NEPA Legal Reform Act [HB-3813]
[Environmental ]
To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to provide for legal reform, and for other purposes.
HB-3813: NEPA Legal Reform Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Liz Cheney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 11/01/2022
SR-262: A resolution to authorize testimony, documents, and representation in United States v. Dodd.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 06/08/2021
SR-263: A resolution to authorize testimony, documents, and representation in United States v. Taylor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 06/08/2021
Homeland Security Improvement Act [HB-3557]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
To increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement within the Department of Homeland Security, provide independent oversight of border security activities, improve training for agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes.
HB-3557: Homeland Security Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022
Access to Counsel Act of 2021 [S.1912]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
A bill to clarify the rights of certain persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
S.1912: Access to Counsel Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/27/2021
IG Testimonial Subpoena Authority Act [S.1794]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide testimonial subpoena authority, and for other purposes.
S.1794: IG Testimonial Subpoena Authority Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Hearings Held. on 10/21/2021
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act [HB-3455]
[Trade ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
HB-3455: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 11/01/2022
Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2021 [S.1724]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[International ]
A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to provide the Attorney General with greater authority to promote enforcement of disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals, and for other purposes.
S.1724: Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/20/2021
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act [S.1748]
[Trade ]
[Consumer Protection ]
A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.
S.1748: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/20/2021
Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act of 2021 [HB-3359]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
To provide for a system for reviewing the case files of cold case murders at the instance of certain persons, and for other purposes.
HB-3359: Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Became Public Law No: 117-164. on 08/03/2022
Congressional Inherent Contempt Resolution [HR-406]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives with respect to the enforcement of committee subpoenas to executive branch officials, and for other purposes.
Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2021 [S.1625]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Small Business ]
[Data Privacy ]
A bill to authorize notaries public to perform, and to establish minimum standards for, electronic notarizations and remote notarizations that occur in or affect interstate commerce, to require any Federal court to recognize notarizations performed by a notarial officer of any State, to require any State to recognize notarizations performed by a notarial officer of any other State when the notarization was performed under or relates to a public Act, record, or judicial proceeding of the notarial officer's State or when the notarization occurs in
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S.1625: Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/13/2021
Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2021 [HB-3037]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
To make available necessary disaster assistance for families affected by major disasters, and for other purposes.
HB-3037: Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Reported By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-653, Part I. on 12/20/2022
Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 [HB-2988]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify and enhance protections for Federal Government whistleblowers, and for other purposes.
HB-2988: Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 09/19/2022
S.1471: Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Schatz Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 117-33. on 07/28/2021
Clean Slate Act of 2021 [HB-2864]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
To require automatic sealing of certain criminal records, and for other purposes.
HB-2864: Clean Slate Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security Discharged. on 09/21/2022