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Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act [S.2979]
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Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act This bill rescinds approximately $15 billion in budget authority over 2018-2028 that was proposed to be rescinded by the President under procedures included in the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. (A rescission is legislation enacted by Congress that cancels the availability of previously enacted budget authority before the authority would otherwise expire. Under current law, the President may propose rescissions to Congress, which must be enacted into law to take effect. Congress may rescind
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CRISIS Act Coordinated Response through Interagency Strategy and Information Sharing Act [HB-5925]
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CRISIS Act Coordinated Response through Interagency Strategy and Information Sharing Act
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Expressing the sense of Congress that the Attorney General of the United States should appoint a Special Counsel to investigate misconduct at the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation, including an investigation of abuse of the FISA warrant process, how and why the Hillary Clinton probe ended, and how and why the Donald Trump-Russia probe began. [HR-907]
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Expressing the sense of Congress that the Attorney General of the United States should appoint a Special Counsel to investigate misconduct at the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation, including an investigation of abuse of the FISA warrant process, how and why the Hillary Clinton probe ended, and how and why the Donald Trump-Russia probe began.
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the obligation of the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice to enforce title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its implementing regulations, and for other purposes. [HR-902]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the obligation of the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice to enforce title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its implementing regulations, and for other purposes.
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Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 [S.2836]
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Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018
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Preventing Drug Diversion Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced Preventing Drug Diversion Act of 2018 [S.2837]
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Preventing Drug Diversion Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced Preventing Drug Diversion Act of 2018
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DEA Opioid Enforcement Restoration Act of 2017 [HB-4095]
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DEA Opioid Enforcement Restoration Act of 2017 This bill repeals the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016. Provisions of the Controlled Substances Act amended by the Act are restored.
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Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 [HB-5785]
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Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning: diversity in contracting; infrastructure development; areas of persistent poverty; job training for youth and older Americans; education of girls and minorities in STEM fields; the federal minimum wage; military family benefits; health care coverage and
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Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018 [HB-5782]
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Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018
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Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017 [S.1917]
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Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017
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Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018 [HB-5752]
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Stop Illicit Drug Importation Act of 2018
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Special Counsel Integrity Act [HB-4669]
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Special Counsel Integrity Act This bill sets forth requirements and limitations with respect to the discipline or removal from office of a special counsel appointed under Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations. Specifically, a special counsel may be disciplined or removed only by the personal action of an Attorney General who has been confirmed by the Senate. If the Attorney General is recused from the matter, then a special counsel may be disciplined or removed by the most senior DOJ official who has been confirmed by the Senate and is not recused
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Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 [HB-4601]
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Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017
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The Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2018 [HB-5710]
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The Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2018
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FIRST STEP Act Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act [HB-5682]
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FIRST STEP Act Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act TITLE I--RECIDIVISM REDUCTION (Sec. 101) This bill amends the federal criminal code to direct the Department of Justice to establish a risk and needs assessment system to assess and classify the recidivism risk of prisoners; to guide housing, grouping, and program assignments; and to incentivize and reward participation in and completion of recidivism reduction programs and productive activities. (Sec. 102) The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) must implement
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FIRST STEP Act Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act [S.2795]
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FIRST STEP Act Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act
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Solitary Confinement Reform Act [S.2724]
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Solitary Confinement Reform Act
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Special Counsel Transparency Act of 2018 [HB-5533]
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Special Counsel Transparency Act of 2018 This bill establishes reporting requirements with respect to a special counsel appointed under Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations. Specifically, it establishes these requirements: a special counsel must report periodically on the status of an investigation; a special counsel who is removed from office must report on the status of an investigation, as of the date of dismissal; and DOJ must report on the status of an investigation following the removal of a special counsel.
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Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 [S.2680]
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Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
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Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act [HB-5505]
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Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act This bill sets forth requirements and limitations with respect to the removal from office of a special counsel appointed by the Attorney General, or of another official appointed by the Attorney General who exercises a similar degree of independence from the Department of Justice (DOJ) chain of command. Specifically, a special counsel or other appointed official: may only be removed by the Attorney General or the most senior Senate-confirmed DOJ official, in certain circumstances; may only be removed
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