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Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015 [HB-52]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to provide increased protections and eligibility for family-sponsored immigrants. Directs the Secretary of State to establish a Board of Family-based Visa Appeals within the Department of State. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary in the rest of this bill) to deny a family-based immigration petition by a U.S. petitioner for an alien spouse or child if: (1) the petitioner is on the national sex offender registry for a conviction
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 01/23/2015
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STAND for Ukraine Act Stability and Democracy for Ukraine Act [HB-5094]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
STAND for Ukraine Act Stability and Democracy for Ukraine Act This bill provides that no federal agency should take any action or extend any assistance that recognizes Russian sovereignty over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters. The bill urges that the Government Publishing Office not print any document indicating Crimea as part of the Russian Federation (Russia). U.S. sanctions provided for in Executive Orders 13660, 13661, 13662, (blocking property of persons contributing to the situation in Ukraine) and 13685 (blocking property of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/22/2016
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Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2016 [HB-4731]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) establish the number of annual refugee admissions at 60,000, (2) authorize the President to submit an adjustment recommendation to Congress for approval based upon humanitarian or national interest concerns, and (3) provide that the President must submit emergency refugee admission recommendations to Congress for approval. The President shall (currently, may) terminate the refugee status of a person not entitled to such status. Refugee
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 03/16/2016
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PRIDE Act Providing Resources to Improve Dual Language Education Act of 2016 [HB-4644]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Services ]
PRIDE Act Providing Resources to Improve Dual Language Education Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to award up to five grants to partnerships of local educational agencies, early childhood education programs, and technical assistance providers for the implementation of dual language demonstration programs designed to enhance and assess the biliteracy and bilingualism skills of low-income minority and limited English proficient children from preschool through grade five. ED shall: (1) contract with an entity that has
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016
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Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 [HB-4602]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require a defendant, as a mandatory condition of supervised release, to pay court-ordered restitution. It amends the Justice for All Act of 2004, the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004, and the Innocence Protection Act of 2004, to: reauthorize grants for victims assistance programs; reauthorize crime victims notification grants; give preference to Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grant applicants that use funds for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/29/2016
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SMART Grant Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-4221]
[Student Loans ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
SMART Grant Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the program awarding Academic Competitiveness Grants to first- and second-year undergraduates who completed a rigorous high school curriculum and are eligible for Federal Pell Grants. It reauthorizes and appropriates funds through FY2022 for National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grants (SMART Grants) currently awarded to third, fourth, and fifth-year undergraduates who are eligible for Pell Grants
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Carney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [HB-4127]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[International ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Crime ]
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes FY2016 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of: the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); the Department of Defense (DOD); the Defense Intelligence Agency; the National Security Agency; the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; the Coast Guard; the Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE), and Justice; the Federal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Schiff
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 309. on 12/02/2015
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416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2015 America Can Code Act of 2015 [HB-4041]
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[Education ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
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416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2015 America Can Code Act of 2015 This bill amends the America COMPETES Act to include computer programming language that is critical to the national security and economic competitiveness of the United States as a "critical foreign language," the study of which is included in the teacher education programs and Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate programs funded under that Act. The bill also amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 2006 to provide for: (1) state plans
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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Equity and Excellence in American Education Act of 2015 [HB-4013]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Equity and Excellence in American Education Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to establish and administer several new grant programs. ED shall carry out the Equity and Excellence Initiative to provide grants to states to match each state's enhanced investment in meaningful educational opportunities for children who attend targeted schools. A "targeted school" is a public elementary or secondary school at which a specified percentage of students: (1) are eligible for free or reduced-priced lunch; (2) qualify as limited
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act [HB-3606]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[International ]
[Public Safety ]
Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) require the appropriate training of all personnel who come into contact with unaccompanied alien children, and (2) hire child welfare professionals. Sets forth related protections for such children regarding: (1) prompt placement with the Office of Refugee Resettlement, (2) qualified resources and child welfare professionals at appropriate ports of entry and stations, (3) confidentiality of information, (4) notice of rights and access to counsel, (5)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 10/05/2015
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New American Success Act of 2015 [HB-3201]
[Immigration ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
New American Success Act of 2015 This bill states that it is U.S. policy to promote the civic, linguistic, and economic integration of immigrants and their young children into the United States. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall award Initial Entry, Adjustment, and Citizenship Assistance grants to units of local government, community-based organizations, or public or private nonprofit organizations that provide direct assistance to immigrants to the United States. Such grants shall be available for 10 fiscal years beginning with FY2018.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/08/2015
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COST Act Cost of Services and Translations Act [HB-3188]
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[Funding ]
COST Act Cost of Services and Translations Act Requires federal agency Chief Financial Officers to include multilingual services accounting information in their mandatory annual reports to the agency head and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Defines multilingual services to include: (1) services provided by interpreters hired by an agency; (2) services resulting in additional expenses which an agency provides to assist its employees or contractors to learn a non-English language; (3) agency preparation, translation, printing, or recordation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Introduced In House on 07/23/2015
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to award grants to State and local educational agencies for the establishment, improvement, and expansion of world language education programs. [HB-3096]
[Education ]
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to award grants to State and local educational agencies for the establishment, improvement, and expansion of world language education programs. This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive, three-year grants to states or local educational agencies (LEAs) for the establishment, improvement, and expansion of innovative model programs in world language education for elementary and secondary school students.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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TALENT Act To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act [HB-2960]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
TALENT Act To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require state assessments of student proficiency to measure individual academic achievement, including above grade level achievement. States must: (1) assist their local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools in providing additional educational assistance to advanced, gifted, and talented students; and (2) report annually a comparison of the performance of students between different LEAs
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act [HB-2798]
[Immigration ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Rights ]
Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act Requires the Department of Homeland Security to work with the heads of other relevant federal agencies to conduct a review of refugee processing with the goal of streamlining processing, consistent with maintaining security. Requires the Department of State (Department) to establish overseas refugee English language and work orientation training programs prior to the departure for the United States of refugees who have been approved for U.S. admission. Permits: (1) refugees (and their spouses and children)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/01/2015
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Public School Emergency Relief Act [HB-2634]
[Education ]
[Immigration ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Public School Emergency Relief Act This bill authorizes a program of emergency impact aid payments to states and, through them, to local educational agencies and Indian schools for each quarter of the 2015-2016 school year to respond to any increase in the enrollment of immigrant children from the corresponding quarter of the 2013-2014 school year. Payments shall be used to provide services and assistance to schools that enroll immigrant students. Funds may be used for: compensating school personnel, identifying and acquiring curricular material
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-2174]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize through FY2020 and revise a grant program administered by the Administration for Native Americans at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages. Decreases the required minimum number of enrollees in educational programs funded by the grant program from: 10 to 5 enrollees in Native American language nests, and 15 to 10 enrollees in the Native American
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015
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Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2015 [HB-2140]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[National Security ]
[Religion ]
[Trade ]
Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2015 This bill prohibits U.S. nonhumanitarian assistance to the government of Vietnam in excess of FY2014 amounts unless the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has made substantial progress respecting political, civil, media, Internet, and religious freedoms, minority rights, access to U.S. refugee programs, and actions to end trafficking in persons and the release of religious and political prisoners. The President may waive such requirements: if increased U.S. nonhumanitarian assistance would
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 05/20/2015
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Air Quality ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Cannabis ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Drones ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Film Production ]
[Finance ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Gaming ]
[Human Rights ]
[Inflation ]
[Insurance ]
[Investments ]
[Libraries ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Mental Health ]
[Mining ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Property Tax ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Real Estate ]
[Recreation ]
[Religion ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Retirement ]
[Social Security ]
[Sports ]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Tourism ]
[Unemployment ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Aerospace ]
[Immigration ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent
Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015
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Repeal Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 [HB-191]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Repeal Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 This bill shifts from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) the authority to parole an alien temporarily into the United States, on a case-by-case basis, and in the Secretary's sole discretion, for an urgent humanitarian reasons or for another reason strictly in the public interest. A humanitarian parole is limited to: a medical emergency or organ or tissue donation in certain circumstances; or a situation in which a close family member in the United States is dying and the alien could
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/02/2015