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HB-4403	Federal	Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise requirements regarding the public disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in the manifest of vessels or aircraft entering any U.S. port or place to direct the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that any such information, including social security numbers, passport numbers, and residential addresses, are removed from any manifest signed and transmitted to the CBP before it is disclosed to the public. Republican: 75% (12) Democrat: 18% (3) Unaffiliated: 6% (1) 75% Republican support 18% Democrat support 6% Unaffiliated support	Foreign Trade And International Finance Aviation And Airports Business Records Customs Enforcement Government Information And Archives Marine And Inland Water Transportation Right Of Privacy
S.1757	Federal	Building America's Trust Act This bill provides for strengthening the barriers along the U.S. land and maritime borders to deter illegal activity, including through U.S. Border Patrol and law enforcement enhancements and personnel increases and National Guard use. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: (1) establish a National Border Security Advisory Committee; (2) submit a southern border threat analysis; (3) implement the Border Security Deployment Program; (4) establish a biometric exit data system; (5) reestablish the Secure Communities program immigration enforcement program; (6) expand criminal alien repatriation programs; and (7) increase visa security at high-risk posts. The Department of Agriculture may carry out livestock or plant disease prevention/eradication operations. The bill: (1) makes it a crime to unlawfully hinder immigration, border, and customs controls; (2) requires increases in immigration and law enforcement personnel and district judgeships; (3) authorizes appropriations for specified immigration purposes; and (4) requires electronic passport screening and biometric matching at airports of entry. Operation Stonegarden is established as a DHS program to provide border security grants. The Department of Justice shall provide grants for identification of victims of cross-border human smuggling. The bill revises provisions regarding: (1) apprehension and detention of aliens; (2) nonimmigrant admissions; (3) criminal alien detention and removal; (4) parole entry of aliens; (5) sanctuary jurisdictions; (6) unaccompanied alien children; (7) human trafficking, drug trafficking, criminal organizations, and money laundering; (8) terrorism and national security; (9) gangs; (10) criminal penalties, including penalties for drug trafficking and crimes committed by illegal aliens; (11) human rights violations; (12) visa/document fraud and other grounds for exclusion; (13) student and exchange visitor verification; and (14) use of immigration-related information. An alien may not be granted any immigrant status or benefits until positive background and security checks are concluded. The Department of State shall deny or revoke the passport of a person affiliated with a foreign terrorist organization. Republican: 100% (9) 100% Republican support	Immigration Accounting And Auditing Administrative Remedies Arizona Border Security And Unlawful Immigration California Child Safety And Welfare Citizenship And Naturalization Civil Actions And Liability Congressional Oversight
HB-3548	Federal	Border Security for America Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) achieve situational awareness and operational control of the southern border and develop infrastructure and technology to deter illegal border activity in high traffic areas, (2) deploy additional capabilities to specified border sectors, (3) submit a plan for using independent verification resources for border security technology, (4) establish a National Border Security Advisory Committee, (5) implement the Border Security Deployment Program, (6) establish a biometric exit data system, (7) submit a southern border threat analysis, and (8) begin eradicating the carrizo cane plant and any salt cedar along the Rio Grande River. The bill provides for: (1) U.S. Border Patrol personnel increases and infrastructure improvements, (2) National Guard and Department of Defense border assistance, (3) Tunnel Task Forces to stop border tunnel breaches, and (4) a demonstration to deploy a rapid non-intrusive passenger vehicle inspection system at not fewer than three high-entry land ports along the U.S.-Mexico border. The bill: (1) prohibits federal agency restrictions on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) activities on federal land within 100 miles of the southern border; and (2) requires increases in immigration and law enforcement personnel and agricultural specialists, CBP training and continuing education, and electronic passport screening and biometric matching at airports of entry. The Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 is amended to provide for hiring flexibility. Operation Stonegarden is established as a DHS program to provide border security grants. This bill authorizes DHS to construct new ports of entry along the northern and southern borders. Republican: 98% (77) Unaffiliated: 1% (1) 98% Republican support 1% Unaffiliated support	Immigration Advisory Bodies Agricultural Conservation And Pollution Air Quality Aquatic Ecology Archaeology And Anthropology Arizona Aviation And Airports Birds Border Security And Unlawful Immigration
HB-3551	Federal	C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 to reauthorize within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program. The CBP shall publish on its website or other online publication: (1) information about benefits to program participants, and (2) notice of any changes to benefits to participants by 30 days before any such changes take effect. The bill specifies that: (1) applicants may be eligible to participate as Tier 1 or Tier 2 participants, (2) importers may be eligible to participate as Tier 3 participants, and (3) the Executive Assistant Commissioner may extend Tier 3 participation to other entity types if appropriate. To be eligible, an entity shall: (1) have a designated company employee authorized to bind such entity that is a direct company employee and will serve as the primary point of contact responsible for participation; and (2) at the time of initial application and annually thereafter, submit an international supply chain security profile. The CBP must establish minimum security criteria for participants in the program, review such minimum security criteria at least once every two years, and update such minimum security criteria as necessary. The CBP may recognize regulatory inspections conducted by other components of the Department of Homeland Security of entities as sufficient to constitute validation for C-TPAT program participation. It shall: (1) implement a recertification process for all C-TPAT program participants, (2) consider the potential for participation in the C-TPAT program by importers of non-containerized cargoes and non-asset-based third party logistics providers, and (3) establish sufficient internal quality controls and record management to support the management systems of the C-TPAT program. Republican: 100% (7) 100% Republican support	Foreign Trade And International Finance Administrative Remedies Border Security And Unlawful Immigration Customs Enforcement Department Of Homeland Security Public-private Cooperation Terrorism
HB-3364	Federal	Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to impose sanctions against: (1) Iran's ballistic missile or weapons of mass destruction programs, (2) the sale or transfer to Iran of military equipment or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, and (3) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated foreign persons. The President may impose sanctions against persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in Iran. The President may temporarily waive the imposition or continuation of sanctions under specified circumstances. Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 The President must submit for congressional review certain proposed actions to terminate or waive sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation. Specified executive order sanctions against Russia shall remain in effect. The President may waive specified cyber- and Ukraine-related sanctions. The bill provides sanctions for activities concerning: (1) cyber security, (2) crude oil projects, (3) financial institutions, (4) corruption, (5) human rights abuses, (6) evasion of sanctions, (7) transactions with Russian defense or intelligence sectors, (8) export pipelines, (9) privatization of state-owned assets by government officials, and (10) arms transfers to Syria. The Department of State shall work with the government of Ukraine to increase Ukraine's energy security. The bill: (1) directs the Department of the Treasury to develop a national strategy for combating the financing of terrorism, and (2) includes the Secretary of the Treasury on the National Security Council. Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act The bill modifies and increases the President's authority to impose sanctions on persons in violation of certain United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding North Korea. U.S. financial institutions shall not establish or maintain correspondent accounts used by foreign financial institutions to provide indirect financial services to North Korea. A foreign government that provides to or receives from North Korea a defense article or service is prohibited from receiving certain types of U.S. foreign assistance. The bill provides sanctions against: (1) North Korean cargo and shipping, (2) goods produced in whole or part by North Korean convict or forced labor, and (3) foreign persons that employ North Korean forced laborers. The State Department shall submit a determination regarding whether North Korea meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. Republican: 50% (3) Democrat: 50% (3) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	International Affairs Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Africa Albania Alliances Arms Control And Nonproliferation Asia Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital Banking And Financial Institutions Regulation Bosnia And Herzegovina
HB-2831	Federal	Maritime Security Coordination Improvement Act This bill amends the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), by 270 days after this bill's enactment: (1) and every three years thereafter, to submit an update of the strategic plan to enhance the security of the international supply chain; and (2) to report on the effectiveness of, and need for any improvements to, the Container Security Initiative. The bill requires an Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee to facilitate the sharing of information relating to cybersecurity risks and incidents to address port-specific cybersecurity risks and incidents. DHS's facility and vessel vulnerability assessments shall include identification of weaknesses in cybersecurity. The security plan submitted by an owner or operator of a vessel or facility for deterring a transportation security incident shall include provisions for prevention, management, and response to cybersecurity risks and incidents. DHS must verify the effectiveness of each such plan at least once (currently, twice) a year, and more frequently as necessary, in a risk-based manner. The bill requires DHS, at least 30 days before signing an arrangement with a foreign government providing for mutual recognition of supply chain security practices which might result in the utilization of benefits offered to Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 participants in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), to: (1) notify Congress of the proposed terms, and (2) determine that such government's program provides comparable security as that provided by C-TPAT. The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct DHS, within 180 days and biennially thereafter, to submit to Congress a maritime operations coordination plan. The Government Accountability Office shall report on the state of the Coast Guard's Deployable Specialized Forces. DHS shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis, for any location in which U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Air and Marine Operations is based within 45 miles of locations where any other DHS agency also operates air and marine assets, to consider the potential cost and savings from co-locating the operational assets of such office at facilities where such other DHS agencies operate such assets. The bill repeals provisions requiring DHS to establish: (1) interagency operational centers for port security at all high-priority ports, and (2) a program to evaluate and certify secure systems of international intermodal transportation. Republican: 75% (3) Unaffiliated: 25% (1) 75% Republican support 25% Unaffiliated support	Emergency Management Transportation And Public Works Coast Guard Computer Security And Identity Theft Congressional Oversight Customs Enforcement Drug Trafficking And Controlled Substances Government Studies And Investigations Marine And Inland Water Transportation Navigation, Waterways, Harbors
S.1305	Federal	CBP HiRe Act U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill provides hiring and compensation flexibilities to support the recruitment, relocation, and retention of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees in rural or remote areas. Specifically, if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines there is a critical hiring need and a direct relationship between the rural or remote nature of an area and the difficulty recruiting and retaining CBP employees in that area, then it may exercise direct hire authority and pay recruitment, relocation, and retention bonuses. Additionally, the Office of Personnel Management may establish special pay rates. The DHS Office of Inspector General must review the use of hiring and compensation flexibilities and determine whether they help meet hiring and retention needs in rural and remote areas. DHS must report to Congress on the number of requests it receives from other federal agencies for the file of an applicant for a position in the CBP that includes the results of a polygraph examination. Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Government Operations And Politics Border Security And Unlawful Immigration Commuting Customs Enforcement Department Of Homeland Security Employee Hiring Federal Officials Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management Personnel Records Rural Conditions And Development
HB-2751	Federal	U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) establish, by statute, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the Department of Homeland Security; (2) establish within ICE the Offices of Homeland Security Investigations, Enforcement and Removal Operations, Principal Legal Advisor, and Professional Responsibility; and (3) remove references to the Bureau of Border Security. Republican: 100% (4) 100% Republican support	Immigration Border Security And Unlawful Immigration Citizenship And Naturalization Computer Security And Identity Theft Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Customs Enforcement Department Of Homeland Security Detention Of Persons Drug Trafficking And Controlled Substances Executive Agency Funding And Structure
S.1241	Federal	Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 This bill modifies various prohibitions on money laundering. It requires that for certain reporting requirements, a blank check shall be considered to have a value of more than $10,000 if it was drawn on an account that contained more than $10,000. Whoever violates a currency smuggling law is subject to fines, which may be enhanced in aggravated cases. Commingled funds and aggregated transactions can be counted towards the value requirement for offenses involving prohibited monetary transactions derived from specified unlawful activity. Persons who conspire to violate the prohibition against unlicensed money services businesses shall be subject to the same penalty as the underlying offense. This bill establishes various criminal offenses pertaining to money services businesses. It shall be a federal offense to conduct certain financial transactions that involve the proceeds of specified unlawful activity. If a person is charged with an offense under the federal criminal code, title 31, or the Controlled Substances Act for which forfeiture is authorized, the government may apply for an ex parte order freezing the person's bank accounts. The international money laundering statute shall apply to tax evasion. The Department of the Treasury or the Department of Justice may issue a subpoena to any foreign bank that maintains a correspondent account in the United States. The bill makes it unlawful to knowingly conceal to a financial institution a material fact concerning the ownership of an account with a financial institution. Republican: 50% (3) Democrat: 50% (3) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Crime And Law Enforcement Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital Business Records Congressional Oversight Consumer Credit Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Criminal Procedure And Sentencing Currency Customs Enforcement Department Of Homeland Security
HB-2713	Federal	Miners Pension Protection Act This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to transfer certain funds to the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to provide pension benefits to retired coal miners and their families. The Department of the Treasury must transfer additional funds to the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan to pay pension benefits required under that plan if the amounts available for transfer under SMCRA's $490 million annual limit exceed the amounts required to be transferred for other purposes (including to the UMWA Health Plans). The bill also establishes additional reporting requirements for the plan. As an offset, the bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend the authority of Treasury to collect certain customs user fees. Republican: 42% (12) Democrat: 57% (16) 42% Republican support 57% Democrat support	Labor And Employment Asia Coal Customs Enforcement Employee Benefits And Pensions Free Trade And Trade Barriers Government Information And Archives Mining Sales And Excise Taxes South Korea
S.708	Federal	INTERDICT Act International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) increase the number of chemical screening devices available to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, including such substances imported through the mail or by an express consignment operator or carrier; and (2) dedicate the appropriate number of personnel, including scientists, to the CBP to interpret data collected by such devices during all operational hours. Democrat: 80% (17) Republican: 14% (3) Independent: 4% (1) 80% Democrat support 14% Republican support 4% Independent support	Foreign Trade And International Finance Chemistry Customs Enforcement Department Of Homeland Security Drug Trafficking And Controlled Substances Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management
HB-1692	Federal	Countering Illegal Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense. A person who commits or conspires to commit a gun trafficking offense is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term of up to 20 years (or up to 25 years, if the person also acted as an organizer), a fine, or both. The bill directs the President to design and implement a strategy to improve collaboration between the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in the investigation of illegal firearms trafficking to Mexico. The Office of National Drug Control Policy must establish indicators to measure the progress of efforts to stem firearms trafficking to Mexico. The ATF must publish detailed information about each firearm seized by Mexican authorities and submitted to the ATF for tracing. Democrat: 100% (8) 100% Democrat support	Crime And Law Enforcement Business Records Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Criminal Justice Information And Records Customs Enforcement Drug Trafficking And Controlled Substances Firearms And Explosives Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes Latin America Licensing And Registrations
HB-1644	Federal	Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act TITLE I--SANCTIONS TO ENFORCE AND IMPLEMENT UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA (Sec. 101) This bill amends the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 to direct the President to designate and subject to specified sanctions under such Act any person who knowingly: purchases or acquires from North Korea any significant amounts of gold, titanium ore, vanadium ore, copper, silver, nickel, zinc, or rare earth minerals; sells or transfers to North Korea any significant amount of rocket, aviation, or jet fuel, except for certain use by a civilian passenger aircraft outside North Korea; provides significant amounts of fuel or supplies or facilitates a significant transaction to operate or maintain a vessel or aircraft that is designated under an applicable executive order or an applicable United Nations Security Council resolution; insures or registers a vessel owned or controlled by the government of North Korea, except as approved by the Security Council; or maintains a correspondent account with any North Korean financial institution, except as approved by the Security Council. The President may designate and subject to such sanctions any person who knowingly: purchased or otherwise acquired significant quantities of coal or iron in excess of Security Council limitations from the North Korean government; purchased or otherwise acquired significant types or amounts of textiles from such government; facilitated a significant transfer to such government of funds or property that materially contributes to a violation of an applicable Security Council resolution; facilitated a significant transfer to or from such government of bulk cash, precious metals, or gemstones; sold or otherwise provided to such government significant amounts of crude oil, condensates, refined petroleum, other types of petroleum or petroleum by products, liquefied natural gas, or other natural gas resources, except for fuel oil, gasoline, or diesel fuel for humanitarian use; engaged in or was responsible for online commercial activities of such government, including online gambling; purchased or otherwise acquired fishing rights from such government; provided significant telephonic, telegraphic, telecommunications or other data services into or out of North Korea in excess of services needed for humanitarian or diplomatic purposes; purchased or otherwise acquired significant types or amounts of food or agricultural products from such government; engaged in or was responsible for the exportation of workers from North Korea in a manner intended to generate significant revenue; conducted significant transactions in North Korea's transportation, mining, energy, or financial services industries; or except as approved by the Security Council and other than through a correspondent account, facilitated the operation of any North Korean financial institution. The President may block transactions of U.S.-based or -controlled property or interests as part of such discretionary sanction authority. The President shall report to Congress whether the following entities should be designated and subject to sanctions: (1) the Korea Shipowners' Protection and Indemnity Association, (2) Chinpo Shipping Company (Private) Limited, (3) the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, (4) Kumgang Economic Development Corporation, (5) Sam Pa, and (6) the Chamber of Commerce of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (Sec. 102) A U.S. financial institution shall terminate the use of a correspondent account it uses to do business with foreign financial institutions if the bank knows that such account is being used to provide financial services to a person, foreign government, or financial institution designated under such Act. A U.S. financial institution may process fund transfers to or from North Korea, or for a person, foreign government, or financial institution designated under such Act if the transfer: (1) arises from an underlying transaction authorized by the Department of the Treasury, and (2) does not involve debiting or crediting a North Korean account. (Sec. 103) A foreign government that provides to or receives from North Korea a significant type or amount of specified defense articles or services (as determined by the President) is prohibited from receiving certain types of U.S. foreign assistance for two years. The Department of State shall report to Congress periodically regarding foreign compliance with curtailing North Korea's arms trade. (Sec. 104) The President shall report to Congress periodically: identifying foreign port and airport operators that knowingly fail to implement or enforce regulations to inspect ships, aircraft, cargo, or conveyances in transit to or from North Korea or that facilitate the transfer or conveyance of significant types or quantities of cargo, vessels, or aircraft owned or controlled by certain designated persons; describing the extent that Security Council resolutions to de-register any vessel owned, controlled, or operated by or on behalf of the government of North Korea have been implemented by foreign countries; describing the Islamic Republic of Iran's compliance with the sanctions mandated in Security Council resolutions; identifying vessels, aircraft, and conveyances owned or controlled by the Reconnaissance General Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea; and describing the President's efforts to secure full implementation of applicable Security Council resolutions. Each report shall include findings with respect to specified ports and airports in China, Iran, Russia, and Syria. The Department of Homeland Security may implement enhanced screening of cargo bound for or landed in the United States that: (1) has been transported through a sea port or airport that has repeatedly failed to comply with applicable Security Council resolutions; (2) is aboard a vessel, aircraft, or within a conveyance that has entered North Korean territory or waters or landed in any of its seaports or airports, within the last 365 days; or (3) is registered by a country whose inspection compliance is deficient. An exception is provided for food, medicine, or humanitarian shipments. Such enhanced screening procedures shall not apply to food, medicine, and humanitarian shipments. (Sec. 105) The Ports and Waterways Safety Act is amended to prohibit, with specified exceptions, a foreign vessel from entering or operating in U.S. navigable waters or transferring cargo in any port under U.S. jurisdiction if such vessel is a foreign vessel for which a notice of arrival is required and is: (1) on a list of vessels owned or operated by or on behalf of the government of North Korea, a North Korean person, a country with a designated port, or a country that is not in Security Council compliance; or (2) registered by a government that maintains registration of a vessel that is on such list. (Sec. 106) The President shall report to Congress periodically regarding: (1) North Korea-Iran cooperation, (2) implementation of Security Council resolutions by other governments, and (3) measures to deny specialized financial messaging services to designated North Korean financial institutions or other North Korean persons. TITLE II--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTH KOREA (Sec. 201) The bill requires the State Department to report on the U.S. strategy to enhance international awareness of the North Korean human rights situation to identify foreign persons that knowingly employ forced North Korean laborers in a manner intended to generate revenue for the government of North Korea or by the Workers' Party of Korea. Goods produced in whole or part by North Korean labor are prohibited from entering the United States unless U.S. Customs and Border Protection finds that they were not produced with convict, forced, or indentured labor. The President shall impose U.S. property-based sanctions on foreign persons that employ North Korean forced laborers. (Sec. 203) The bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the State Department to offer cash rewards for information on violations of North Korean sanctions. (Sec. 204) The State Department shall submit to Congress a determination as to whether North Korea meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. TITLE III--GENERAL AUTHORITIES (Sec. 301) The bill sets forth provisions regarding: (1) consolidation of reports, (2) presidential sanction and regulatory authority, and (3) limitation of funds. Republican: 62% (15) Democrat: 37% (9) 62% Republican support 37% Democrat support	International Affairs Agricultural Trade Arms Control And Nonproliferation Asia Aviation And Airports Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital Chemical And Biological Weapons China Coal Computer Security And Identity Theft
HB-1625	Federal	TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the State Department and federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who prey on the most vulnerable people around the world. (Sec. 3) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to include severe forms of trafficking in persons involving at least one jurisdiction outside of the United States in the definition of "transnational organized crime" for purposes of such program. Republican: 53% (22) Democrat: 43% (18) Unaffiliated: 2% (1) 53% Republican support 43% Democrat support 2% Unaffiliated support	International Affairs Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Human Trafficking Organized Crime Economics And Public Finance Access Board Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Adoption And Foster Care Afghanistan Agricultural Conservation And Pollution
HB-1629	Federal	Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act This bill bans steel-jaw leghold traps and Conibear traps. Steel-jaw leghold traps are certain spring-powered devices with steel jaws that are designed to snap closed on animals. Conibear traps consist of metal frames hinged at the center point and powered by two torsion springs that create a scissor-like action designed to kill an animal by snapping its spine. Cage traps, box traps, suitcase-type live beaver traps, and mouse or rat snap traps are not included in the ban. The bill establishes penalties for violating this ban. The Department of the Interior must pay a reward for information that leads to a conviction of a violation of this bill, unless the information was provided by on duty officers or employees of federal, state, or local governments. The reward must be 50% of the fine paid. Democrat: 100% (16) 100% Democrat support	Animals Animal Protection And Human-animal Relationships Civil Actions And Liability Customs Enforcement Hunting And Fishing Legal Fees And Court Costs Trade Restrictions
S.642	Federal	FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies general rules governing civil forfeiture proceedings to: (1) ensure that a person contesting a civil forfeiture has legal representation without regard to whether the property subject to forfeiture is being used by such person as a primary residence; (2) increase the federal government's burden of proof in civil forfeiture proceedings to clear and convincing evidence; (3) require the government, in addition to showing a substantial connection between the seized property and an offense, to establish by clear and convincing evidence that the owner of any interest in the seized property used the property with intent to facilitate the offense or knowingly consented or was willfully blind to the use of the property by another in connection with the offense; and (4) expand the proportionality criteria used by a court to determine whether a civil forfeiture was constitutionally excessive. To remove incentives for carrying out civil forfeitures, the bill requires proceeds from the disposition of seized property to be deposited into the General Fund of the Treasury, rather than to Department of Justice accounts for law enforcement activities. The bill adds a mens rea requirement (i.e., a knowing violation) to the prohibition against structuring financial transactions to evade reporting requirements. A court shall conduct a probable cause hearing to determine if there is a violation of the prohibition against structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements involving a monetary instrument and to return such instrument if probable cause is not established. Republican: 37% (3) Independent: 12% (1) Democrat: 50% (4) 37% Republican support 12% Independent support 50% Democrat support	Crime And Law Enforcement Civil Actions And Liability Congressional Oversight Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Criminal Procedure And Sentencing Currency Customs Enforcement Drug Trafficking And Controlled Substances Evidence And Witnesses Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes
HB-1551	Federal	Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for the production of electricity from advanced nuclear power facilities, to: (1) establish requirements for the allocation of unutilized portions of the national megawatt capacity limitation, and (2) allow public entities to transfer the credit to project partners. If a portion of the 6,000 national megawatt capacity limitation for the credit is unutilized after December 31, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service must allocate the unutilized capacity: (1) first to facilities that were placed in service on or before December 31, 2020, and did not receive an allocation equal to their full nameplate capacity, and (2) then to facilities placed in service after December 31, 2020, in the order in which the facilities are placed in service. The placed-in-service sunset date of January 1, 2021, does not apply to the allocations of unutilized national megawatt capacity. Qualified public entities may transfer the credit to an eligible project partner. A "qualified public entity" is: (1) a federal, state, or local government or any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof; (2) a mutual or cooperative electric company; or (3) a not-for-profit electric utility which has or had received a loan or loan guarantee under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936. An "eligible project partner" includes any person who: (1) is responsible for, or is participating in, the design or construction of the facility; (2) participates in the provision of nuclear steam or nuclear fuel to the facility; or (3) has an ownership interest in the facility. Republican: 72% (24) Democrat: 27% (9) 72% Republican support 27% Democrat support	Taxation Electric Power Generation And Transmission Income Tax Credits Nuclear Power State And Local Government Operations Commerce Civil Actions And Liability Congressional Oversight Customs Enforcement Digital Media
HB-1555	Federal	FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies general rules governing civil forfeiture proceedings to: (1) ensure that a person contesting a civil forfeiture has legal representation without regard to whether the property subject to forfeiture is being used by such person as a primary residence; (2) increase the federal government's burden of proof in civil forfeiture proceedings to clear and convincing evidence; (3) require the government, in addition to showing a substantial connection between the seized property and an offense, to establish by clear and convincing evidence that the owner of any interest in the seized property used the property with intent to facilitate the offense or knowingly consented or was willfully blind to the use of the property by another in connection with the offense; and (4) expand the proportionality criteria used by a court to determine whether a civil forfeiture was constitutionally excessive. To remove incentives for carrying out civil forfeitures, the bill requires proceeds from the disposition of seized property to be deposited into the General Fund of the Treasury, rather than to Department of Justice accounts for law enforcement activities. The bill adds a mens rea requirement (i.e., a knowing violation) to the prohibition against structuring financial transactions to evade reporting requirements. A court shall conduct a probable cause hearing to determine if there is a violation of the prohibition against structuring transactions to evade reporting requirements involving a monetary instrument and to return such instrument if probable cause is not established. Republican: 55% (31) Democrat: 44% (25) 55% Republican support 44% Democrat support	Crime And Law Enforcement Civil Actions And Liability Congressional Oversight Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Criminal Procedure And Sentencing Currency Customs Enforcement Drug Trafficking And Controlled Substances Evidence And Witnesses Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes
HB-1498	Federal	End Racial Profiling Act of 2017 This bill prohibits racial profiling by a federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency or agent. The term "racial profiling" includes the practice of relying on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identify, or sexual orientation in making a routine or spontaneous law enforcement decision. The Department of Justice (DOJ), or an individual injured by racial profiling, may bring a civil action to enforce the prohibition. The bill requires federal law enforcement agencies to maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling, including training on racial profiling issues, the collection of data, and procedures for handling complaints. Additionally, a state or unit of local government that receives grant funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program or Community Oriented Policing Services program must maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling, including training on racial profiling issues, the collection of data, and participation in an administrative complaint procedure or independent audit program. DOJ must withhold or reduce grant funds from a state or unit of local government that fails to comply. The bill authorizes grants to develop and implement: (1) programs to collect data on the percentage of stops and searches in which a law enforcement officer finds drugs, a gun, or something else that leads to an arrest; and (2) best practice devices and systems to eliminate racial profiling. DOJ must report annually on racial profiling by law enforcement agencies. Democrat: 100% (82) 100% Democrat support	Crime And Law Enforcement Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Border Security And Unlawful Immigration Civil Actions And Liability Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Criminal Justice Information And Records Customs Enforcement Department Of Justice Government Information And Archives Government Liability
S.411	Federal	ERRPA End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 This bill prohibits racial profiling by a federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency or agent. The term "racial profiling" includes the practice of relying on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identify, or sexual orientation in making a routine or spontaneous law enforcement decision. The Department of Justice (DOJ), or an individual injured by racial profiling, may bring a civil action to enforce the prohibition. The bill requires federal law enforcement agencies to maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling, including training on racial profiling issues, the collection of data, and procedures for handling complaints. Additionally, a state or unit of local government that receives grant funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program or Community Oriented Policing Services program must maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling, including training on racial profiling issues, the collection of data, and participation in an administrative complaint procedure or independent audit program. DOJ must withhold or reduce grant funds from a state or unit of local government that fails to comply. The bill authorizes grants to develop and implement: (1) programs to collect data on the percentage of stops and searches in which a law enforcement officer finds drugs, a gun, or something else that leads to an arrest; and (2) best practice devices and systems to eliminate racial profiling. DOJ must report annually on racial profiling by law enforcement agencies. Democrat: 96% (28) Independent: 3% (1) 96% Democrat support 3% Independent support	Crime And Law Enforcement Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Border Security And Unlawful Immigration Civil Actions And Liability Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Criminal Justice Information And Records Customs Enforcement Department Of Justice Government Information And Archives Government Liability

Title: Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-4403

Subjects: Foreign Trade And International Finance, Aviation And Airports, Business Records, Customs Enforcement, Government Information And Archives, Marine And Inland Water Transportation, Right Of Privacy

Republican: 75% (12) Democrat: 18% (3) Unaffiliated: 6% (1)

Title: Building America's Trust Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: S.1757

Subjects: Immigration, Accounting And Auditing, Administrative Remedies, Arizona, Border Security And Unlawful Immigration, California, Child Safety And Welfare, Citizenship And Naturalization, Civil Actions And Liability, Congressional Oversight

Republican: 100% (9)

Title: Border Security for America Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-3548

Subjects: Immigration, Advisory Bodies, Agricultural Conservation And Pollution, Air Quality, Aquatic Ecology, Archaeology And Anthropology, Arizona, Aviation And Airports, Birds, Border Security And Unlawful Immigration

Republican: 98% (77) Unaffiliated: 1% (1)

Title: C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-3551

Subjects: Foreign Trade And International Finance, Administrative Remedies, Border Security And Unlawful Immigration, Customs Enforcement, Department Of Homeland Security, Public-private Cooperation, Terrorism

Republican: 100% (7)

Title: Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-3364

Subjects: International Affairs, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Africa, Albania, Alliances, Arms Control And Nonproliferation, Asia, Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital, Banking And Financial Institutions Regulation, Bosnia And Herzegovina

Republican: 50% (3) Democrat: 50% (3)

Title: Maritime Security Coordination Improvement Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2831

Subjects: Emergency Management, Transportation And Public Works, Coast Guard, Computer Security And Identity Theft, Congressional Oversight, Customs Enforcement, Drug Trafficking And Controlled Substances, Government Studies And Investigations, Marine And Inland Water Transportation, Navigation, Waterways, Harbors

Republican: 75% (3) Unaffiliated: 25% (1)

Title: CBP HiRe Act U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: S.1305

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Border Security And Unlawful Immigration, Commuting, Customs Enforcement, Department Of Homeland Security, Employee Hiring, Federal Officials, Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management, Personnel Records, Rural Conditions And Development

Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1)

Title: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2751

Subjects: Immigration, Border Security And Unlawful Immigration, Citizenship And Naturalization, Computer Security And Identity Theft, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Customs Enforcement, Department Of Homeland Security, Detention Of Persons, Drug Trafficking And Controlled Substances, Executive Agency Funding And Structure

Republican: 100% (4)

Title: Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: S.1241

Subjects: Crime And Law Enforcement, Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital, Business Records, Congressional Oversight, Consumer Credit, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Criminal Procedure And Sentencing, Currency, Customs Enforcement, Department Of Homeland Security

Republican: 50% (3) Democrat: 50% (3)

Title: Miners Pension Protection Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2713

Subjects: Labor And Employment, Asia, Coal, Customs Enforcement, Employee Benefits And Pensions, Free Trade And Trade Barriers, Government Information And Archives, Mining, Sales And Excise Taxes, South Korea

Republican: 42% (12) Democrat: 57% (16)

Title: INTERDICT Act International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: S.708

Subjects: Foreign Trade And International Finance, Chemistry, Customs Enforcement, Department Of Homeland Security, Drug Trafficking And Controlled Substances, Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management

Democrat: 80% (17) Republican: 14% (3) Independent: 4% (1)

Title: Countering Illegal Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1692

Subjects: Crime And Law Enforcement, Business Records, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Criminal Justice Information And Records, Customs Enforcement, Drug Trafficking And Controlled Substances, Firearms And Explosives, Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes, Latin America, Licensing And Registrations

Democrat: 100% (8)

Title: Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1644

Subjects: International Affairs, Agricultural Trade, Arms Control And Nonproliferation, Asia, Aviation And Airports, Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital, Chemical And Biological Weapons, China, Coal, Computer Security And Identity Theft

Republican: 62% (15) Democrat: 37% (9)

Title: TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1625

Subjects: International Affairs, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Human Trafficking, Organized Crime, Economics And Public Finance, Access Board, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Adoption And Foster Care, Afghanistan, Agricultural Conservation And Pollution

Republican: 53% (22) Democrat: 43% (18) Unaffiliated: 2% (1)

Title: Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1629

Subjects: Animals, Animal Protection And Human-animal Relationships, Civil Actions And Liability, Customs Enforcement, Hunting And Fishing, Legal Fees And Court Costs, Trade Restrictions

Democrat: 100% (16)

Title: FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: S.642

Subjects: Crime And Law Enforcement, Civil Actions And Liability, Congressional Oversight, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Criminal Procedure And Sentencing, Currency, Customs Enforcement, Drug Trafficking And Controlled Substances, Evidence And Witnesses, Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes

Republican: 37% (3) Independent: 12% (1) Democrat: 50% (4)

Title: Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1551

Subjects: Taxation, Electric Power Generation And Transmission, Income Tax Credits, Nuclear Power, State And Local Government Operations, Commerce, Civil Actions And Liability, Congressional Oversight, Customs Enforcement, Digital Media

Republican: 72% (24) Democrat: 27% (9)

Title: FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1555

Subjects: Crime And Law Enforcement, Civil Actions And Liability, Congressional Oversight, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Criminal Procedure And Sentencing, Currency, Customs Enforcement, Drug Trafficking And Controlled Substances, Evidence And Witnesses, Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes

Republican: 55% (31) Democrat: 44% (25)

Title: End Racial Profiling Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1498

Subjects: Crime And Law Enforcement, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Border Security And Unlawful Immigration, Civil Actions And Liability, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Criminal Justice Information And Records, Customs Enforcement, Department Of Justice, Government Information And Archives, Government Liability

Democrat: 100% (82)

Title: ERRPA End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: S.411

Subjects: Crime And Law Enforcement, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Border Security And Unlawful Immigration, Civil Actions And Liability, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Criminal Justice Information And Records, Customs Enforcement, Department Of Justice, Government Information And Archives, Government Liability

Democrat: 96% (28) Independent: 3% (1)

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