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PREPARE Act Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies Act [HB-2922]
PREPARE Act Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies Act This bill revises programs and activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Office of Emergency Communications of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Office of Health Affairs of DHS. Specifically, the bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: revise requirements for and reauthorize the Urban Area Security Initiative, require states receiving homeland security grants to submit to FEMA certain threat
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Emergency Preparedness, Response And Communications. on 06/28/2017
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DHS Authorization Act Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act [HB-2825]
DHS Authorization Act Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act DIVISION A--HOMELAND SECURITY TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Subtitle A--Headquarters Operations (Sec. 1101) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to define "homeland security enterprise" as any relevant governmental or nongovernmental entity involved in homeland security, including a federal, state, or local government official, private sector representative,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
By Senator Johnson From Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-351. on 11/13/2018
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Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 [S.1325]
Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to appoint qualified graduates and post-secondary students to competitive service positions without regard to certain federal civil service employment and retention provisions. The VA shall allow for excepted service appointments of qualifying students and recent graduates leading to career or career conditional employment. The VA may appoint: (1) highly qualified candidates without regard to competitive service provisions if the Office of Personnel
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 07/11/2017
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Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 [HB-2803]
Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill sets forth a variety of measures to address the prevention and punishment of human trafficking and to assist trafficking victims. Included among these are provisions concerning: restitution for victims; funding of investigations of offenses relating to sexual abuse of children; grants to states and localities and other entities for victim service assistance; training of health, victim service, and federal law enforcement personnel, including through the use of a victim screening protocol by the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/12/2017
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Fight Russian Corruption Act [HB-2820]
Fight Russian Corruption Act This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require the Department of State to establish the Office of Anti-Corruption relating to Illicit Russian Financial Activities in Europe. Such office shall: (1) analyze financial networks of the Russian Federation operating in European countries that relate to real estate, energy, media, infrastructure, and other sectors; and (2) train U.S. liaison officers to serve in key U.S. diplomatic and consular posts in such countries to cooperate with foreign
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 06/07/2017
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CBP HiRe Act U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017 [S.1305]
CBP HiRe Act U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill provides hiring and compensation flexibilities to support the recruitment, relocation, and retention of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees in rural or remote areas. Specifically, if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines there is a critical hiring need and a direct relationship between the rural or remote nature of an area and the difficulty recruiting and retaining CBP employees in that area, then it may exercise direct
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Received In The House. on 10/12/2018
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Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 [S.1311]
Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill sets forth a variety of measures to address the prevention and punishment of human trafficking and to assist trafficking victims. Included among these are provisions concerning: restitution for victims; funding of investigations of offenses relating to sexual abuse of children; grants to states and localities and other entities for victim service assistance; training of health, victim service, and federal law enforcement personnel, including through the use of a victim screening protocol by the Department
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
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Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-2819]
Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2017 This bill amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) to require the disclosure of political intelligence activities, particularly relating to information useful for analyzing securities or commodities markets. Political intelligence consultants or their employing organizations must register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and make quarterly reports on political intelligence activities. Persons or entities that make an oral or written political intelligence
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/12/2017
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SEA Act VA Senior Executive Accountability Act [HB-2772]
SEA Act VA Senior Executive Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits an individual employed in a senior executive position at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from being reassigned to another such VA position unless the reassignment is approved in writing and signed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The VA shall report to Congress on such reassignments biannually.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano
Became Public Law No: 115-188. (txt | Pdf) on 06/21/2018
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Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 [S.1292]
Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide that the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism shall have the rank of ambassador and be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Special Envoy shall: (1) be a person of recognized distinction in the field of combating anti-Semitism or religious freedom; (2) serve as the primary advisor to, and coordinate efforts across, the U.S. government relating to monitoring
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/06/2017
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Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-2763]
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require: the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) annual report on the Small Business Information and Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to be submitted by December 31, and each federal agency required to establish an SBIR program to submit its annual report on such program by March 30. The bill requires (current law authorizes) the Department of Defense (DOD), for any
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 10/16/2017
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White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-2762]
White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires an federal official who issues or approves a waiver or authorization relating to ethical standards applicable to executive branch political appointees under specified executive orders to transmit, within 30 days after issuing or approving such waiver or authorization, a written copy of the waiver or authorization to the Office of Government Ethics and make them available to the public on the websites of the agencies employing such appointees and the Office of Government Ethics. This
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/12/2017
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Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2017 [HB-2767]
Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require: the Small Business Administration (SBA) to coordinate with the senior procurement executives of federal agencies participating in a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program or a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to assist small businesses participating in such programs with commercializing research before the business is awarded a federal contract; the SBA to modify its policy directives to require procurement center
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Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Murphy
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 05/22/2018
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Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 [HB-2662]
Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/21/2017
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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Authorization Act [HB-2752]
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Authorization Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) establish, by statute, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services within the Department of Homeland Security; and (2) remove references to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Clay Higgins
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/12/2017
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act [HB-2751]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) establish, by statute, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the Department of Homeland Security; (2) establish within ICE the Offices of Homeland Security Investigations, Enforcement and Removal Operations, Principal Legal Advisor, and Professional Responsibility; and (3) remove references to the Bureau of Border Security.
Sponsored by: Rep. Clay Higgins
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/12/2017
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Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act [HB-2756]
Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act This bill establishes: (1) an Office of the Congressional Trade Enforcer; (2) an Office of Market Access Assistance; (3) a Trade Enforcement Division within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), headed by a Deputy U.S. Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement; (4) the Office of Trade Assistance for Small Business; (5) the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator; and (6) the Congressional Advisory Commission on WTO Dispute Settlement to provide advice to Congress on the operation of the dispute settlement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Introduced In House on 05/26/2017
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A bill to require the Attorney General to designate Human Trafficking Coordinators for Federal judicial districts, and for other purposes. [S.1236]
A bill to require the Attorney General to designate Human Trafficking Coordinators for Federal judicial districts, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 to direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to designate: at least one Human Trafficking Coordinator in each federal judicial district to implement the National Strategy for Combatting Human Trafficking and to prosecute cases, conduct outreach, and enforce laws related to human trafficking; and a National Human Trafficking Coordinator within DOJ
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/25/2017
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Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 [S.1250]
Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines
Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 04/11/2018
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Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2017 [HB-2623]
Lessening Regulatory Costs and Establishing a Federal Regulatory Budget Act of 2017 This bill requires federal agencies to: (1) designate regulatory reform officers to oversee reduction, cost control, planning, review, and termination of regulatory programs; and (2) establish task forces to recommend, within a five-year period, the repeal or amendment of regulations that eliminate or inhibit jobs, impose costs exceeding benefits, create inconsistency, interfere with regulatory reform, are inconsistent with Paperwork Reduction Act guidelines, were
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/30/2017