Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act [S.772]
[Immigration ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to clarify responsibilities related to unaccompanied alien children, to provide additional protections and tracking mechanisms for such children, and for other purposes.
S.772: Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/16/2021
Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act REACH Act [S.744]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents, and for other purposes.
S.744: Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act REACH Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/15/2021
Protect America First Act [HB-1883]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To enact a moratorium on immigration, build the wall, prioritize securing the Southern border, repeal certain Executive orders which endanger the security of the United States, re-assert a zero-tolerance immigration policy, ensure the safe return of unaccompanied alien children, reduce human trafficking, deport criminal aliens, and end chain migration.
HB-1883: Protect America First Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 05/18/2021
Strengthening Local Transportation Security Capabilities Act of 2021 [HB-1870]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes.
HB-1870: Strengthening Local Transportation Security Capabilities Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie Thompson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/21/2021
Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2021 [HB-1892]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To reauthorize Department of Justice programs that combat violence against women, and for other purposes.
HB-1892: Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/18/2021
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 [HB-1808]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
HB-1808: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 08/01/2022
Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2021 [HB-1834]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To establish a United States Commission on Hate Crimes to study and make recommendations on the prevention of the commission of hate crimes, and for other purposes.
HB-1834: Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 05/18/2021
COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act [HB-1843]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes, and for other purposes.
HB-1843: COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 05/18/2021
Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 [S.736]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
S.736: Assault Weapons Ban of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/11/2021
COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act [S.728]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes, and for other purposes.
S.728: COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/11/2021
Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2021 [HB-1758]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
HB-1758: Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/18/2021
Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2021 [HB-1782]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the National Firearms Act to require that local chief law enforcement officers be notified of, and provided a 90-day period to deny, firearm transfers.
HB-1782: Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 03/10/2021
NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021 [S.675]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
A bill to provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm.
S.675: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/10/2021
National Child Identification Act of 2021 [HB-1764]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to State attorneys general to provide identification kits for missing children, and for other purposes.
HB-1764: National Child Identification Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Kildee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/18/2021
Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act [HB-1771]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Veterans ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.
HB-1771: Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 04/28/2021