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First Step Act of 2018 [S.3747]
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First Step Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 731. on 12/13/2018
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A resolution supporting Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool programs held on October 26, 2017. [SR-297]
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A resolution supporting Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool programs held on October 26, 2017. Expresses support for Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of after-school programs held on October 26, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Senate Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6860) on 10/26/2017
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A resolution supporting Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool programs held on October 25, 2018. [SR-710]
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A resolution supporting Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool programs held on October 25, 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 11/28/2018
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Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 [S.3635]
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Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: revise and reauthorize grant programs for offender reentry demonstration projects; family-based substance abuse treatment; and evaluating and improving educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; and repeal grant programs for offender reentry courts and drug treatment alternatives to incarceration. Additionally, the legislation amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to: rename, revise, and reauthorize grant programs
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 11/15/2018
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Expressing support for the designation of September 2017 as "National Kinship Care Month". [HR-531]
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Expressing support for the designation of September 2017 as "National Kinship Care Month". Expresses support for the designation of National Kinship Care Month. Honors the commitment and dedication of kinship caregivers and advocates. Encourages Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 09/21/2017
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A resolution designating September 2017 as "National Kinship Care Month". [SR-264]
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A resolution designating September 2017 as "National Kinship Care Month". Designates September 2017 as National Kinship Care Month. Honors the commitment and dedication of kinship caregivers and advocates. Encourages Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S5866) on 09/19/2017
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HEAL Act of 2018 Helping to End Addiction and Lessen Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018 [S.3120]
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HEAL Act of 2018 Helping to End Addiction and Lessen Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch
Committee On Finance. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hatch. With Written Report No. 115-284. on 06/25/2018
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6157]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of that division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that this bill provides appropriations for FY2019. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 This division provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. It does not include funding for military construction,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
Signed By President. on 09/28/2018
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Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. [HB-4667]
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Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. DIVISION A--DISASTER ASSISTANCE Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 This division provides $81 billion in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 291. on 01/04/2018
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Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017 [HB-4221]
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Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017 Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2017 This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise, rename, and reauthorize through FY2022 the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program. It directs the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants: to develop or operate programs to prevent wandering and locate missing individuals with dementia or children with developmental disabilities, and to develop tracking technology programs to locate missing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (e1621-1622) on 11/30/2017
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Child Care for Working Families Act [HB-3773]
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Child Care for Working Families Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 09/14/2017
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Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 [HB-5327]
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Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish or operate comprehensive opioid recovery centers. Priority for grants must be given to entities located in states or Indian country with a high per capita drug overdose mortality rate. Each center must carry out specified outreach activities and specified treatment and recovery services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/13/2018
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [S.1771]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Community Service Employment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-277. on 12/05/2017
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Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act of 2017 [HB-3490]
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Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/28/2017
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Family-Based Care Services Act [S.1357]
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Family-Based Care Services Act This bill establishes a definition, under Medicaid, for "qualified therapeutic family care services." Specifically, such services are those provided for children younger than age 21 who need institution-level care but can instead be cared for in a community placement through a licensed and accredited program that: (1) provides children with certain structured daily activities, and (2) provides parents and caregivers with specialized training and consultation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/14/2017
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Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-2899]
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Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: revise and reauthorize grant programs for offender reentry demonstration projects; family-based substance abuse treatment; and evaluating and improving educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; and repeal grant programs for offender reentry courts and drug treatment alternatives to incarceration. Additionally, the legislation amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to: rename, revise, and reauthorize grant programs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 09/13/2018
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Child Protection and Family Support Act of 2017 [S.1268]
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Child Protection and Family Support Act of 2017 This bill amends Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the removal and foster care placement of a child to meet the requirements for foster care maintenance payments if the child has been placed with a parent residing in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse. The bill revises requirements for grants to regional partnerships delivering services and producing activities designed to implement IV-E prevention
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S3218-3219) on 05/25/2017
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Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act [HB-2742]
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Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the procedures a state must have in effect for the orderly and timely interstate placement of children in foster care to include an electronic interstate case-processing system. Indian tribes are exempted from such requirement. (Sec. 4) Funding is authorized for development of an electronic interstate case-processing system to expedite the interstate placement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Received In The Senate. on 06/21/2017
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Vulnerable Children and Families Act of 2017 [HB-2532]
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Vulnerable Children and Families Act of 2017 This bill redesignates the Office of Children's Issues of the Department of State as the Office of Vulnerable Children and Family Security (VCFS). The President shall appoint an Ambassador-at-Large to promote: (1) oversight of the VCFS; (2) the implementation in foreign countries of child welfare laws and policies in keeping with the goals of the United States Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity; and (3) addressing the gap in U.S. diplomacy, policy, and operations regarding permanent family
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 05/18/2017
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S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act [HB-1618]
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S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act This bill includes a veteran who has a serious illness or injury (currently, a serious injury) incurred or aggravated in the line of active duty on or after September 11, 2001, as an "eligible veteran" for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of eligible veterans. As part of such program, the VA shall give each caregiver designated as the primary provider of personal care services for an eligible
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2017