups to respect the human rights of all Cameroonian citizens, to end all violence, and to pursue a broad-based dialogue without preconditions to resolve the conflict in the Northwest and Southwest regions. [HR-358]
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[International ]
This resolution strongly condemns the government of Cameroon's abuses in the country's Anglophone regions, including the use of violence and violations of press freedoms. It urges the government to initiate dialogues with separatist groups and civil society, follow through on initiatives developed to address various grievances, and comply with international human rights standards. The resolution also urges separatist groups to immediately stop committing human rights abuses and end their incitement of violence and hate speech.
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TREAT Act The Reforming and Expanding Access to Treatment Act [HB-2511]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Allows 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, maintain, or implement any policy that restricts its statutorily authorized provision or support of substance abuse treatment
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 [HB-2500]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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Authorizes FY2020 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, missiles, and space procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions
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Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2019 [HB-2415]
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[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes.
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REDEEM Act Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2019 [HB-2410]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To provide for the sealing or expungement of records relating to Federal nonviolent criminal offenses, and for other purposes.
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Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2019 [S.1243]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes.
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Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2019 [HB-2365]
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[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Limits the circumstances under which the Bureau of Prisons may assess a fee for health care services provided to a prisoner.
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Ensuring Successful Reentry Act of 2019 [HB-2366]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Modifies the conditions under which an inmate may be temporarily released from custody to work at paid employment in the community. Specifically, it eliminates the requirement for an inmate to pay certain costs incident to his or her detention as a condition of work release.
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Security Partner Modernization Act [HB-2068]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
Establishes allows the use of certain foreign assistance funds to provide training and support for foreign-government law-enforcement forces. However, such funds may not be used to (1) provide assistance otherwise prohibited, such as assistance for units that the Department of State believes have committed gross human-rights violations; (2) provide assistance that the State Department believes would aggravate or substantially contribute to corruption, human-rights violations, or suppression of dissent; or (3) support any foreign-government intelligence
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Dignity Act Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act of 2019 [HB-2034]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
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Establishes requirements for the treatment of prisoners. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) must provide adequate health care, provide videoconferencing free of charge, train employees to identify trauma-related health needs, and make specified health products (e.g., tampons) available free of charge. Additionally, with respect to prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, the BOP must provide parenting classes, allow visitation from family members, and establish a pilot program to allow overnight visits from family members. Finally, the bill allows
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Eliminating Debtor’s Prison for Kids Act of 2019 [HB-2300]
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[Children and Youth ]
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[Grants ]
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Directs the Department of Justice to make grants for states to provide mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth in any school, secure detention facility, or secure correctional facility in the state. A state that receives a grant must report, for inclusion in a national report, certain information about fines and fees imposed on adults and juveniles in the criminal justice system.
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Gladys Ricart Gun Offender Registry Act [HB-2303]
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[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishes national standards for gun offender registration and notification.
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Digital Equity Act of 2019 [S.1167]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish grant programs for (1) promoting digital equity, (2) supporting digital inclusion activities, and (3) building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents. Specifically, the bill establishes the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program to make distributions to states based on their populations, demographics, and availability and adoption of broadband. The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
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Dignity Act Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act of 2019 [S.992]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes requirements for the treatment of prisoners. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) must provide adequate health care, provide videoconferencing free of charge, train employees to identify trauma-related health needs, and make specified health products (e.g., tampons) available free of charge. Additionally, with respect to prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, the BOP must provide parenting classes, allow visitation from family members, and establish a pilot program to allow overnight visits from family members. Finally, the bill allows
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New Pathways Act [HB-2232]
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[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Revises existing requirements for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to help prisoners obtain identification documents prior to their release. With respect to U.S. citizens, the BOP must obtain and provide a Social Security card, a proof of U.S. citizenship document, and a photo identification card. With respect to noncitizens, the BOP must help obtain proof of lawful status and, if applicable, an employment authorization document.