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Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act [HB-37]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to: (1) exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. The term "born alive" means the complete expulsion or extraction from his or her mother, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or
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Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017 [HB-57]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to submit a biannual report to Congress on the number of proposed firearm transfers where: (1) a licensed gun dealer submitted a background check through the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS failed to respond to the licensed gun dealer within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completed the transfer. The FBI must also report on the procedures followed once the transferee is discovered
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [HB-36]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. The bill provides exceptions for an abortion: (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an
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Fair Chance for Youth Act of 2017 [HB-61]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Fair Chance for Youth Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a process to expunge and seal certain youth criminal records. A youth is an individual who was arrested, prosecuted, or sentenced for a criminal offense committed at age 21 or younger. A youth may petition to expunge records related to: (1) a misdemeanor conviction, (2) a nonviolent felony drug conviction, (3) a conviction for any nonviolent offense committed prior to attaining age 18, or (4) an arrest or prosecution for a nonviolent offense that is disposed
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Corporate Crime Database Act [HB-144]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Corporate Crime Database Act This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to acquire data regarding federal and state administrative, civil, and criminal proceedings initiated or concluded during each calendar year against any corporation or its acting officials involving a criminal or civil charge with a potential fine of $1,000 or more. DOJ must establish and maintain a public database of information regarding misconduct by corporations with annual revenues greater than $1 billion. The database must include information about each such federal
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Executive Appointee Ethics Improvement Act [HB-2500]
[Ethics ]
[National Security ]
Executive Appointee Ethics Improvement Act This bill lengthens from one to two years the ban on certain senior personnel of the executive branch and independent agencies from lobbying the department or agency in which the person served. If the Director of the Office of Government Ethics decides to waive this restriction, such decision shall be published in the Federal Register unless it would compromise national security. The bill lengthens from two to five years the ban on certain very senior personnel of the executive branch and independent agencies,
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Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act [HB-2480]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act
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Expressing support for States to adopt "Racheal's Law". [HR-333]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Expressing support for States to adopt "Racheal's Law".
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Separation of Government and President's Financial Interests Act [HB-2455]
[Ethics ]
Separation of Government and President's Financial Interests Act
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Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017 [HB-2435]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize 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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FIRED Act Fighting for Intelligent, Rational, and Ethical Dismissal Act [HB-2446]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
FIRED Act Fighting for Intelligent, Rational, and Ethical Dismissal Act
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TRUMP Special Counsel Act Trusted, Reliable, Unquestioned Method of Procedure for Special Counsel Appointment, Limitations, and Powers Act of 2017 [HB-2444]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
TRUMP Special Counsel Act Trusted, Reliable, Unquestioned Method of Procedure for Special Counsel Appointment, Limitations, and Powers Act of 2017
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Back the Blue Act of 2017 [S.1134]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Back the Blue Act of 2017
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FIRST State and Local Law Enforcement Act Federal Information Resource to Strengthen Ties with State and Local Law Enforcement Act of 2017 [HB-2442]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
FIRST State and Local Law Enforcement Act Federal Information Resource to Strengthen Ties with State and Local Law Enforcement Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's Office for State and Local Law Enforcement to report annually on its activities.
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Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017 [S.1127]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to authorize 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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Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act of 2017 [HB-2441]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction Act of 2017
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Back the Blue Act of 2017 [HB-2437]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Back the Blue Act of 2017
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Transnational Criminal Organization Exploitation Threat Assessment Act [HB-2459]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Transnational Criminal Organization Exploitation Threat Assessment Act
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Pathways to Improving Homeland Security At the Local Level Act [HB-2427]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
Pathways to Improving Homeland Security At the Local Level Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's Office for State and Local Law Enforcement to produce and disseminate an annual catalog of training opportunities, programs, and services that are available to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.
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Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017 [HB-2473]
[Human Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Office for Victims of Crime within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish a report on state safe harbor laws, including: (1) the impact of state safe harbor laws on victims of trafficking, and (2) best practices and recommendations on the development and implementation of effective state safe harbor laws. (Sec. 3) The bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to modify requirements with respect to the allocation of trafficking victim services
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