Espionage And Treason

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US Congress 114th Congress

Treason and Passport Revocation Act of 2015 [HB-2020] [National Security ] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Immigration ]
Treason and Passport Revocation Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to include an organization that the Department of State has designated as a foreign terrorist organization as an enemy of the United States for purposes of the crime of treason. Amends the Passport Act of 1926 to: (1) prohibit, with a discretionary exception for emergency or humanitarian reasons, the Department of State from issuing a passport or passport card to an individual who is a member of, or affiliated with, a foreign terrorist organization; and (2) require the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Davis Referred To The Subcommittee On Terrorism, Nonproliferation, And Trade. on 05/20/2015

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Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act [HB-1148] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [National Security ]
Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and related federal law with respect to immigration law enforcement within the United States. Authorizes: (1) states or their political subdivisions to enact and enforce immigration criminal penalties as long as they do not exceed relevant federal criminal penalties; and (2) state or local law enforcement personnel to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or transfer to federal custody aliens for immigration enforcement purposes to the same (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 03/18/2015

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An original resolution authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013. [SR-64] [Agriculture ] [Defense ] [Finance ] [Housing ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Small Business ] [Veterans ] [National Security ] [Senior Citizens ] [Budget and Spending ]
(Sec. 1) Authorizes expenditures by the following Senate committees from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013: (1) Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; (2) Armed Services; (3) Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; (4) Budget; (5) Commerce, Science, and Transportation; (6) Energy and Natural Resources; (7) Environment and Public Works; (8) Finance; (9) Foreign Relations; (10) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; (11) Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; (12) Judiciary; (13) Rules and Administration; (14) Small Business and Entrepreneurship; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer By Senator Schumer From Committee On Rules And Administration Filed Written Report. Report No. 113-41. on 06/13/2013

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Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act [S.744] [Immigration ] [Finance ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Agriculture ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Services ] [Healthcare ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Public Safety ] [Social Security ] [Military ] [International ] [Data Privacy ] [Crime ]
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - (Sec. 2) States that passage of this Act recognizes that the primary tenets of its success depend on securing U.S. sovereignty and establishing a coherent and just system for integrating those who seek to join American society. (Sec. 3) Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) from processing applications for registered provisional immigrant status (RPI), as established by this Act, until the Secretary has submitted to Congress the notice of commencement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 12/10/2014

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Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act [S.2869] [National Security ] [Immigration ] [Crime ]
Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct an assessment (which shall consider the visa waiver program requirements for travelers and program countries) and report to Congress regarding: (1) needed border security and entry procedures improvements in response to homeland threats from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and (2) growing participation by U.S. and European nationals as foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq and in terrorist activity. Amends the Immigration and Nationality (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Daniel Coats Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/18/2014

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A bill to deny admission to the United States to any representative to the United Nations who has been found to have been engaged in espionage activities or a terrorist activity against the United States and poses a threat to United States national security interests. [S.2195] [Immigration ] [International ] [National Security ]
Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to direct the President to deny U.S. admission to any representative of the United Nations (U.N.) who: (1) has been found to have been engaged in espionage activities or a terrorist activity against the United States or its allies, and (2) may pose a threat to U.S. national security interests.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Became Public Law No: 113-100. on 04/18/2014

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A bill to prohibit the United States from providing financial assistance to Pakistan until Dr. Shakil Afridi is freed. [S.164] [International ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ]
Prohibits any direct U.S. assistance to the government of Pakistan unless the President certifies to Congress that: (1) Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison in Pakistan and any criminal charges brought against Dr. Afridi, including treason, have been dropped; and (2) Dr. Afridi has been allowed to leave Pakistan, if such departure is necessary to ensure his freedom.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 8. on 01/29/2013

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Treason and Passport Revocation Act of 2014 [HB-5695] [National Security ] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [International ]
Treason and Passport Revocation Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to include an organization that the Secretary of State has designated as a foreign terrorist organization as an enemy of the United States for purposes of the crime of treason. Amends the Passport Act of 1926 to: (1) prohibit, with a discretionary exception for emergency or humanitarian reasons, the Secretary of State from issuing a passport or passport card to an individual who is a member of, or affiliated with, a foreign terrorist organization; and (2) require the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Peters Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 12/09/2014

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Terrorist Nationality Act of 2014 [HB-5669] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Crime ]
Terrorist Nationality Act of 2014 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among the grounds for loss of U.S. nationality by a native-born or naturalized citizen: taking an oath or making a declaration of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization after attaining the age of 18; entering or serving in a foreign terrorist organization or the armed forces of a foreign state if such armed forces or foreign terrorist organizations are engaged in hostilities or acts of terror against the United States or U.S. nationals; and becoming (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Yoho Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 11/24/2014

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United States International Communications Reform Act of 2014 [HB-4490] [Telecommunications ] [International ] [Media and Advertising ] [National Security ]
United States International Communications Reform Act of 2014 - Revises U.S. international broadcasting and communications structures, missions, and objectives. (Sec. 5) Requires U.S. international broadcasting to incorporate specified standards. (Sec. 6) Directs the Board of the United States International Communications Agency and the Board of the Freedom News Network, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall ensure that United States international broadcasting is conducted only to countries and regions that: lack democratic rule; lack (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/29/2014

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To deny admission to the United States to any representative to the United Nations who has engaged in espionage activities against the United States, poses a threat to United States national security interests, or has engaged in a terrorist activity against the United States. [HB-4357] [International ] [National Security ] [Immigration ]
Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to direct the President to deny U.S. admission to any representative of the United Nations (U.N.) who: (1) has engaged in espionage activities or a terrorist activity against the United States or its allies, and (2) may pose a threat to U.S. national security interests.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/16/2014

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Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013 [HB-3741] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Military ] [National Security ]
Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013 - Repeals death penalty provisions for a wide range of homicide-related offenses under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act, and other statutes relating to aircraft hijacking, espionage and treason, and offenses punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Prohibits the sentencing to death or execution of any person for any violation of federal law after the enactment of this Act. Commutes death penalties imposed prior to the enactment of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/27/2014

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USA FREEDOM Act [HB-3361] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
USA FREEDOM Act - Title I: FISA Business Records Reforms - (Sec. 101) Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to establish a new process to be followed when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) submits an application to a FISA court for an order requiring the production of tangible things (commonly referred to as business records, including books, records, papers, documents, and other items) for an investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U.S. person or to protect against international (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Select Committee On Intelligence. Hearings Held. on 06/05/2014

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SAFE Act [HB-2278] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [National Security ]
Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act or SAFE Act - Authorizes: (1) states or their political subdivisions to enact and enforce immigration criminal penalties as long as they do not exceed relevant federal criminal penalties; and (2) state or local law enforcement personnel to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or transfer to federal custody aliens for immigration enforcement purposes to the same extent as federal law enforcement personnel. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 509. on 12/16/2014

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Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act [HB-15] [Immigration ] [Finance ] [National Security ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Agriculture ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ] [Construction ] [Housing ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Disaster Relief ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [International ] [Military ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Real Estate ] [Cybersecurity ]
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - States that passage of this Act recognizes that the primary tenets of its success depend on securing U.S. sovereignty and establishing a coherent and just system for integrating those who seek to join American society. States that the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) border security goal is to gain situational awareness and operational control of high traffic areas and operational control along the Southwest border of the United States. Establishes a Southern Border (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Garcia. Petition No: 113-9. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 03/26/2014

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Protect Brave Whistleblowers Act of 2020 [HB-8452] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify certain offenses related to espionage, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Introduced In House on 09/30/2020

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Combatting University Research Theft Act of 2020 [HB-8356] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Education ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Establishes a task force within the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center to develop best practices for institutions of higher education (IHEs) to deter and combat theft of intellectual property by foreign nations or agents. Further, the bill conditions the receipt of certain federal funding for research on an IHE's implementation of security protocols to deter and combat such theft.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Clay Higgins Introduced In House on 09/23/2020

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Academic Research Protection Act [HB-8346] [Science ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Education ]
To protect federally funded academic research from undue foreign influences and threats by better informing the academic and research communities about such influences and threats, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Yoho Introduced In House on 09/22/2020

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AIM Act Agricultural Intelligence Measures Act [HB-8238] [Agriculture ] [Technology and Innovation ]
To establish the Office of Intelligence in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Allen Introduced In House on 09/14/2020

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Protecting America From Spies Act [S.4345] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ]
A bill to amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure that efforts to engage in espionage or technology transfer are considered in visa issuance, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/28/2020

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