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Designating April 30, 2017, as El Dia de Los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans. [HR-292] [Children and Youth ]
Designating April 30, 2017, as El Dia de Los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans. Supports the designation of "El Dia de Los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham Introduced In House on 04/27/2017

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A resolution designating April 30, 2017, as El Dia de Los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans. [SR-146] [Children and Youth ]
A resolution designating April 30, 2017, as El Dia de Los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans. Designates April 30, 2017, as "El Dia de Los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans."

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2631; Text: Cr S2628) on 04/27/2017

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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day. [SR-127] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Children and Youth ]
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day. Recognizes the goals of introducing our daughters and sons to the workplace. Commends participants in Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr Senate Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2630) on 04/27/2017

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Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 [S.788] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Mental Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (or another private, not-for-profit entity with comparable expertise) to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years. A "covered veteran" is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. The review shall include: the total numbers of veterans who (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/30/2017

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Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017 [HB-1808] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ]
Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to revise the findings to, among other things, specify that the growing numbers of children who are victims of child sexual exploitation include victims of child sex trafficking and sextortion. (Sec. 3) The bill revises the definition of "missing child" to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian). It specifies that a parent includes a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/24/2017

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Save Our Seas Act of 2018 [S.756] [Environmental ] [Trade ] [International ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Water ] [Science ] [Funding ]
Save Our Seas Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Marine Debris Act to revise the Marine Debris Program to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to work with: (1) other agencies to address both land- and sea-based sources of marine debris, and (2) the Department of State and other agencies to promote international action to reduce the incidence of marine debris. (Sec. 3) The bill also revises the program by allowing NOAA to make sums available for assisting in the cleanup and response required by severe marine (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Signed By President. on 12/21/2018

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Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 [HB-1761] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Safety ]
Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill makes it a federal crime, subject to certain jurisdictional requirements, to: (1) knowingly produce or cause to be produced a visual depiction of a minor engaged in any sexually explicit conduct; (2) knowingly transmit a live depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct; (3) have a minor assist any other person in producing or transmitting a depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct; and (4) as parent or legal guardian, knowingly permit a minor to engage (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/05/2017

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