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Anti-Trafficking Trade Act of 2018 [S.2308] [Trade ] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Services ]
Anti-Trafficking Trade Act of 2018 This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require the President to suspend a country's designation of beneficiary developing country for one year if that country does not meet the minimum standards of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 as reported annually by the Department of State. Such designation provides a country with duty-free treatment of its goods to the United States. The bill also provides a process for downgrade of a country's classification (after notification) of watch list countries named (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/16/2018

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Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act [S.2380] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make an alien: (1) inadmissible if a consular officer, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), or the Department of Justice (DOJ) knows or has reason to believe that such person is or has been a member of a criminal gang or has participated in criminal gang activities; and (2) deportable if such person is or has been a member of a criminal gang or has participated in criminal gang activities. A "criminal gang" is defined as an ongoing group, club, organization, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/06/2018

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Reuniting Families Act [HB-4944] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ]
Reuniting Families Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 02/06/2018

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International Violence Against Women Act of 2018 [HB-5034] [International ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ]
International Violence Against Women Act of 2018 This bill provides for a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes in the Department of State an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. The Ambassador-at-Large shall: (1) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender equality and the advancement of women and girls in foreign policy, and (2) develop or update periodically a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 02/15/2018

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Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2018 [HB-5058] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/08/2018

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Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2018 [HB-5065] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/08/2018

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Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act [HB-3697] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make an alien: (1) inadmissible if a consular officer, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), or the Department of Justice (DOJ) knows or has reason to believe that such person is or has been a member of a criminal gang or has participated in criminal gang activities; and (2) deportable if such person is or has been a member of a criminal gang, or has participated in criminal gang activities knowing that such activities will promote illegal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/18/2017

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Building America's Trust Act [S.1757] [Immigration ] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ] [Agriculture ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Building America's Trust Act This bill provides for strengthening the barriers along the U.S. land and maritime borders to deter illegal activity, including through U.S. Border Patrol and law enforcement enhancements and personnel increases and National Guard use. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: (1) establish a National Border Security Advisory Committee; (2) submit a southern border threat analysis; (3) implement the Border Security Deployment Program; (4) establish a biometric exit data system; (5) reestablish the Secure Communities (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 208. on 09/05/2017

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Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2017 [HB-3436] [National Security ] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Trade ] [Public Safety ]
Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit a southwest border threat analysis that includes an assessment of: terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to unlawfully enter the United States through the southwest border or seeking to exploit security vulnerabilities along such border; improvements needed at and between ports of entry to prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the United States; gaps in law, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 08/29/2017

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Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018 [S.1631] [International ] [Human Rights ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Telecommunications ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Budget and Spending ] [Construction ] [Data Privacy ]
Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018 This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress regarding State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reorganization plans. Any such plan shall preserve USAID's independence. The State Department is urged to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues. The bill: (1) establishes in the State Department a Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the position of Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; and (2) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Corker Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Corker With Amendments. Without Written Report. on 09/06/2017

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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3362] [International ] [Budget and Spending ] [Trade ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Elections ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Construction ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Defense ] [Immigration ] [Disaster Relief ]
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY Provides appropriations to the Department of State for the Administration of Foreign Affairs, including: Diplomatic and Consular Programs; the Capital Investment Fund; the Office of Inspector General; Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs; Representation Expenses; Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 115-253, By Mr. Rogers (ky). on 07/24/2017

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Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act [HB-3364] [International ] [Cybersecurity ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ] [Defense ] [Finance ] [Trade ] [Law Enforcement ]
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to impose sanctions against: (1) Iran's ballistic missile or weapons of mass destruction programs, (2) the sale or transfer to Iran of military equipment or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, and (3) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated foreign persons. The President may impose sanctions against persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized human (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Became Public Law No: 115-44. on 08/02/2017

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Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act [S.1580] [Education ] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act This bill urges the consideration of the educational needs of vulnerable women and girls in designing, implementing, and evaluating U.S. foreign assistance policies and programs. The Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) may advance programs that: provide safe, primary and secondary education for displaced children; build the capacity of institutions in countries hosting displaced people to prevent displaced children from facing educational discrimination; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Presented To President. on 01/02/2019

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Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2017 [HB-3249] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Grants ] [Funding ]
Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2017 This bill establishes the Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program within the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs to foster and improve existing partnerships to create safer neighborhoods through sustained reductions in crimes committed by criminal street gangs and transnational organized crime groups.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Became Public Law No: 115-185. on 06/18/2018

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North Korean Enablers Accountability Act of 2017 [S.1562] [International ] [Trade ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [Finance ] [Mining ]
North Korean Enablers Accountability Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to: (1) impose property-blocking sanctions against the North Korean government, business entities that trade with North Korea, including specified Chinese entities, and affiliated persons or entities; (2) prohibit the opening, and strictly control the maintaining in the United States, of correspondent or payable-through accounts by a foreign financial institution that assisted in the importation, sale, or transfer of North Korean goods or services; and (3) impose specified (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/13/2017

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Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2017 [HB-3227] [Crime ] [Telecommunications ] [Immigration ] [Consumer Protection ] [Human Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Public Safety ]
Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2017 This bill requires federal, state, and local governments to directly operate and perform core services at adult prisons and detention centers. It reestablishes parole for eligible federal prisoners sentenced on or after January 1, 2017. (The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 eliminated parole for offenders convicted of federal crimes committed after November 1, 1987.) It requires financial service providers at prisons and detention centers to impose reasonable and proportional fees and charges for money transfer services. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 08/03/2017

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Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017 [S.1504] [Human Rights ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ]
Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017 This bill directs the Office for Victims of Crime within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish a report on state safe harbor laws, including: (1) the impact of state safe harbor laws on victims of trafficking, and (2) best practices and recommendations on the development and implementation of effective state safe harbor laws. The bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to modify requirements with respect to the allocation of trafficking victim services grant funds (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/29/2017

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Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act [S.1392] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act This bill establishes the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking. The council must provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/21/2017

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DHS Authorization Act Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act [HB-2825] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [Data Privacy ] [Science ] [Law Enforcement ] [Telecommunications ] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Elections ] [Infrastructure ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Crime ]
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, (continued...)

  

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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Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 [HB-2803] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/12/2017

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