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Do No Harm Act [HB-5272] [Human Rights ] [Healthcare ] [Disabilities ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Religion ] [Children and Youth ]
Do No Harm Act This bill makes the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) inapplicable to federal laws (or implementations of laws) that: protect against discrimination or the promotion of equal opportunity, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, Executive Order 11246 (concerning equal employment opportunity), the Violence Against Women Act, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) rules entitled "Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 05/23/2016

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Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015 [HB-52] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ]
Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to provide increased protections and eligibility for family-sponsored immigrants. Directs the Secretary of State to establish a Board of Family-based Visa Appeals within the Department of State. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary in the rest of this bill) to deny a family-based immigration petition by a U.S. petitioner for an alien spouse or child if: (1) the petitioner is on the national sex offender registry for a conviction (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 01/23/2015

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Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016 [HB-5085] [Housing ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Poverty ] [Community Development ] [Disabilities ] [Law Enforcement ]
Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016 This bill amends the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 to replace the definition of "drug-related criminal activity" with "covered criminal activity" in connection with federally assisted housing, meaning any: criminal activity that threatens the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other tenants, employees, or the housing owner or a public housing agency (PHA); or violent criminal activity off the premises by a tenant or any member of the tenant's household that poses (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 04/27/2016

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Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2016 [HB-4924] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Human Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ]
Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2016 This bill imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex, gender, color or race of the child, or the race of a parent; (2) use force or the threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection or race-selection abortion; (3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion; or (4) transport a woman into the United States or (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 04/13/2016

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Stopping Sexual Exploitation of Power Act [HB-4864] [Defense ] [Military ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Stopping Sexual Exploitation of Power Act This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to declare guilty of sexual assault, subject to punishment by court martial, any person who commits a sexual act upon another person by using position, rank, or authority to obtain compliance by the other person.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/05/2016

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Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 [HB-4602] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require a defendant, as a mandatory condition of supervised release, to pay court-ordered restitution. It amends the Justice for All Act of 2004, the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004, and the Innocence Protection Act of 2004, to: reauthorize grants for victims assistance programs; reauthorize crime victims notification grants; give preference to Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grant applicants that use funds for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/29/2016

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Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2016 [HB-4475] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Human Services ]
Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services such as sexual health education and contraception. Marginalized youth are disadvantaged individuals under the age of 26. Grants may be awarded to state or local health or education agencies, public schools, nonprofit organizations, hospitals, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations. Grants may be used to: (1) provide sexual health information to marginalized (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/05/2016

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Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act [HB-44] [Veterans ] [Human Rights ] [Military ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Arts and Culture ] [National Security ]
Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act Recognizes the suffering and the loyalty of the residents of Guam during the Japanese occupation of Guam in World War II. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a Fund for the payment of claims submitted by compensable Guam victims and survivors of compensable Guam decedents. Directs the Secretary to make specified payments to: (1) living Guam residents who were raped, injured, interned, or subjected to forced labor or marches, or internment resulting from, or incident to, such occupation and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 03/02/2015

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Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault Act of 2016 [HB-4346] [Crime ] [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 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] [Crime ] [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 Boyle Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/03/2016

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Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015 [HB-3841] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Services ] [Insurance ] [Unemployment ] [Social Security ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Poverty ] [Public Health ]
Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015 This bill amends the Violence Against Women Act to require the National Resource Center on Workplace Response provide information and assistance through domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions and survivor service organizations. These organizations and coalitions shall provide resource materials and assistance to employees, employers, and labor organizations to aid in efforts to develop adequate workplace responses to domestic and sexual violence. In addition, the bill requires employers to provide (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/23/2016

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21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015 [HB-3652] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Science ] [Children and Youth ]
21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for family planning service projects, expansion of family planning preventive health services, and training of nurse practitioners specializing in women's health care. This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid programs to offer free preventive care, including contraceptives. A hospital cannot receive federal funds unless it promptly (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/02/2015

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Withdrawn In Senate. (consideration: Cr S6868) on 09/22/2015

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Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act [HB-3551] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ]
Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify campus security reporting requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs. Currently, an IHE must annually report data to the Department of Education on certain criminal offenses that occur in the following geographic categories: on campus, on campus in a residential facility, on noncampus property, and on public property. This bill expands the geographic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016

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RISE Out of Poverty Act Rewriting to Improve and Secure an Exit Out of Poverty Act [HB-3486] [Social Security ] [Poverty ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Rights ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Disabilities ]
RISE Out of Poverty Act Rewriting to Improve and Secure an Exit Out of Poverty Act Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state TANF plans to address whether and how states will give priority to providing assistance in areas with the greatest need. Extends the TANF program. Establishes matching grants to the states for subsidized employment. Sets a flat minimum participation rate of 50% with respect to all families residing in a state that include a work-eligible individual. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 09/15/2015

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To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States. [HB-3436] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [Children and Youth ]
To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, in the case of an alien subject to removal, deportation, or exclusion and who is the parent of a U.S. citizen child, to authorize an immigration judge to decline to order such removal if the judge determines that action to be against the child's best interests. States that such discretion shall not apply (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/28/2015

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Fair Campus Act of 2015 [HB-3408] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Rights ] [Cybersecurity ]
Fair Campus Act of 2015 This bill amends title I (General Provisions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish requirements with respect to sexual violence allegations at institutions of higher education (IHEs). An IHE that receives HEA funds, except a foreign institution, must provide support services to affected students and annual training to relevant personnel. This bill prohibits an IHE from imposing sanctions on a person, including a student organization (e.g., a fraternity or sorority), with respect to alleged sexual violence, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015

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Safe Campus Act of 2015 [HB-3403] [Education ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
Safe Campus Act of 2015 This bill amends title I (General Provisions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish requirements with respect to sexual violence allegations at institutions of higher education (IHEs). An IHE that receives HEA funds, except a foreign institution, must provide support services to affected students and annual training to relevant personnel. If an IHE receives a sexual violence allegation and written consent to proceed from the alleged victim, then the IHE must report and refer the allegation to local law enforcement. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Sessions Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015

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Teach Safe Relationships Act of 2015 [HB-3141] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Teach Safe Relationships Act of 2015 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive four-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide: (1) professional development to school administrators, teachers, and staff in safe relationship behavior education; and (2) educational programming and curricula for students regarding safe relationship behavior. "Safe relationship behavior education" is education that: is medically accurate and appropriate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015

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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2015 [HB-2721] [Education ] [Housing ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Food ] [Poverty ] [Unemployment ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Social Security ]
Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2015 DIVISION A--EDUCATION TITLE I--STRONG START FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN Subtitle A--Access to Voluntary Prekindergarten for Low- and Moderate-Income Families Directs the Department of Education (ED) to allot matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs), childhood education program providers, or consortia of those entities to implement high-quality prekindergarten programs for children from low-income families. Allots grants to states based on each state's proportion of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015

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