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A resolution raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by designating January 2018 as "National Stalking Awareness Month". [SR-390]
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A resolution raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by designating January 2018 as "National Stalking Awareness Month". Designates January 2018 as National Stalking Awareness Month. 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. Urges national and community organizations, private businesses, and the media
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S591; Text: Cr S586-587) on 01/30/2018
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 [HJR-128]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 DIVISION B--FURTHER EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to provide continuing FY2018 appropriations to most federal agencies through March 23, 2018 (February 8, 2018, under current law). It prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing continuing resolution expires because the FY2018 appropriations bills have not been enacted. The division
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
Introduced In House on 02/05/2018
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Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018 [HB-4963]
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Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify procedures for determining the amount of mandatory restitution in child pornography cases. Additionally, the bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984: to direct courts to impose additional assessments on persons convicted of child pornography offenses; andto establish a Child Pornography Victims Reserve, within the Crime Victims Fund, where the additional assessments must be deposited.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Capuano
Introduced In House on 02/07/2018
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A resolution designating May 5, 2018 as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls". [SR-401]
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A resolution designating May 5, 2018 as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls". Designates May 5, 2018, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 04/25/2018
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International Violence Against Women Act of 2018 [HB-5034]
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International Violence Against Women Act of 2018 This bill provides for a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes in the Department of State an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. The Ambassador-at-Large shall: (1) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender equality and the advancement of women and girls in foreign policy, and (2) develop or update periodically a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/15/2018
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Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2018 [HB-5058]
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Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/08/2018
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A resolution condemning the horrific attack in Parkland, Florida, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by that tragedy. [SR-421]
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A resolution condemning the horrific attack in Parkland, Florida, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by that tragedy. Condemns the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. (consideration Cr S1321; Text: Cr S1319) on 03/01/2018
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Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2018 [HB-5363]
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Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2018 This bill prohibits the receipts and disbursements of the Crime Victims Fund from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of: (1) the budget of the U.S. government, as submitted by the President; or (2) the congressional budget. The bill establishes a point of order against considering legislation in the House or the Senate that authorizes the use of, or appropriates, amounts in the Crime Victims Fund for any purpose other than a purpose authorized by
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/30/2018
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Congressional Harassment Reform Act [S.2236]
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Congressional Harassment Reform Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 12/14/2017
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SURVIVE Act Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act [S.1870]
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SURVIVE Act Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act This bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to require the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime to make grants to Indian tribes for programs and services for crime victims, such as domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child abuse programs, child advocacy centers, elder abuse programs, medical care, legal services, relocation, and transitional housing. In addition, the bill makes 5% of the Crime Victims Fund available for these grants.
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Hoeven Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-220. on 04/09/2018
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [S.1922]
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 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 abortion
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/05/2017
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Savanna's Act [HB-4485]
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Savanna's Act This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to update the online data entry format for federal databases relevant to cases of missing and murdered Indians to include a new data field for users to input the victim's tribal enrollment information or affiliation. In addition, DOJ must: make standardized law enforcement and justice protocols that serve as guidelines for law enforcement agencies with respect to missing and murdered Indians, develop protocols to investigate those cases that are guided by the standardized protocols,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/09/2018
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Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2018 [S.2572]
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Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to: (1) limit students' ability to participate in, or benefit from, school programs; or (2) create a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects students' education. LEAs shall also provide: (1) students, parents,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/20/2018
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Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018 [S.2595]
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Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/22/2018
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Family Support Act of 2018 [HB-5382]
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Family Support Act of 2018 This bill accelerates the benefits of tax deductions for charitable cash contributions made for the relief of the spouses, dependents, or guardians of the slain or injured victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that occurred on February 14, 2018. A taxpayer who makes such a contribution may claim a deduction in 2017 for contributions made on or after February 13, 2018, and before April 18, 2018. Recordkeeping requirements for the deduction may be satisfied using
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Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore E. Deutch
Introduced In House on 03/22/2018
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Family Support Act of 2018 [S.2632]
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Family Support Act of 2018 This bill accelerates the benefits of tax deductions for charitable cash contributions made for the relief of the spouses, dependents, or guardians of the slain or injured victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that occurred on February 14, 2018. A taxpayer who makes such a contribution may claim a deduction in 2017 for contributions made on or after February 13, 2018, and before April 18, 2018. Recordkeeping requirements for the deduction may be satisfied using
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/09/2018
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SOS Campus Act Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act [HB-3734]
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SOS Campus Act Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 09/11/2017
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A joint resolution condemning the violence and domestic terrorist attack that took place during events between August 11 and August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, recognizing the first responders who lost their lives while monitoring the events, offering deepest condolences to the families and friends of those individuals who were killed and deepest sympathies and support to those individuals who were injured by the violence, expressing support for the Charlottesville community, rejecting White nationalists, White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups, and urging the President and the President's Cabinet to use all available resources to address the threats posed by those groups. [SJR-49]
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A joint resolution condemning the violence and domestic terrorist attack that took place during events between August 11 and August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, recognizing the first responders who lost their lives while monitoring the events, offering deepest condolences to the families and friends of those individuals who were killed and deepest sympathies and support to those individuals who were injured by the violence, expressing support for the Charlottesville community, rejecting White nationalists, White supremacists, the Ku Klux
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Considered By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr H7287-7288) on 09/12/2017
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Condemning fear-mongering, racism, anti-Semitism, bigotry, and violence perpetrated by hate groups. [HCR-77]
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Condemning fear-mongering, racism, anti-Semitism, bigotry, and violence perpetrated by hate groups. Condemns the role of white supremacist groups in inciting violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and denounces the increase in fear-mongering, racism, anti-Semitism, bigotry, and violence by white supremacists, neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, and other hate groups. Offers condolences to the families of those who died in Charlottesville, and wishes quick recoveries for those injured. Urges President Trump to: (1) disavow any support he has received from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 08/15/2017
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Military SAVE Act Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act [HB-3642]
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Military SAVE Act Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program of hospital care and medical services for eligible veterans at non-VA health care providers to treat injuries or illnesses resulting from sexual assault, battery, or harassment while the veteran was on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training. Program participation shall not affect a veteran's ability to receive VA health care. An eligible veteran may
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/22/2018