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Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 [S.534] [Children and Youth ] [Sports ] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to extend the duty to report suspected child abuse, including sexual abuse, to certain adults who are authorized to interact with minor or amateur athletes at a facility under the jurisdiction of a national governing body. A national governing body is an amateur sports organization that is recognized by the International Olympic Committee. An individual who is required, but fails, to report suspected child sex (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins Became Public Law No: 115-126. (txt | Pdf) on 02/14/2018

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Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act [HB-1194] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Community Development ] [Children and Youth ]
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act This bill establishes within the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Office of the Staff Director the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to make a systematic study of the conditions affecting black men and boys.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/16/2017

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Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1184] [Telecommunications ] [Crime ] [Consumer Protection ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ]
Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to adopt or continue in force regulations on the use of inmate telephone and video services that enable persons incarcerated in correctional institutions to originate calls at payphones, telephones, or video kiosks designated for the personal use of inmates. The regulations must: (1) prescribe variable maximum per-minute compensation rates depending on factors such as carrier costs and the size of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 02/17/2017

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Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2017 [HB-1111] [Human Rights ] [International ] [National Security ] [Defense ]
Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2017 This bill establishes a Department of Peacebuilding in the executive branch, to be headed by a Secretary of Peacebuilding, dedicated to peacebuilding, peacemaking, and the study and promotion of conditions conducive to both domestic and international peace and a culture of peace. The bill sets forth the mission of the department, which includes the cultivation of peace and peacebuilding as a strategic national policy objective and development of policies that promote national and international conflict prevention, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 02/16/2017

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Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-1188] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to: reauthorize through FY2022 the Sex Offender Management Assistance program; reauthorize through FY2022 the activities of the U.S. Marshals Service to locate and apprehend sex offenders who violate sex offender registration requirements; reduce from 25 years to 15 years the required registration period for certain juvenile delinquent sex offenders who maintain a clean record; allow a state, Indian tribe, or territory to exempt from disclosure (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/23/2017

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Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia. [HR-128] [Human Rights ] [International ] [National Security ]
Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia. Recognizes: (1) Ethiopia's efforts to promote regional peace and security; and (2) the importance of the U.S.-Ethiopian partnership in combatting terrorism, promoting economic growth, and addressing global health challenges. Condemns the use of excessive force by Ethiopian security forces and notes the reports of widespread human rights abuses. Commends the recent peaceful and voluntary transfer of authority from Prime Minister Hailemariam to Prime Minister Abiy. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Mr. Smith (nj) Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution, As Amended. on 04/10/2018

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Today's American Dream Act [HB-1084] [Community Development ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Science ] [Telecommunications ] [Budget and Spending ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Economic Development ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ]
Today's American Dream Act This bill establishes new programs or amends existing programs related to workforce and community development. It directs: (1) the Department of Labor to award grants for job skills training for older individuals (older than age 45) and for workers in highly-skilled industries; and (2) the Department of Education to award scholarships to students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) and teaching certifications. The bill also amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand and extend (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 03/10/2017

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Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2017 [HB-1055] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Rights ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ]
Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2017 This bill establishes a commission to examine and report on: the disparate incarceration and the institution of forced prison labor within the African-American community, government and private sector support for and profit from mass incarceration, discriminatory laws and other forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors, and the lingering negative effects of mass incarceration. The commission must make recommendations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby L. Rush Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017

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TREAT Act The Reforming and Expanding Access to Treatment Act [HB-982] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Services ] [Social Security ]
TREAT Act The Reforming and Expanding Access to Treatment 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017

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Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act [HB-956] [Crime ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Criminal Justice ]
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act This bill prohibits monitoring the contents of an electronic communication between a prisoner at a Bureau of Prisons facility and his or her attorney.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem S. Jeffries Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/09/2017

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MERCY Act Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 [S.329] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ]
MERCY Act Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit juvenile solitary confinement, except as a temporary response to behavior that poses a serious and immediate risk of harm.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/07/2017

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MERCY Act Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 [HB-901] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ]
MERCY Act Maintaining dignity and Eliminating unnecessary Restrictive Confinement of Youths Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit juvenile solitary confinement, except as a temporary response to behavior that poses a serious and immediate risk of harm.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/09/2017

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Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2017 [HB-972] [Taxes ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Poverty ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2017 This bill establishes a tax credit, a tax exclusion, and requirements that apply to the purchase or distribution of menstrual hygiene products. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand the tax exclusion for reimbursements from a health flexible spending arrangement to include amounts paid or incurred for menstrual hygiene products, and (2) allow a refundable tax credit of $120 for certain individuals who use menstrual hygiene products, subject to adjustments for inflation and a limitation based (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/02/2017

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21st Century Voting Act [HB-893] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Criminal Justice ]
21st Century Voting Act This bill establishes the Commission on Voting to report to Congress proposed legislation that would make specified changes to voting policy, including: (1) making Election Day a national holiday, (2) making voter registration automatic and permanent, and (3) restoring the right to vote to persons released from prison. This proposed legislation must be introduced as a bill by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and receive a vote. If the bill passes the House, it must be considered and voted upon by the Senate.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Introduced In House on 02/06/2017

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To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals. [HB-885] [Taxes ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals. This bill amends the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 to extend the waiver of limitations on credits or refunds related to the exclusion from gross income of certain civil damages, restitution, or other monetary awards received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John B. Larson Introduced In House on 02/06/2017

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Shift Back to Society Act of 2017 [HB-799] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Shift Back to Society Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program that awards matching grants to historically black colleges and universities to provide educational programs for eligible offenders to facilitate re-entry into the community. An eligible offender is a convicted criminal offender who has been released from incarceration for less than one year or who is scheduled to be released from incarceration within one year. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the results of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/02/2017

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding unanswered questions into the fate of Raoul Wallenberg. [HR-58] [Human Rights ] [International ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding unanswered questions into the fate of Raoul Wallenberg. Urges Russian authorities to grant access to archival collections and to declassify and make publicly available all documents related to Raoul Wallenberg. Urges: (1) the Russian authorities to work with Wallenberg's family, the Swedish government, and Russian and international scholars, researchers, and archivists to resolve outstanding questions surrounding the circumstances of Wallenberg's arrest and death; and (2) the President, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Eurasia, And Emerging Threats. on 02/16/2017

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Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 [HB-613] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to allow a correctional officer at a federal prison or correctional institution to: (1) store firearms on BOP premises in a secure storage area outside the security perimeter of the institution or in a vehicle lockbox, and (2) carry a concealed firearm on BOP premises outside the security perimeter of the institution.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/16/2018

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REAL Act of 2017 Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2017 [HB-254] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
REAL Act of 2017 Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2017 This bill amends title IV (Student Aid) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the provision that prohibits Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 01/04/2017

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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [Budget and Spending ] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Manufacturing ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Animals ] [Water ] [Housing ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Disaster Relief ] [Inflation ] [Taxes ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Safety ] [Arts and Culture ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Senior Citizens ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill 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 FY2017. (Sec. 6) Provides (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao Became Public Law No: 115-31. (txt | Pdf) on 05/05/2017

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