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Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017 [HB-968]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Rights ]
[Poverty ]
Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017 This bill states that an indigent individual facing criminal prosecution or juvenile delinquency in a state court is entitled to the effective assistance of counsel, as guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, at the state's expense. The bill authorizes a federal class action lawsuit against a state for its systemic failure to guarantee the right to effective assistance of counsel. The assistance of counsel is ineffective when a class of individuals demonstrates that counsel's performance was not reasonable
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/09/2017
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Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017 [S.328]
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Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017 This bill states that an indigent individual facing criminal prosecution or juvenile delinquency in a state court is entitled to the effective assistance of counsel, as guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, at the state's expense. It authorizes a federal class action lawsuit against a state for its systemic failure to guarantee the right to effective assistance of counsel. The assistance of counsel is ineffective when a class of individuals demonstrates that counsel's performance was not reasonable
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/07/2017
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Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act [HB-964]
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[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
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Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act This bill expands the definition of "law enforcement officer" under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include: (1) federal employees not otherwise covered whose duties include the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted criminals and who are authorized to carry a firearm; (2) Internal Revenue Service employees whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 02/07/2017
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Community Trust Act of 2017 [HB-921]
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[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Community Development ]
Community Trust Act of 2017 This bill nullifies Executive Order 13768, entitled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States," beginning on January 25, 2017, and prohibits the use of any federal funds to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among other things, that order raises questions regarding whether, and to what extent, federal agencies will withhold federal grant funds that would have otherwise been awarded to jurisdictions that willfully refuse to comply with a federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 02/07/2017
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Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 [S.333]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Environmental ]
[Crime ]
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Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 This bill prohibits federal government officials from entering into or enforcing a settlement agreement on behalf of the United States (resolving a civil action, a plea agreement, a deferred prosecution agreement, or a nonprosecution agreement) that provides for a payment or loan to any person or entity other than the United States. The bill provides exceptions to allow payments or loans that: (1) remedy actual harm (including to the environment) caused by the party making the payment or loan, or (2) constitute
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/07/2017
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Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017 [HB-983]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Crime ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to bar prosecution in cases involving damage to or destruction of federal property by fire if: the fire is set by a person to his or her own property, either to prevent an imminent threat or as part of a generally accepted resource management practice; the fire does not pose a serious threat of injury to an individual or damage to federal property, and it does not result in death or serious bodily injury; and no individual under 16 years of age is used
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/09/2017
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F.A.I.R. Surveillance Act of 2017 Fourth Amendment Integrity Restoration in Surveillance Act of 2017 [HB-957]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
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F.A.I.R. Surveillance Act of 2017 Fourth Amendment Integrity Restoration in Surveillance Act of 2017 This bill specifies that an agreement between a federal and state or local law enforcement agency regarding the acquisition or use of a cell simulator device must require such state or local law enforcement agency to use the device in compliance with the federal agency's guidance and policies. The term "cell simulator device" means a device that: (1) simulates a cell tower to provide an electronic communication service, or (2) functions as a cell
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/09/2017
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Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2017 [HB-912]
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[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
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Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to subject to a fine, imprisonment, or both any individual who: (1) knowingly or recklessly executes a scheme in connection with any federal immigration law-related matter to defraud a person or to obtain money or anything else of value from a person by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises; or (2) knowingly and falsely represents that such individual is an attorney or an accredited representative in any federal immigration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/09/2017
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COPS Improvements Act of 2017 [S.318]
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[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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[Grants ]
[Military ]
COPS Improvements Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to codify the establishment of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice (DOJ). It revises and reauthorizes through FY2022 the Community Oriented and Policing Services program. The bill expands the purpose areas of the existing program with respect to community policing and crime prevention grants. Additionally, it establishes three new programs. The bill: (1) directs DOJ to administer a troops-to-cops program
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/06/2017
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 1999. [HCR-20]
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[International ]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 1999. Expresses the sense of Congress that: those individuals responsible for the July 1999 murders of U.S. citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in Serbia should be brought to justice; it is reprehensible that no individual has ever been found guilty of executing the Bytyqi brothers or of any other crimes associated with their deaths and that no individual is facing
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Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/28/2018
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Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement Act of 2017 [HB-889]
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[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish within the Internal Revenue Service an office to investigate and prosecute violations of tax laws by persons that appear to be violating specified federal laws prohibiting forced labor, trafficking of individuals, and transportation of minors or aliens for immoral purposes or state or territorial laws prohibiting the promotion of prostitution or of any commercial sex act. The office must cooperate with the Child Exploitation and Obscenity
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 02/06/2017
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Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017 [HB-883]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the process for issuing a nondisclosure requirement in connection with administrative subpoenas in four categories of investigations: health care offenses, child sexual exploitation or abuse, unregistered sex offenders, and imminent threats to an individual protected by the U.S. Secret Service. It lengthens the period of time during which a recipient of an administrative subpoena is prohibited from disclosure. (Sec. 3) The bill subjects a nondisclosure
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/23/2017
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A bill to discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government. [S.303]
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A bill to discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government. This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the authority to inquire about or verify immigration or citizenship status and to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or detain an individual for a violation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/03/2017
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SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 [S.256]
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[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to replace the existing Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training (or SOAR to Health and Wellness Training) program with a pilot program that includes the same functions and additional initiatives. The pilot program must train health care providers and other related providers to: (1) identify potential human trafficking victims, (2) work with law enforcement to report and facilitate communication with such victims, (3)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/01/2017
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SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2018 Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Act of 2018 [HB-767]
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[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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[Funding ]
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SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2018 Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program, to be known as the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program or the SOAR to Health and Wellness Training Program, to train health care providers and other related providers to: identify potential human trafficking victims, work with law enforcement to report and facilitate communication with such victims, refer
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Signed By President. on 12/31/2018
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Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 [HB-732]
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[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Crime ]
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits government officials from entering into or enforcing a settlement agreement on behalf of the United States (resolving a civil action, a plea agreement, a deferred prosecution agreement, or a nonprosecution agreement) that provides for a payment or a loan to any person or entity other than the United States. The bill provides exceptions to allow payments or loans that: (1) remedy actual harm (including to the environment) caused by the party making the payment or loan and suffered
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/25/2017
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REPORT Act Reporting Efficiently to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2017 [HB-625]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
REPORT Act Reporting Efficiently to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and, as appropriate, the National Counterterrorism Center (NCC), to submit to Congress an unclassified report on an act of terrorism in the United States within one year after the primary government agency completes an investigation of such act. Such requirement shall not apply in instances in which DHS, DOJ, the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/21/2017
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Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017 [S.229]
[Immigration ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect individual application information submitted to DHS after June 15, 2012, as part of a request for consideration or reconsideration for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from disclosure to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for any purpose other than implementing such program. Such information may be shared with national security and law enforcement agencies:
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/24/2017
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Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act [S.220]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
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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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/24/2017
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Protecting Our Children Act [HB-693]
[Children and Youth ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Protecting Our Children Act This bill amends the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 to exempt from its prohibition against lie detector use the employers of prospective employees who care for or supervise or interact with unsupervised children on a frequent basis. This bill requires such prospective employees to be given reasonable written notice of the date, time, and location of the polygraph test and of their right to consult with legal counsel or an employee representative before each phase of the test.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Ross
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017