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US Congress 117th Congress

Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act of 2021 [S.1054] [International ] [National Security ] [Trade ]
A bill to support United States policy toward Taiwan.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/25/2021

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Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021 RENACER Act [S.1064] [International ] [Human Rights ] [Elections ]
A bill to advance the strategic alignment of United States diplomatic tools toward the realization of free, fair, and transparent elections in Nicaragua and to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to protect the fundamental freedoms and human rights of the people of Nicaragua, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine Became Public Law No: 117-54. (txt | Pdf) on 11/10/2021

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Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act [S.1056] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ]
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens associated with criminal gangs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Kennedy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/25/2021

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Japanese American Confinement Education Act [S.988] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Arts and Culture ]
A bill to provide competitive grants for the promotion of Japanese American confinement education as a means to understand the importance of democratic principles, use and abuse of power, and to raise awareness about the importance of cultural tolerance toward Japanese Americans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/25/2021

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EACH Act of 2021 Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Act of 2021 [S.1021] [Reproductive Rights ] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ]
A bill to ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021

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A bill to require that certain aliens receive written notice of removal proceedings before being granted parole or released from detention and to enumerate the possible consequences for failing to attend such proceedings. [S.1007] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
A bill to require that certain aliens receive written notice of removal proceedings before being granted parole or released from detention and to enumerate the possible consequences for failing to attend such proceedings.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/25/2021

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Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021 RENACER Act [S.1041] [International ] [Human Rights ] [Elections ]
A bill to advance the strategic alignment of United States diplomatic tools toward the realization of free, fair, and transparent elections in Nicaragua and to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to protect the fundamental freedoms and human rights of the people of Nicaragua, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine Received In The House. on 08/10/2021

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CARA 3.0 Act of 2021 [S.987] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Mental Health ]
A bill to provide support with respect to the prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from, substance use disorder.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021

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Secure and Protect Act of 2021 [S.959] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to protect alien minors and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end abuse of the asylum system and establish refugee application and processing centers outside the United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/24/2021

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FAIR Proceedings Act Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal Proceedings Act [S.901] [Funding ] [Human Rights ] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Poverty ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Services ]
A bill to provide access to counsel for children and other vulnerable populations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/23/2021

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Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act of 2021 [HB-2152] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
To provide grants to States, localities, and Indian Tribes to reform their criminal justice system to encourage the replacement of the use of payment of secured money bail as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 10/19/2021

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Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2021 [HB-2172] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit law enforcement officers from engaging in sexual activity with persons in custody, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 10/19/2021

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Stopping Border Surges Act [S.884] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ]
A bill to close loopholes in the immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the United States unlawfully, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/22/2021

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Iran Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2021 [HB-2117] [Human Rights ] [International ] [National Security ]
To require the President to make a determination with respect to the application of sanctions with respect to certain officials of the Government of Iran, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Banks Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 10/19/2021

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COVID–19 Border Protection (CBP) Act [HB-2076] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Disaster Relief ]
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to create a strategy to ensure no individual in custody is released into the community during a public health emergency related to coronavirus if the individual may have a communicable disease relating to any public health emergency, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 10/19/2021

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Contraband Elimination and Safety Act of 2021 [HB-2092] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
To direct the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to implement a pilot program to reduce the amount of contraband that enters correctional facilities, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 10/19/2021

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Ending Sanctuary Cities Act of 2021 [S.875] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ]
A bill to make any city or county that has in effect any law or ordinance that is in violation of Federal immigration law ineligible for any Federal grant, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Kennedy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/18/2021

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Asylum Abuse Reduction Act [S.863] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ]
A bill to require asylum officers at United States embassies and consulates to conduct credible fear screenings before aliens seeking asylum may be permitted to enter the United States to apply for asylum, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/18/2021

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A resolution celebrating the heritage of Romani Americans. [SR-124] [Arts and Culture ] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
A resolution celebrating the heritage of Romani Americans.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin Resolution Agreed To In Senate With An Amendment And An Amended Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S7082-7083; Text Of Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute: Cr S7082-7083) on 12/08/2022

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A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law. [SR-126] [International ] [Human Rights ]
A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/18/2021

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