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Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 [S.66]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; or (4) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model. The bill also exempts from the prohibition the following, with respect to a SAW or LCAFD: importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to
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Background Check Expansion Act [S.42]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals). Specifically, it prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. The prohibition does not apply to certain firearm transfers, such as a gift between spouses in good faith.
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EL CHAPO Act Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order Act [S.25]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the forfeited profits of Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (El Chapo) from his illicit drug trafficking enterprise to be reserved for border security measures between the United States and Mexico, including the completion of a wall. Additionally, it requires the forfeited funds from the felony conviction of a member of a drug cartel to be reserved for border security measures between the United States and Mexico, including the completion of a wall.
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Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2019 [S.7]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes a new grant program to help states and Indian tribes implement extreme risk protection order laws. Extreme risk protection order laws, or red flag laws, generally allow certain individuals (e.g., law enforcement officers or family members) to petition a court for a temporary order that prohibits an at-risk individual from purchasing and possessing firearms. The bill also expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. Specifically, it adds a new category
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the presidential pardoning power. [HJR-13]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment denying the President the power to grant himself a reprieve or pardon for an offense against the United States.
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President. [HJR-8]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the President from granting a pardon or reprieve to himself or herself, to certain members of the President's family, to members of the President's administration, or to paid employees of the President's presidential campaign.
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Justice for All Resolution [HR-97]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Ethics ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the crime of lying to Congress must be prosecuted equitably without regard to politics or elections.
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Raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by expressing support for the designation of January 2019 as "National Stalking Awareness Month". [HR-94]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Stalking Awareness Month. Additionally, it does the following: applauds the efforts of service providers, police, prosecutors, national and community organizations, campuses, and private sector supporters to promote awareness of stalking; encourages increased awareness of stalking and the availability of services for stalking victims; and urges national and community organizations, private businesses, and the media to promote awareness of the crime of stalking through National Stalking
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Supporting the observation of "National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month" during January 2019 to promote efforts to prevent, eradicate, and raise awareness of human trafficking and modern slavery. [HR-90]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
This resolution expresses support for observing National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for State legislatures to pass comprehensive sexual assault kit reforms by 2021. [HR-81]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that state legislatures should pass comprehensive sexual assault kit reform legislation that includes certain requirements, such as for the auditing and testing of backlogged sexual assault kits.
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Supporting the observation of "National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month" during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on February 1, 2019, to raise awareness of, and opposition to, human trafficking and modern slavery. [HR-48]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
This resolution expresses support for observing National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month.
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Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019 [HB-1119]
[Cannabis ]
[Finance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
Removes federal restrictions on, and creates new protections for, marijuana-related conduct and activities that are authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized). Among other things, the bill does the following: eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for state-authorized marijuana-related activities; allows businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions; eliminates restrictions on print
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Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act [HB-1116]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition. Specifically, it adds the following new categories of prohibited persons: persons convicted of a crime of violence in the most recent 10-year period; persons under age 25 who have been adjudicated as having committed an offense that would have been a crime of violence if committed by an adult; persons convicted, during a consecutive 3-year period in the most recent 10-year period, of two separate offenses involving drug or alcohol possession
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Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019 [HB-1112]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Revises background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensee (e.g., a licensed gun dealer) to an unlicensed person. Additionally, the bill modifies statutory references with respect to a particular category of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm). Specifically, it replaces references to persons "adjudicated as a mental defective" with persons "adjudicated with mental illness, severe developmental disability, or severe emotional instability."
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Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act of 2019 [HB-1110]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Allows grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to be used for programs to combat human trafficking.
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Nicole’s Law Act of 2019 [HB-1100]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Directs the Department of Justice to increase a state's allocation of funds under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program and the Sexual Assault Services Program if the state has in effect laws and policies to extend protections similar to those afforded to a victim of domestic violence to a victim of a sex offense who is not in a familial or dating relationship with the perpetrator of such offense.
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Justice Safety Valve Act of 2019 [HB-1097]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes a court to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum if it determines, after considering certain factors, that the mandatory minimum sentence is greater than necessary.
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SAGA Act Second Amendment Guarantee Act [HB-1072]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Prohibits a state or local government from establishing a regulation, prohibition, or registration or licensing requirement with respect to a rifle or shotgun that is more restrictive (or that imposes a greater penalty) than federal law.
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Public Service Integrity Act [HB-1021]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Increases to five years the post-employment lobbying ban on a former Member of the Senate (currently, two years) or a former Member of the House of Representatives (currently, one year). Additionally, the bill increases from one year to two years the post-employment lobbying restrictions on officers and employees of the legislative branch. It also lowers the income threshold at which the restrictions become applicable for such officers and employees.
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AVERT Future Gun Violence Act of 2019 Animal Violence Exposes Real Threat of Future Gun Violence Act of 2019 [HB-971]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm. Specifically, it prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and receipt or possession by an individual who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of animal cruelty.