Crimes Against Children
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Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act [HB-5061]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to local educational agencies to train school staff to recognize and respond to signs of labor and sex trafficking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016
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Student Success Act [HB-5]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Libraries ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Children and Youth ]
Student Success Act (Sec. 6) Reauthorizes through FY2019 the programs under titles I-IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by this Act. (Sec. 7) Expresses the sense of Congress that states and local educational agencies (LEAs) retain the rights and responsibilities of determining educational curricula, programs of instruction, and assessments. TITLE I--AID TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES Subtitle A--In General (Sec. 101) Replaces title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the ESEA with
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Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 147. on 07/13/2015
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Keep Kids Safe Act of 2016 [HB-4914]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Keep Kids Safe Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the possession of a firearm by, or the sale or transfer of a firearm to, a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jerrold Nadler
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/28/2016
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Expedited Family Reunification Act of 2016 [HB-4720]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Expedited Family Reunification Act of 2016 This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide that any unaccompanied alien child (UAC) who has not been a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons or does not have a credible fear of persecution on returning to his or her country of nationality or of last habitual residence shall be: placed in removal proceedings, eligible for voluntary departure at no cost to the child, and provided with access to counsel. (Currently such expedited
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/01/2016
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Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015 [HB-469]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to condition eligibility to receive a state grant for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs on inclusion in the state plan of a certification by the governor that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law, or is operating a statewide program, that includes provisions and procedures to: identify and assess reports involving children who are sex trafficking victims (and which may also involve children
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/28/2015
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Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015 [HB-468]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act with respect to grants to states, localities, and private entities to carry out research, evaluation, demonstration, and service projects regarding activities designed to increase knowledge concerning, and to improve services for, runaway youth and homeless youth. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give priority to proposed projects relating to staff training in: the behavioral and emotional
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert C. Scott
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/27/2015
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Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act [HB-4666]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act This bill requires a state or local educational agency (LEA) that receives funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: require, for each school employee, a criminal background check that includes a search of specified registries and repositories; prohibit the employment of an individual who refuses to consent to, or who makes a false statement in connection with, a background check or who has been convicted of one of specified crimes; require background checks to be
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016
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Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault Act of 2016 [HB-4346]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault Act of 2016 This bill requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to certify within one year that its state laws do not impose a time limit (e.g., statute of limitation) on the criminal prosecution of certain sexual assault offenses. The Department of Justice must reduce by 20% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to submit this certification.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brendan F. Boyle
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/03/2016
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Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault Act of 2016 [HB-4327]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault Act of 2016 This bill requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to certify within 180 days that its state laws do not impose a time limit (e.g., statute of limitation) on the criminal prosecution of certain sexual assault offenses. The Department of Justice must reduce by 20% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to submit this certification.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brendan F. Boyle
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/03/2016
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Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2015 [HB-42]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Social Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require certain hospitals reimbursed under Medicare, and which provide neonatal and infant care, to have in effect security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing. Establishes civil penalties for failure to have such security procedures in effect.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
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Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015 [HB-3813]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to award grants to states to carry out certain policies and procedures that restrict and penalize firearm possession by or transfer to a person subject to a domestic violence protection order or a person convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 11/23/2015
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Billy's Law Help Find the Missing Act [HB-3653]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Billy's Law Help Find the Missing Act This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ), through the National Institute of Justice, to maintain public databases, known as the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), of missing persons and unidentified remains. It requires DOJ to facilitate information sharing between the NamUs databases and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database. DOJ must update the online data entry format to allow criminal justice agencies, medical examiners, and coroners to simultaneously submit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 11/03/2015
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act [HB-3606]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[International ]
[Public Safety ]
Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) require the appropriate training of all personnel who come into contact with unaccompanied alien children, and (2) hire child welfare professionals. Sets forth related protections for such children regarding: (1) prompt placement with the Office of Refugee Resettlement, (2) qualified resources and child welfare professionals at appropriate ports of entry and stations, (3) confidentiality of information, (4) notice of rights and access to counsel, (5)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 10/05/2015
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [HB-36]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person from performing or attempting to perform an abortion except in conformity with this Act's requirements. Requires the physician to first determine the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child, or reasonably rely upon such a determination made by another physician, by making inquiries of the pregnant woman and performing such medical examinations and tests as a reasonably prudent physician would consider necessary. Prohibits an abortion from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S6860-6864, S6868) on 09/22/2015
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Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2015 [HB-350]
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[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2015 Requires the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to conduct a review that: (1) surveys federal and state activities to deter individuals from committing trafficking offenses and to prevent children from becoming trafficking victims; (2) surveys academic literature on deterring individuals from committing trafficking offenses, preventing children from becoming trafficking victims, and the commercial sexual exploitation of children; and (3) identifies best practices
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/28/2015
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Child Performers Protection Act of 2015 [HB-3383]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Film Production ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Child Performers Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the application of child labor requirements and prohibitions with respect to child performers to specify new limitations on the number of hours such children may be employed at the place of employment. An employer or contractor may not: (1) employ any child performer unless a trust meeting specified requirements has been established on the child performer's behalf and the employer has obtained the account number of the trust account or other proof
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Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Meng
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
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To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs. [HB-3331]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harassment prevention programs. This bill amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment, and (2) local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to use subgrants to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying and harassment. Such LEAs or schools must: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny K. Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 [HB-3226]
[Human Rights ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Small Business ]
Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) legislation is necessary to provide consumers information on products that are free of child labor, forced labor, slavery, and human trafficking; and (2) businesses and consumers, by means of publicly available disclosures, can avoid inadvertently promoting or sanctioning these crimes through production and purchase of raw materials, goods, and finished products that have been tainted in the supply chains. The bill amends
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/27/2015
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Child Sexual Abuse Awareness and Prevention Act [HB-3067]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Child Sexual Abuse Awareness and Prevention Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) authorize the use of grants to local educational agencies for carrying out child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs and activities, (2) establish periodic evaluation requirements for such grant programs and activities, and (3) establish principles of effectiveness applicable to these grant programs and activities as well as to those aimed at reducing the impact of domestic violence on schoolchildren.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2015 [HB-3060]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to require each covered program to prohibit child abuse and neglect and meet specified minimum standards. A "covered program" is a facility of a program operated by a public or private entity that, with respect to one or more children who are unrelated to the program owner or operator, purports to provide treatment or modify behaviors in a residential environment. HHS shall: (1) implement a review process for overseeing,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015