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Pathways to Improving Homeland Security At the Local Level Act [HB-2427] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Crime ]
Pathways to Improving Homeland Security At the Local Level Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's Office for State and Local Law Enforcement to produce and disseminate an annual catalog of training opportunities, programs, and services that are available to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Val Demings Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 09/13/2017

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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 [S.1129] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Budget and Spending ]
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes: (1) appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY2018-FY2019, and (2) a specified level of end-of-year strength for active duty personnel and military training student loads for such fiscal years. The bill addresses: (1) training for public safety personnel, (2) service member benefits for Coast Guard personnel, (3) contracts to procure three National Security Cutters, and (4) the Coast Guard Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program. The bill revises or sets forth policies relating to the Coast (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-89. on 06/05/2017

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act of 2017 [HB-2406] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [National Security ]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act of 2017 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 (DHS); (2) establish within ICE the Offices of Homeland Security Investigations, Enforcement and Removal Operations, Principal Legal Advisor, Management and Administration, and Professional Responsibility; and (3) remove references to the Bureau of Border Security. DHS shall: (1) authorize all deportation officers who (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bob Goodlatte Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 05/24/2017

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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Authorization Act [HB-2407] [Immigration ]
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Authorization Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) establish, by statute, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services within the Department of Homeland Security, and (2) and remove references to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended to make E-Verify, which allows employers to verify an employee's work eligibility, permanent. The bill maintains the application fee for an intercountry (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bob Goodlatte Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 05/24/2017

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United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017 [HB-2317] [Military ] [Finance ] [Arts and Culture ] [Veterans ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ]
United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue in commemoration of the U.S. Coast Guard: (1) $5 gold coins, (2) $1 silver coins, and (3) half-dollar clad coins. The design of such coins shall be emblematic of the traditions, history, and heritage of the Coast Guard and its role in securing the United States since 1790. The bill prescribes certain design requirements. The issuance of such coins is restricted to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2020. The bill prescribes (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Introduced In House on 05/03/2017

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United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017 [S.1021] [Military ] [Veterans ]
United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/03/2017

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Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017 [HB-2309] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017 This bill repeals: (1) provisions authorizing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a human resources management system for some or all of its organizational units, and (2) the authority granted to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish or modify a personnel management system for TSA employees engaged in airport security screening. Within 60 days after the enactment date of this bill: (1) any such human resources management system and all TSA personnel (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Referred To The Subcommittee On Transportation And Protective Security. on 05/17/2017

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Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 [HB-2266] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Agriculture ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Food ] [Law Enforcement ] [Finance ]
Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 This bill provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief, reauthorizes temporary bankruptcy judgeships, and revises requirements regarding the U.S. Trustee System Fund and bankruptcy. DIVISION A--ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF REQUIREMENTS ACT OF 2017 Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017 This division provides $36.5 billion in FY2018 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Became Public Law No: 115-72. (txt | Pdf) on 10/26/2017

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Military Pay Protection Act of 2017 [HB-2220] [Defense ] [Military ] [Budget and Spending ] [Disaster Relief ] [National Security ] [Veterans ]
Military Pay Protection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, during a government shutdown, to make available to the Department of Defense (DOD) and to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the case of the Coast Guard, such amounts as necessary to continue to provide: (1) pay and allowances to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components, who perform active service during the shutdown and, at DOD's discretion, to DOD civilian and contractor personnel providing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Sarbanes Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/23/2017

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Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-2213] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ]
Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 to expand the authority of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to waive the administration of polygraph examinations to civilian and military applicants for law enforcement positions in the CBP. This expanded waiver authority terminates five years after the enactment of this bill. (Sec. 3) An individual who receives such a waiver is not exempt from other hiring requirements relating to suitability for employment and eligibility (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/08/2017

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Wildland Firefighter Fairness Act [S.950] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Veterans ] [Funding ]
Wildland Firefighter Fairness Act This bill requires the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to work with states and the Workforce Development Committee of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group to merge the Incident Qualification System and the Incident Qualification and Certification System into a single system by September 30, 2025. The Office of Personnel Management shall establish a pilot program for seasonal or temporary federal employees, whose duties primarily involve being a firefighter. This bill allows wildland firefighters (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2561-2563) on 04/26/2017

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INTERDICT Act International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act [HB-2142] [Crime ] [International ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Health ] [National Security ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ]
INTERDICT Act International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to: (1) increase the number of chemical screening devices available to CBP officers 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Became Public Law No: 115-112. (txt | Pdf) on 01/10/2018

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Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 [S.904] [Cybersecurity ] [Crime ] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Science ]
Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a National Computer Forensics Institute, to be operated by the U.S. Secret Service. The institute: shall disseminate homeland security information related to the investigation and prevention of cyber and electronic crime and related threats; shall educate, train, and equip state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges; shall ensure (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/07/2017

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To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word "police". [HB-2073] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word "police". This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security, including officers and agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, from wearing clothing, accessories, or other items bearing the word "police" while performing duties (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/01/2017

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Cyber Security Education and Federal Workforce Enhancement Act [HB-1981] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Education ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Cyber Security Education and Federal Workforce Enhancement Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an Office of Cybersecurity Education and Awareness Branch to make recommendations to DHS regarding: (1) recruitment of information assurance, cybersecurity, and computer security professionals; (2) grants, training programs, and other support for kindergarten through grade 12, secondary, and post-secondary computer security education programs; (3) guest lecturer programs in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017

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Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act [S.871] [Defense ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act This bill provides appropriations for military pay and allowances during a funding gap impacting the Armed Forces. Under the bill, a "funding gap" is any period of time after the beginning of a fiscal year for which interim or full-year appropriations for the personnel accounts of the Armed Forces for that fiscal year have not been enacted. If a funding gap occurs, the bill provides appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Homeland Security (in the case of the Coast Guard) to continue (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 04/06/2017

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Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2017 [HB-2043] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Criminal Justice ]
Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to appoint or provide counsel at government expense to aliens in removal proceedings. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall provide an alien in removal proceedings with all relevant documents in its possession, unless the alien has knowingly waived the right to such documents. In the absence of a waiver, a removal proceeding may not proceed until the alien has received and had time to review the documents. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/01/2017

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Protecting Sensitive Locations Act [S.845] [Immigration ] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ]
Protecting Sensitive Locations Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an immigration enforcement action by the Department of Homeland Security or an individual designated to perform immigration enforcement functions may not take place at a sensitive location, unless: (1) the action involves exigent circumstances, and (2) prior approval was obtained from the appropriate official. A "sensitive location" includes all of the physical space located within 1,000 feet of: medical treatment or health care facilities; public (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/05/2017

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Protecting Data at the Border Act [S.823] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ]
Protecting Data at the Border Act This bill prohibits a governmental entity from: (1) accessing the digital contents of electronic equipment belonging to, or in the possession of, a U.S. person (person) at the border without a valid warrant; or (2) denying a person's U.S. entry or exit based on the person's refusal to disclose an access credential or in order to determine whether such person will consensually provide an access credential, access, or online account information. A border officer may access the digital contents of electronic equipment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Subcommittee On Federal Spending Oversight And Emergency Management. Hearings Held. on 07/11/2018

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Protecting Data at the Border Act [HB-1899] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ]
Protecting Data at the Border Act This bill prohibits a governmental entity from: (1) accessing the digital contents of electronic equipment belonging to, or in the possession of, a U.S. person (person) at the border without a valid warrant; or (2) denying a person's U.S. entry or exit based on the person's refusal to disclose an access credential or in order to determine whether such person will consensually provide an access credential, access, or online account information. A border officer may access the digital contents of electronic equipment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/26/2017

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