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Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act [HB-4391] [Immigration ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
To clarify responsibilities related to unaccompanied alien children, to provide additional protections and tracking mechanisms for such children, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022

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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 [HB-4373] [International ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Became Public Law No: 117-264. on 12/23/2022

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Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2021 [HB-4276] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [International ]
To provide for temporary protected status for residents of Hong Kong, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022

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The People’s Response Act [HB-4194] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Community Development ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
To establish within the Department of Health and Human Services a Division on Community Safety, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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Condemning the Chinese Communist Party for 100 years of gross violations of human rights and standing with the Chinese people in their struggle for liberty. [HR-500] [Human Rights ] [International ]
Condemning the Chinese Communist Party for 100 years of gross violations of human rights and standing with the Chinese people in their struggle for liberty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia, The Pacific, Central Asia And Nonproliferation. on 08/04/2021

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International Pandemic Preparedness and COVID-19 Response Act of 2021 [S.2297] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to improve global health, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Menendez With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 07/30/2021

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Global Respect Act of 2021 [S.2277] [Human Rights ] [International ]
A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for violations of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/24/2021

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Real Justice for Our Veterans Act of 2021 [HB-4035] [Veterans ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prioritize veterans court treatment programs that ensure equal access for racial and ethnic minorities and women, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerrold Nadler Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/28/2021

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Emergency Grants of Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2021 [S.2095] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
A bill to expand compassionate release authority and elderly home confinement access for offenders with heightened coronavirus risk.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/17/2021

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Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act [S.2128] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ]
A bill to ensure the humane treatment of pregnant women by reinstating the presumption of release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane treatment of pregnant detainees, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/17/2021

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Emergency Grants of Release And Compassion Effectively Act of 2021 Emergency GRACE Act [HB-3963] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
To expand compassionate release authority and elderly home confinement access for offenders with heightened coronavirus risk.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Madeleine Dean Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act [HB-3993] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ]
To ensure the humane treatment of pregnant women by reinstating the presumption of release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane treatment of pregnant detainees, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022

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Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2021 GLOBE Act of 2021 [S.1996] [Human Rights ] [International ]
A bill to protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/09/2021

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Urging the International Olympic Committee to take into consideration the mass detention of Uyghurs and consider all options to uphold the fundamental rights of persecuted minorities in China ahead of the 2022 Olympic Games. [HR-466] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Sports ]
Urging the International Olympic Committee to take into consideration the mass detention of Uyghurs and consider all options to uphold the fundamental rights of persecuted minorities in China ahead of the 2022 Olympic Games.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia, The Pacific, Central Asia And Nonproliferation. on 08/04/2021

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A resolution remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Community Party, and for other purposes. [SR-259] [Human Rights ] [International ]
A resolution remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Community Party, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/08/2021

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A resolution remembering the 32nd anniversary of the violent repression of peaceful protests centered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square and expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's ongoing denial of basic rights and fundamental freedoms. [SR-260] [Human Rights ] [International ]
A resolution remembering the 32nd anniversary of the violent repression of peaceful protests centered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square and expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's ongoing denial of basic rights and fundamental freedoms.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/08/2021

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GLOBE Act of 2021 Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2021 [HB-3800] [Human Rights ] [International ]
To protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 11/01/2022

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Remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes. [HR-456] [Human Rights ] [International ]
Remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia, The Pacific, Central Asia And Nonproliferation. on 08/04/2021

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Expressing support for the people of Russia, condemning the Kremlin's assault on human rights and the freedom of expression, and calling for Vladimir Putin to immediately release Alexey Navalny. [HR-455] [Human Rights ] [International ]
Expressing support for the people of Russia, condemning the Kremlin's assault on human rights and the freedom of expression, and calling for Vladimir Putin to immediately release Alexey Navalny.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Keating Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Energy, The Environment And Cyber. on 08/04/2021

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COVID–19 Safer Detention Act of 2021 [HB-3669] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Criminal Justice ] [Senior Citizens ] [Law Enforcement ]
To expand eligibility for and provide judicial review for the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program, provide for compassionate release based on COVID-19 vulnerability, shorten the waiting period for judicial review during the COVID-19 pandemic, and make other technical corrections.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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