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Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws. [HR-349]
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Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws. Calls on the President and the Department of State to: (1) make the repeal of blasphemy, heresy, or apostasy laws a priority in the bilateral relationships of the United States with all countries that have such laws; and (2) designate countries that enforce such laws as "countries of particular concern for religious freedom" under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Urges the governments of countries that: (1) enforce such laws to amend or repeal such laws; and (2)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights And International Organizations. on 06/27/2017
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To designate the area between the intersections of International Drive Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and International Drive Northwest and International Place Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza", and for other purposes. [HB-2537]
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To designate the area between the intersections of International Drive Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and International Drive Northwest and International Place Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza", and for other purposes. This bill designates as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza" the area between the intersections of International Drive Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and International Drive Northwest and International Place Northwest in Washington, DC.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Introduced In House on 05/18/2017
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Keeping Girls in School Act [S.1171]
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Keeping Girls in School Act This bill establishes an Adolescent Girls Education Challenge Fund from which funds may be made available for the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other federal agencies to work with external partners to implement innovative programs to ensure that adolescent girls enroll and succeed in school. The State Department and USAID are authorized to initiate and advance programs that support educational opportunities for adolescent girls and that reduce specific barriers adolescent
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/18/2017
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A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza", and for other purposes. [S.1187]
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A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza", and for other purposes. This bill designates as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza" the area between the intersections of International Drive Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and International Drive Northwest and International Place Northwest in Washington, DC.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/18/2017
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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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Global Respect Act of 2017 [S.1172]
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Global Respect Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to submit to Congress, every 180 days, a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible for or complicit in, or who acted as an agent for a foreign person in a matter relating to, detention, torture, or other denials of the right to life, liberty, or security of a person based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. The Department of State shall issue public guidance relating to how names of foreign persons may be included on such list. A foreign
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/18/2017
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Protect Family Values at the Border Act [HB-2572]
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Protect Family Values at the Border Act The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: (1) consider safety and family concerns in any action related to the repatriation or prosecution of individuals apprehended for immigration violations, and (2) provide related training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and cooperating entity personnel. DHS, with certain exceptions, shall certify every 180 days that it has deported or otherwise removed an apprehended individual from the United States through an entry or exit point on the southern border
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 06/23/2017
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Endorsing And Adopting The Universal Periodic Review Recommendations Of The United Nations Human Rights Council As A Framework For Addressing And Assessing Hawaii's Commitment To Civil And Human Rights. [SR-52]
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Endorsing And Adopting The Universal Periodic Review Recommendations Of The United Nations Human Rights Council As A Framework For Addressing And Assessing Hawaii's Commitment To Civil And Human Rights.
Sponsored by: Sen. J. Kalani English
Referred To Jdl. on 03/16/2017
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Endorsing And Adopting The Universal Periodic Review Recommendations Of The United Nations Human Rights Council As A Framework For Addressing And Assessing Hawaii's Commitment To Civil And Human Rights. [SCR-119]
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Endorsing And Adopting The Universal Periodic Review Recommendations Of The United Nations Human Rights Council As A Framework For Addressing And Assessing Hawaii's Commitment To Civil And Human Rights.
Sponsored by: Sen. J. Kalani English
Referred To Jdl. on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Police Training Commission - Training Requirements - Human Trafficking [HB-1279]
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Requiring the Police Training Commission to require that the specified entrance-level and in-service police training conducted by the State and each county and municipal police training school include specified training relating to the criminal laws concerning human trafficking, including services and support available to victims and the rights and appropriate treatment of victims; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 644 on 05/25/2017
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Children in Need of Assistance - Sex Trafficking [HB-1219]
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Altering the definition of "sexual abuse" in provisions of law relating to children in need of assistance to include an act that involves the sex trafficking of a child by any individual; and defining the terms "sexual molestation or exploitation" and "sex trafficking" in provisions of law relating to children in need of assistance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judiciary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 157 on 04/18/2017
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Morgan State University - Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity [HB-1519]
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Requiring Morgan State University to convene a task force to foster reconciliation and achieve racial equity by taking specified actions; requiring the task force to include specified members and consult with specified units of State government; requiring the task force to hold hearings at locations throughout the State and invite persons to testify, to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters, and to monitor and evaluate the implementation of specified recommendations using specified criteria; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 03/27/2017
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United States Constitution - Amendments Convention - Democracy Amendment [HJR-6]
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Applying to the U.S. Congress for an amendments convention called under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that affirms every citizen's individual right to vote, reserves constitutional rights to natural persons, and authorizes regulation of contributions and expenditures intended to influence elections.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2017
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Public Institutions of Higher Education - Instructors - Expressions of Opinion [HB-1135]
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Requiring a specified instructor of a course related to civics, history, government, social studies, or political science to teach the course in a fair and balanced manner that does not reflect the instructor's personal philosophical agenda, bias, or political opinion; requiring each public institution of higher education to establish an Office of the Ombudsman; providing for the responsibilities and duties of the Office; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick L. McDonough
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 03/27/2017
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Human Trafficking Victims - Establishment of Diversionary Docket and Workgroup [HB-1202]
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Requiring the circuit administrative judge in each circuit to establish and maintain a specified diversionary docket for minors to be used as an alternative to conviction for an offense or adjudication of a child as delinquent; providing specifications for participation in the diversionary docket; establishing the Workgroup to Study Single-Point Entry for Services and Criminal Immunity for Victims of Human Trafficking to study specified issues relating to minors who are victims of human trafficking; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Children in Need of Assistance - Sex Trafficking [SB-912]
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[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the definition of "sexual abuse" in provisions of law relating to children in need of assistance to include an act that involves the sex trafficking of a child by any individual; and defining the terms "sexual molestation or exploitation" and "sex trafficking" in provisions of law relating to children in need of assistance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 156 on 04/18/2017
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Legislative and Congressional Districting [HB-966]
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Creating the General Assembly Legislative Redistricting and Apportionment Commission; requiring the Commission to divide the State to create specified General Assembly districts; providing for the membership, qualifications, and duties of the Commission; specifying requirements for the adoption of redistricting plans; establishing the Commission to Study Congressional Districting; requiring the Commission to Study Congressional Districting to report its findings and recommendations on or before December 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017
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Human Trafficking Victims - Establishment of Workgroup [SB-1018]
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Establishing the Workgroup to Study Single-Point Entry for Services and Criminal Immunity for Victims of Human Trafficking; providing the purpose of the Workgroup is to study issues relating to a single point of entry for minors who are victims of human trafficking; requiring the Workgroup to submit a final report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/17/2017
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Workgroup to Study Safe Harbor Policy for Youth Victims of Human Trafficking - Sunset Extension [SB-1017]
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Extending the termination date to June 30, 2019, for the Workgroup to Study Safe Harbor Policy for Youth Victims of Human Trafficking; requiring the Workgroup to submit specified reports to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 164 on 04/18/2017
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Extension of Statutes of Limitations Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [HJR-5]
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Urging the Congress of the United States of America to extend specified statutes of limitations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017