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Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act [S.5074] [Human Rights ] [National Security ]
A bill to provide assistance for United States citizens and nationals taken hostage or unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 12/19/2020

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Driving for Opportunity Act of 2020 [HB-8881] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ]
To provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of a person or refuse to renew a registration of a motor vehicle for failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 12/07/2020

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime. [HJR-104] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 12/02/2020

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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime. [SJR-81] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/02/2020

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. [SCR-6] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Sports ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ] [Crime ]
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. Expresses the sense of Congress that Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) should receive a posthumous pardon to expunge from the annals of American criminal justice a racially motivated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1172) on 02/26/2015

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Democracy Restoration Act of 2015 [S.772] [Voting Rights ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Elections ]
Democracy Restoration Act of 2015 Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility. Provides for enforcement of, and remedies for violations of, this Act. Prohibits this Act from being construed to prohibit a state from enacting any state law that affords the right to vote in any election for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/18/2015

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Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act of 2015 [S.724] [Crime ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ]
Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act of 2015 Amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit any person from: (1) manufacturing, creating, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to distribute a schedule I or II controlled substance that is combined with a candy or beverage product, marketed or packaged to appear similar to a candy or beverage product, or modified by flavoring or coloring to appear similar to a candy or beverage product; or (2) manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/12/2015

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REDEEM Act Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 [S.675] [Crime ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Criminal Justice ] [Food ] [Public Safety ] [Housing ] [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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/09/2015

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Human Trafficking Survivors Relief and Empowerment Act of 2015 [S.642] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ]
Human Trafficking Survivors Relief and Empowerment Act of 2015 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General to give preferential consideration for a public safety and community policing grant to an applicant in a state that has in effect a law that: provides a process by which an individual who is a human trafficking survivor can move to vacate any arrest or conviction records for prostitution or any other non-violent offense committed as a direct result of human trafficking; establishes a rebuttable (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/03/2015

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Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2015 [S.635] [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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 03/10/2016

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Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2015 [S.62] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2015 Amends the Hobbs Act to exempt from provisions that prohibit obstructing, delaying, or affecting commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce by robbery or extortion and threatening physical violence to any person or property in furtherance of a plan or purpose to interfere with commerce by threats or violence, any conduct that: (1) is incidental to otherwise peaceful picketing during the course of a labor dispute; (2) consists solely of minor bodily injury, or minor damage to property, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/07/2015

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Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015 [S.567] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
Knife Owners' Protection Act of 2015 Allows any individual who is not otherwise prohibited by federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a knife to transport a knife from any state or place where such individual may lawfully possess, carry, or transport such a knife to any other state or place where such individual may lawfully do so: (1) by motor vehicle if the knife is not directly accessible from the passenger compartment or is in a closed container, glove compartment, or console; or (2) by other means over land or through (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/25/2015

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Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2016 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016 Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016 Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016 Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 Kingpin Designation Improvement Act of 2016 Lali's Law National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act or the NAS Healthy Babies Act Opioid Program Evaluation Act or the OPEN Act Opioid Review Modernization Act of 2016 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Scientific Expertise Act or the Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2016 Short Titles - Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 [S.524] [Healthcare ] [Crime ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Veterans ] [Mental Health ] [Criminal Justice ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2016 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016 Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016 Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016 Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 Kingpin Designation Improvement Act of 2016 Lali's Law National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act or the NAS Healthy Babies Act Opioid Program (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Signed By President. on 07/22/2016

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Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act [S.512] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [International ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Criminal Justice ]
Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage with or otherwise stored, held, or maintained by the provider only pursuant to a warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. Authorizes such a warrant to require such disclosure regardless of where such contents may be in electronic storage (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/12/2015

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Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015 [S.502] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to direct the court to impose a sentence for specified controlled substance offenses without regard to any statutory minimum sentence if the court finds that the criminal history category for the defendant is not higher than category two. (Currently, the court may disregard the statutory minimum if the defendant does not have more than one criminal history point.) Authorizes a court that imposed a sentence for a crack cocaine possession or trafficking offense committed before August (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/12/2015

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PRENDA Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2015 [S.48] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Human Rights ] [Public Health ] [Criminal Justice ]
PRENDA Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2015 Imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex or gender of the child, (2) use force or the threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection abortion, (3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion, or (4) transport a woman into the United States or across a state line for the purpose of obtaining such an abortion. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/07/2015

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CORRECTIONS Act Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2015 [S.467] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Veterans ] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ]
CORRECTIONS Act Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to: (1) conduct a review of recidivism reduction programming and productive activities, including prison jobs, offered in correctional institutions; (2) conduct a survey to identify products currently manufactured overseas that could be manufactured by prisoners without reducing job opportunities for other U.S. workers; and (3) submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S939-944) on 02/11/2015

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Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2015 [S.457] [Voting Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2015 Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because the individual has been convicted of a non-violent criminal offense, unless, at the time of the election, the individual is serving a sentence in a correctional facility or a term of probation. Restores the right to vote of an individual on probation: (1) on the date the term of probation ends, if such term is less than one year; or (2) one year after the date the individual begins (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/11/2015

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A bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety. [S.449] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Veterans ] [Criminal Justice ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ]
A bill to reduce recidivism and increase public safety. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) evaluate best practices used for the reentry of federal prisoners released from custody, (2) select an appropriate number of federal judicial districts to conduct federal reentry demonstration projects using such best practices, and (3) report on the impact of reentry of prisoners on communities in which a disproportionate number of individuals reside upon release from incarceration. Amends the federal criminal code to require a presentence report to include: (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/11/2015

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Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2015 [S.407] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2015 Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, of a large capacity ammunition feeding device. Defines a "large capacity ammunition feeding device" to: (1) mean a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, helical feeding device, or similar device that has an overall capacity of, or that can be readily changed to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition; and (2) exclude an attached (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/05/2015

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