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US Congress 115th Congress

Duty to Report Sexual Assault Act of 2017 [HB-1023] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Duty to Report Sexual Assault Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to six months, or both—on an owner or employee of a massage establishment who fails to report known or suspected sexual assault by an employee to an appropriate law enforcement agency. Additionally, the bill imposes a fine on an owner of a massage establishment who fails to publicly display policies and procedures to prevent and respond to sexual assault.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Katherine M. Clark Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/02/2017

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Terrorism Prevention and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2017 [HB-945] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Defense ] [Crime ]
Terrorism Prevention and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: work with critical infrastructure owners and operators and state, local, tribal, and territorial entities to manage risk and strengthen the security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks; establish terrorism prevention policy to engage with international partners to strengthen critical infrastructure located inside or outside of the United States; establish a task force (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Cybersecurity And Infrastructure Protection. on 02/24/2017

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Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-876] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Aerospace ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct, and submit to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a cost and feasibility study of a statistically significant number of Category I, II, III, IV, and X airports assessing the impact if all airport employee access points from non-secured to secured airport areas are comprised of the following: a secure door utilizing card and pin entry (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/26/2017

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 115th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. [HR-90] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 115th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) gun violence is a public (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017

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Terrorist Deportation Act of 2017 [HB-844] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
Terrorist Deportation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to make an alien, other than a lawful permanent resident, who is identified in the terrorist screening database inadmissible or deportable on terrorist grounds. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with the unanimous concurrence of the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Department of State, may grant an individual a national security waiver to enter the United States temporarily (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017

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SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 [S.256] [Healthcare ] [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) (continued...)

  

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] [Healthcare ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Signed By President. on 12/31/2018

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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. [HJR-40] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Social Security ] [Mental Health ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Disabilities ] [Crime ]
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. rule finalized by the Social Security Administration on December 19, 2016. The rule implements a plan to provide to the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System the name of an individual who meets certain criteria, including that benefit payments are made through a representative payee because the individual is (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Signed By President. on 02/28/2017

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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. [SJR-14] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Social Security ] [Mental Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. rule finalized by the Social Security Administration on December 19, 2016. The rule implements a plan to provide to the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System the name of an individual who meets certain criteria, including that benefit payments are made through a representative payee because (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S494-497) on 01/30/2017

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Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-695] [Children and Youth ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Immigration ] [Disaster Relief ] [Agriculture ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 This bill provides continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through February 8, 2019. It also provides additional appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, extends Medicaid provisions, and provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly Considered By Senate (message From The House Considered). on 01/02/2019

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Fusion Center Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-642] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Crime ]
Fusion Center Enhancement Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to revise provisions concerning the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative. The bill renames it as the Department of Homeland Security Fusion Center Partnership Initiative and changes references to "participating state, local, or regional fusion centers" to references to the "National Network of Fusion Centers," which is defined as a decentralized arrangement of fusion centers intended to enhance individual (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter T. King Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/01/2017

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National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-630] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ]
National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to collect, compile, and submit data to the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers. The BJS must report to Congress and publish such data. DOJ must reduce by 10% the allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for a state or local government that fails to substantially comply.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 01/24/2017

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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: (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed 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

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Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act [S.178] [Crime ] [Consumer Protection ] [Senior Citizens ] [Human Services ] [Criminal Justice ] [Ethics ]
Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act TITLE I--SUPPORTING FEDERAL CASES INVOLVING ELDER JUSTICE (Sec. 101) This bill establishes requirements for the Department of Justice (DOJ) with respect to investigating and prosecuting elder abuse crimes and enforcing elder abuse laws. Specifically, DOJ must: designate Elder Justice Coordinators in federal judicial districts and at DOJ, implement comprehensive training for Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, and establish a working group to provide policy advice. The Executive Office for United States (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Signed By President. on 10/18/2017

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Second Amendment Enforcement Act of 2017 [S.162] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Second Amendment Enforcement Act of 2017 This bill declares that a Washington, DC statute that prohibits the killing of wild birds and wild animals in DC does not authorize the DC Council, Mayor, or any DC 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 to the National Firearms Act. DC is denied authority to enact laws or regulations that (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/17/2017

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Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2017 [S.151] [Defense ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2017 This bill requires each federal department or agency to provide to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) information about a person who is or has been under a federal terrorism investigation. The FBI and its Joint Terrorism Task Forces must immediately be notified of a request to transfer a firearm or explosive to a person who is, or was within the previous 10 years, under a federal terrorism investigation. The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community must audit the federal government's terrorism-related (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/17/2017

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No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act [HB-483] [Education ] [Immigration ] [Funding ]
No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act This bill amends title IV (Student Aid) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make an institution of higher education (IHE) that is a sanctuary campus ineligible for funds under title IV. It defines the term "sanctuary campus." The Department of Homeland Security must transmit to the Department of Education and publish in the Federal Register notice of a determination that an IHE is a sanctuary campus. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that providing in-state tuition to an alien who lacks lawful immigration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Introduced In House on 01/12/2017

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SAFE Act Securing Active and Fair Enforcement Act [S.127] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
SAFE Act Securing Active and Fair Enforcement Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) shall grant a three-year provisional protected presence to a qualifying alien, (2) may not remove the alien from the United States unless such protected presence is rescinded, and (3) shall provide such alien with employment authorization. An alien is eligible for such protected presence and employment authorization if the alien: (1) was born after June 15, 1981; (2) entered the United (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/12/2017

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FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.139] [Crime ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ]
FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to issue standards and procedures for using Rapid DNA instruments to analyze DNA samples of criminal offenders. Rapid DNA instruments carry out a fully automated process to create a DNA analysis from a DNA sample. DNA samples prepared by criminal justice agencies using Rapid DNA instruments in compliance the FBI-issued standards and procedures may be included in the Combined DNA Index System (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Became Public Law No: 115-118. (txt | Pdf) on 01/19/2018

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