Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2578]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
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[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[Human Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Education ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Crime ]
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), science agencies, and several related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for: the International Trade Administration, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development
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HB-2578: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. John Culberson
Considered By Senate. (consideration: Cr S4521-4535) on 06/23/2016
Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2015 [HB-2504]
[Crime ]
[Social Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2015 Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance), VIII (Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans), and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to prohibit from receiving benefits under those titles any individual who is the subject of: (1) an outstanding arrest warrant for a felony, or (2) an outstanding arrest warrant for violating a condition of prohibition or parole imposed under federal or state law. Directs the Social Security Administration (SSA) to
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HB-2504: Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 06/03/2015
Permanently Ending Receipt by Prisoners Act [HB-2503]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Unemployment ]
[Social Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Permanently Ending Receipt by Prisoners Act Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act to require the state agency charged with administering a state's unemployment compensation law to seek from the Commissioner of Social Security, and through additional appropriate means, information necessary to carry out any provision of that law which renders ineligible for regular compensation, because he or she is unable to satisfy work requirements, any individual confined in a jail, prison,
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HB-2503: Permanently Ending Receipt by Prisoners Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Reichert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/03/2015
Bertie's Respect for National Cemeteries Act [HB-2490]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Military ]
Bertie's Respect for National Cemeteries Act This bill requires the appropriate federal official to take every reasonable action, including by searching public records, to ensure that a person who will be interred in a cemetery in the National Cemetery Administration or in Arlington National Cemetery is not ineligible for such interment by reason of having been convicted of a federal or state capital crime or a tier III sex offense. The bill applies the requirement of the Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act for a written notice
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HB-2490: Bertie's Respect for National Cemeteries Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015
To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking. [HB-246]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking. Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to include among the required uses of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children operation of a cyber tipline to provide online users and electronic service providers an effective means of reporting Internet-related child sexual exploitation in the area of child sex trafficking, including child prostitution (currently, in the area of child prostitution).
HB-246: To improve the response to victims of child sex trafficking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/28/2015
Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2015 [HB-2398]
[Social Security ]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Taxes ]
[Data Privacy ]
Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the disclosure of tax return information in cases of identity theft, to require the Department of the Treasury to: (1) disclose to the holder of a valid social security account number that there is reason to believe that there has been a fraudulent use of such account number; and (2) disclose to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) such social security account number, that there is reason to believe that
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HB-2398: Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/16/2015
Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 [HB-2380]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for any person to operate a gun show unless such person: (1) has attained 21 years of age; (2) is not prohibited from transporting, shipping, or receiving firearms and has not violated any federal firearms requirements; (3) has registered with the Attorney General as a gun show operator and has provided a photograph and fingerprints; (4) has not concealed material information nor made false statements in connection with a gun show operator registration; and
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HB-2380: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/26/2015
Detectives Nemorin, Andrews and Moore Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2015 [HB-2374]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Detectives Nemorin, Andrews and Moore Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 20 years for the sale, transfer, or barter of a stolen firearm or a firearm with an altered serial number or for the sale of such firearms to persons prohibited from possessing them; (2) impose an additional five-year prison term for possession of a stolen or altered firearm during the commission of a felony; (3) require licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, or dealers to contact the national
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HB-2374: Detectives Nemorin, Andrews and Moore Anti-Gun Trafficking Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Higgins
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/26/2015
Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act [HB-236]
[Trade ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[Defense ]
[International ]
Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act Amends the federal criminal code to provide that it shall not be a violation of the prohibition against a federal employee disclosing trade secrets or other confidential or proprietary information for an officer or employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP): (1) upon detention and thereafter, to provide the owner of a copyright or a registered mark or any person who may be injured by a circumvention of copyright protection systems with any information appearing on the merchandise, including
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Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act [HB-234]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Defense ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Directs the federal government to provide for the real-time sharing of actionable, situational cyber threat information between all designated federal cyber operations centers to enable integrated actions to protect, prevent, mitigate, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents. Directs the President, with respect to information shared by a cybersecurity provider (a non-federal entity that provides goods or services intended to be used for cybersecurity purposes) or self-protected entity (an entity
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HB-234: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/02/2015
COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-2318]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify the public safety and community policing grant program (COPS ON THE BEAT grant program) to: (1) establish within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to be headed by a Director; and (2) authorize the Attorney General to carry out more than one such program. Repeals provisions authorizing: (1) the Attorney General to give preferential
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HB-2318: COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/26/2015
Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-229]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Immigration ]
[Trade ]
Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) submit an implementation plan to establish a biometric exit data system to complete the integrated biometric entry and exit data system required under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; (2) establish such a system, within two years after enactment of this Act, at the 10 U.S. airports, 10 U.S. seaports, and 10 land ports of entry that support the highest volume of international air travel, international sea travel, and pedestrian
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HB-229: Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael McCaul
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 01/23/2015
Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 [HB-2283]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to require the licensing of ammunition dealers. Prohibits any person except a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from: (1) selling ammunition, with an exception for a sale of ammunition to a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer; or (2) engaging in the business of importing or manufacturing ammunition, or in the course of such business, from shipping, transporting, or receiving ammunition. Prohibits a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from: (1) transferring
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HB-2283: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/01/2015
Youth PROMISE Act Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act [HB-2197]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Youth PROMISE Act Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a PROMISE Advisory Panel to assist the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in: (1) assessing and developing standards and evidence-based and promising practices to prevent juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity, and (2) collecting data in designated geographic areas to assess the needs and existing resources for juvenile
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HB-2197: Youth PROMISE Act Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/01/2015
Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2015 [HB-2076]
[Cannabis ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2015 This bill provides a safe harbor for depository institutions providing financial services to a marijuana-related legitimate business insofar as it prohibits a federal banking regulator from: (1) terminating or limiting the deposit or share insurance of a depository institution solely because it provides financial services to a marijuana-related legitimate business; or (2) prohibiting, penalizing, or otherwise discouraging a depository institution from offering such services. A federal banking regulator
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HB-2076: Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/01/2015
HERO Act of 2015 Human Exploitation Rescue Operations Act of 2015 [HB-1998]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[National Security ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Defense ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
HERO Act of 2015 Human Exploitation Rescue Operations Act of 2015 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to operate, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a Cyber Crimes Center to provide investigative assistance, training, and equipment to support domestic and international investigations by ICE of cyber-related crimes. Within the Cyber Crimes Center, DHS shall operate a Child Exploitation Investigations Unit, which shall: coordinate all ICE child exploitation initiatives,
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HB-1998: HERO Act of 2015 Human Exploitation Rescue Operations Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 05/15/2015
End Racial Profiling Act of 2015 [HB-1933]
[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
End Racial Profiling Act of 2015 Prohibits any law enforcement agent or agency from engaging in racial profiling. Grants the United States or an individual injured by racial profiling the right to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief. Requires federal law enforcement agencies to maintain adequate policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling and to cease existing practices that permit racial profiling. Requires state or local governmental entities or state, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies that apply for grants under the Edward
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HB-1933: End Racial Profiling Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/15/2015
Crime Gun Tracing Act [HB-1858]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Crime Gun Tracing Act Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General, in awarding public safety and community policing (COPS ON THE BEAT) grants, to give preferential consideration to an applicant that has reported all firearms recovered during the previous 12 months at a crime scene or during the course of a criminal investigation to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, or to a state agency that reports such firearms to the Bureau, for the purpose of tracing. Requires each application
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HB-1858: Crime Gun Tracing Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/15/2015
CADET Act Collection and Analysis of Data to Educate and Train Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2015 [HB-1810]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
CADET Act Collection and Analysis of Data to Educate and Train Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2015 Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to revise the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident-Based Reporting System to include information pertaining to the justified and unjustified uses of force resulting in death or injury by or against law enforcement officers, including: (1) the age, race, gender, religion, and criminal history of the victim; and (2) the age, race, gender, and other relevant information relating to the officer involved,
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HB-1810: CADET Act Collection and Analysis of Data to Educate and Train Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/15/2015
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 [HB-181]
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[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to eligible entities to develop, improve, or expand comprehensive domestic child trafficking deterrence programs that assist law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judicial officials, and qualified victims' services organizations in collaborating to rescue and restore the lives of trafficking victims, while investigating and prosecuting offenses involving child human trafficking.
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HB-181: Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/04/2015