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PLEA Act Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act [HB-3497] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Military ]
PLEA Act Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit the manufacture or importation of projectiles that may be used in a handgun and that are determined by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to be capable of penetrating body armor; and (2) require DOJ to promulgate standards for the uniform testing of projectiles against the Body Armor Exemplar (concerning the protection of law enforcement officers), taking into account variations in performance related to the type of handgun used, the length of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 10/05/2015

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PRIDE Act Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2015 [HB-3481] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
PRIDE Act Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to state and tribal governments to report information about, promote public awareness of, and train law enforcement personnel on shooting incidents and use-of-force incidents involving a law enforcement officer and a civilian. A grant-eligible state or tribal government must demonstrate that its law enforcement use-of-force policy is publicly available. DOJ must audit incident reports, determine grantees' compliance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/28/2015

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Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-3406] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Safety ] [Religion ] [Taxes ]
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: revise and reauthorize grant programs for offender reentry demonstration projects; family-based substance abuse treatment; and evaluating and improving educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; and repeal grant programs for offender reentry courts and drug treatment alternatives to incarceration. Additionally, the legislation amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to: rename, revise, and reauthorize grant programs (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 01/12/2016

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Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2015 [HB-3399] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2015 This bill establishes the National Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Commission to: (1) study the impact of solitary confinement in correctional facilities on governments, communities, and social institutions; (2) report findings; and (3) recommend national standards to reduce the use of solitary confinement. The bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish national standards to reduce solitary confinement in correctional facilities. The Bureau of Prisons must comply with the national (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/28/2015

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Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act [HB-3395] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act Directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations that require each firearm manufactured in the United States to be marked with a serial number that is located inside the firearm's receiver or that is visible only in infrared light, in addition to the serial number mark otherwise required. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit national instant criminal background check system records about a prospective firearm transferee from being destroyed until after 180 days after the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/28/2015

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Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Act [HB-3343] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ] [Criminal Justice ]
Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Act Directs the Department of Justice to: establish within the Executive Office for Immigration Review an Office of Legal Access Programs to administer a system of legal orientation programs to make immigration proceedings more efficient by educating aliens regarding administrative procedures and legal rights under U.S. immigration law, and to establish other programs to assist in providing aliens access to legal information; and submit a plan to Congress that includes a schedule to develop and deploy legal orientation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/08/2015

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REBUILD Act Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015 [HB-3295] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Crime ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Community Development ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ]
REBUILD Act Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015 Provides FY2015 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Designates each amount provided by this bill as an emergency requirement, pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Provides that the funds are only available if the President subsequently designates (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Introduced In House on 07/29/2015

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Rapid DNA Act of 2016 [HB-320] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ]
Rapid DNA Act of 2016 Amends the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to require: the advisory board on DNA quality assurance methods appointed by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to include members from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; such board to develop, and the Director to issue, standards for testing the proficiency of qualified agencies (i.e., booking stations, jails, prisons, detention centers, other law enforcement organizations and facilities outside of forensic laboratories) and operators in conducting (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Reported (amended) By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-893. on 12/23/2016

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Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-3091] [Healthcare ] [Crime ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ] [Human Services ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Mental Health ]
Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise provisions concerning the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program to direct the Attorney General: (1) through the Bureau of Justice Assistance and in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, to award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to assist in paying for the costs of planning, designing, establishing, and operating locally based, proactive programs (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 12/15/2015

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National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2015 [HB-306] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2015 Requires the Attorney General to issue regulations for the collection and compilation of data pertaining to the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, which shall require: the collection of data on all instances wherein deadly force was used; the data to include information on the characteristics of the officer and the person who was the target of deadly force (excluding personally identifiable information), the alleged criminal activity of such person, when and where the deadly (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/05/2015

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Sensenbrenner-Scott Over-Criminalization Task Force Safe, Accountable, Fair, Effective Justice Reinvestment Act of 2015 Sensenbrenner-Scott SAFE Justice Reinvestment Act of 2015 [HB-2944] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Sensenbrenner-Scott Over-Criminalization Task Force Safe, Accountable, Fair, Effective Justice Reinvestment Act of 2015 Sensenbrenner-Scott SAFE Justice Reinvestment Act of 2015

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/09/2015

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Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2015 [HB-2875] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to analyze existing law enforcement accreditation standards, recommend additional areas for the development of national standards, recommend the adoption of additional standards, and adopt policies and procedures to encourage accreditation of law enforcement agencies. It authorizes DOJ to make grants to federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to obtain accreditation from certified organizations. The legislation authorizes DOJ to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/09/2015

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Student Disciplinary Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-2797] [Education ] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Student Disciplinary Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish an Office of School and Discipline Policy within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The Office must collect and publish data on the arrests or incarceration of juvenile students for violations of school rules or policies. It must also collaborate with states and local governments to expand alternatives to juvenile detention and incarceration.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015

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Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act [HB-2751] [Native American Affairs ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act Establishes the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children in the Office of Tribal Justice of the Department of Justice. Requires the President and Congress to appoint to the Commission individuals who have significant experience and expertise in Indian affairs and matters to be studied by the Commission. Requires the Commission to establish a Native Advisory Committee consisting of representatives of Indian tribes from each region of the Bureau of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 07/01/2015

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Youth Justice Act of 2015 [HB-2728] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Mental Health ] [Public Safety ]
Youth Justice Act of 2015 Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) to: increase funding for such Act in each of FY2016-FY2020 and authorize appropriations at the FY2020 level for each succeeding fiscal year; include as one of the purposes of such Act the support of a trauma-informed continuum of programs (including delinquency prevention, intervention, mental health, behavioral health, substance abuse treatment, and aftercare) to address the needs of at-risk youth and youth who come into contact with the justice (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015

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Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement Act of 2015 [HB-2602] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ]
Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement Act of 2015 Directs the Attorney General to ensure: that there are at least 10 additional operational agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) designated to support the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the investigation and coordination of cybercrimes against persons; that each office of a U.S. Attorney designates at least one Assistant U.S. Attorney as responsible for investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes against persons; and the implementation of a regular and comprehensive (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/16/2015

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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [HB-2596] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Military ] [Law Enforcement ] [International ] [Human Rights ] [Data Privacy ] [Crime ]
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2016 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency; (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Coast Guard; (8) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE), and Justice (DOJ); (9) Federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Devin Nunes Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Select Committee On Intelligence. on 06/17/2015

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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2578] [Finance ] [Telecommunications ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Cybersecurity ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Criminal Justice ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Public Safety ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Aerospace ] [Human Rights ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Media and Advertising ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Education ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Crime ]
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), science agencies, and several related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for: the International Trade Administration, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Abney Culberson Considered By Senate. (consideration: Cr S4521-4535) on 06/23/2016

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Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 [HB-2380] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for any person to operate a gun show unless such person: (1) has attained 21 years of age; (2) is not prohibited from transporting, shipping, or receiving firearms and has not violated any federal firearms requirements; (3) has registered with the Attorney General as a gun show operator and has provided a photograph and fingerprints; (4) has not concealed material information nor made false statements in connection with a gun show operator registration; and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/26/2015

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To amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to remove regulatory barriers to the re-exportation of controlled substances among members of the European Economic Area. [HB-2340] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Trade ] [International ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ]
To amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to remove regulatory barriers to the re-exportation of controlled substances among members of the European Economic Area. Amends the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to allow exported controlled substances to be re-exported within the European Economic Area. Prohibits the Attorney General from promulgating or enforcing any regulation, subregulatory guidance, or enforcement policy that impedes such re-exportation among European Economic Area countries.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph R. Pitts Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/26/2015

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