FIREARM Act [HB-1739]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
FIREARM Act Prohibits the federal government from requiring disclosure of the race or ethnicity of a person to whom a firearm is transferred.
HB-1739: FIREARM Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/15/2015
National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-1725]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005 to include as a purpose of state-administered controlled substance monitoring systems ensuring access to prescription history information for the investigative purposes of appropriate law enforcement, regulatory, and state professional licensing authorities. (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and reauthorize through FY2020 the controlled substance monitoring
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HB-1725: National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/09/2015
Second Amendment Enforcement Act of 2015 [HB-1701]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Second Amendment Enforcement Act of 2015 Declares that nothing in a certain prohibition against killing wild birds and wild animals in the District of Columbia, or any other provision of law, shall authorize or be construed to permit the District of Columbia Council, the Mayor, or any District governmental or regulatory authority to prohibit or unduly burden the ability of persons otherwise not prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law from acquiring or using for lawful purposes any firearm neither prohibited by federal law nor subject
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HB-1701: Second Amendment Enforcement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Introduced In House on 03/26/2015
REDEEM Act Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 [HB-1672]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Food ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
REDEEM Act Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to provide a process for the sealing or expungement of records relating to nonviolent criminal or juvenile offenses. Requires a court considering a petition to seal a nonviolent offense to balance factors including the harm of the protected information to the ability of the petitioner to secure and maintain employment. Sets forth limitations on involuntary room confinements at juvenile detention facilities. Amends the Personal Responsibility
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HB-1672: REDEEM Act Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/29/2015
Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015 [HB-159]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to give preferential consideration in awarding Community Oriented Police Services grants to an application from an applicant in a state that has in effect a law that: (1) treats a minor who has engaged in, or has attempted to engage in, a commercial sex act as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons; (2) discourages the charging or prosecution of such individual for a prostitution
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HB-159: Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/04/2015
Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act [HB-1449]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act Amends the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, to repeal prohibitions on using appropriated funds: (1) to disclose contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or any information required to be kept by firearms dealers except as specified in such Act; (2) to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a physical inventory of any firearms business; or (3) for any background check system that
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HB-1449: Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/21/2015
American Jobs and Community Revitalization Act of 2015 [HB-1389]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
American Jobs and Community Revitalization Act of 2015 Directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to establish an application process under which a person who lives or does business in a state may apply to have an area in the state identified as a rural area if it has not yet been so designated by the CFPB for purposes of federal consumer financial law. Prescribes criteria for the CFPB to consider when evaluating the application.Requires the CFPB to: (1) grant or deny the application within 90 days after the public comment period ends;
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HB-1389: American Jobs and Community Revitalization Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 04/08/2015
Preserving American Privacy Act of 2015 [HB-1385]
[Drones ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Defense ]
Preserving American Privacy Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to require a governmental entity operating a public unmanned aircraft system to minimize the collection or disclosure of covered information. Defines "covered information" as: (1) information that is reasonably likely to enable identification of an individual, or (2) information about an individual's property that is not in plain view. Requires such entity to submit to the Attorney General, with an application for a certificate or license to operate such a system in national
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HB-1385: Preserving American Privacy Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/31/2015
International Violence Against Women Act of 2015 [HB-1340]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
International Violence Against Women Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of State to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) a Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall direct USAID activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender equality and women's empowerment. Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to: (1) develop or update annually for five years (after the 2012
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HB-1340: International Violence Against Women Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights And International Organizations. on 03/20/2015
Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015 [HB-1316]
[Veterans ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015 Provides a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record any firearm acquired before October 31, 1968, by a veteran while a member of the Armed Forces stationed outside the continental United States. Grants such an individual limited immunity under the federal criminal code and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the acquisition, possession, transportation, or alteration of such firearm before or concurrent
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HB-1316: Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Bruce Poliquin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/31/2015
Campus Accountability and Safety Act [HB-1310]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
Campus Accountability and Safety Act Amends provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in title IV (Student Assistance) programs to include in their annual campus security reports provided to current and prospective students and employees: the memorandum of understanding that this Act requires IHEs to enter into with local law enforcement agencies (and update, as necessary, every
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HB-1310: Campus Accountability and Safety Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015 [HB-1269]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015 Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Blue Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue Blue Alerts through the initiation, facilitation, and promotion of Blue Alert plans for the dissemination of information received as a Blue Alert, in coordination with states, local governments, and law enforcement agencies; and (2) assign an existing DOJ officer to act as the national coordinator of the network. Defines "Blue Alert" as information
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HB-1269: Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/31/2015
Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2015 [HB-1229]
[Drones ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Aerospace ]
[Crime ]
Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2015 Amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to study and identify any potential threats to privacy protections posed by the integration of unmanned aircraft (drone) systems into the national airspace system, including any potential violations of privacy principles. Directs the Secretary to establish certain procedures to allow for civil operation in the national airspace system of small drone systems that do not meet expedited operational authorization
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HB-1229: Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 03/06/2015
Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015 [HB-1217]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015 Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to reauthorize for FY2016-FY2019 the grant program for improvements to the criminal history record system. Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to: (1) establish a four-year implementation plan to ensure maximum coordination and automation of reporting of records or making records available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; (2) direct the Attorney General to make grants to states, Indian tribal governments,
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HB-1217: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/31/2015
Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 [HB-1201]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code, with respect to sex trafficking of children, to: (1) subject to criminal prosecution buyers, as well as sellers, of commercial sex involving sex trafficking victims; (2) provide that in prosecutions of sex trafficking crimes, the government is not required to prove that a sex trafficking defendant knew or recklessly disregarded the fact that a victim was under age 18; (3) equalize the period of supervised release for sex trafficking offenders convicted of conspiracy; (4) expand
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HB-1201: Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/31/2015
Voter Empowerment Act of 2015 [HB-12]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
Voter Empowerment Act of 2015 Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2015 Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to require states to make available websites for online voter registration. Authorizes automated voter registration of certain individuals and establishes other initiatives to promote voter registration, such as same-day registration and voter registration of individuals under 18 years of age. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration. Amends the Help
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HB-12: Voter Empowerment Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
Native American Children's Safety Act [HB-1168]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Native American Children's Safety Act Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (Act) to prohibit the final approval of any foster care placement and no foster care license from being issued until the tribal social services agency : (1) completes a criminal records check of each covered individual who resides in the household or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement will be made, and (2) concludes that each of those individuals meets the standards the tribe is required to establish. Defines
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HB-1168: Native American Children's Safety Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Received In The Senate. on 06/02/2015
Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act [HB-1148]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and related federal law with respect to immigration law enforcement within the United States. Authorizes: (1) states or their political subdivisions to enact and enforce immigration criminal penalties as long as they do not exceed relevant federal criminal penalties; and (2) state or local law enforcement personnel to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or transfer to federal custody aliens for immigration enforcement purposes to the same
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HB-1148: Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 03/18/2015
Bringing Missing Children Home Act of 2015 [HB-1115]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Bringing Missing Children Home Act of 2015 Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to require the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's annual grant to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to be used (among other things) to operate 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 (currently, child prostitution). Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require each state reporting
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HB-1115: Bringing Missing Children Home Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/21/2015
STOP Identity Theft Act of 2015 Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2015 [HB-1110]
[Crime ]
[Taxes ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
STOP Identity Theft Act of 2015 Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2015 Calls for the Attorney General to: (1) make use of all existing resources of the Department of Justice, including task forces, to bring more perpetrators of tax return identity theft to justice; and (2) take into account the need to concentrate efforts in areas of the country where the crime is most frequently reported, to coordinate with state and local authorities to prosecute and prevent such crime, and to protect vulnerable groups from becoming
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HB-1110: STOP Identity Theft Act of 2015 Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/31/2015