Intergovernmental Relations
US Congress 115th Congress
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018 [HB-7213]
[National Security ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, headed by an Assistant Secretary. The Assistant Secretary shall serve as the principal advisor to DHS on weapons of mass destruction matters and strategies, and on coordinating efforts to counter weapons of mass destruction. The office shall coordinate DHS strategy and policy to plan, detect, and protect against the importation, possession,
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WMATA Flexible Funding and Safety Improvement Act [HB-4466]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
WMATA Flexible Funding and Safety Improvement Act This bill amends federal transportation law to authorize the Department of Transportation to make grants to finance the operating cost of equipment and facilities for use in an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 for a public transportation system that: (1) operates as an interstate compact agency; and (2) is an agency and instrumentality of three signatories that have enacted legislation to provide a dedicated source of revenue to finance the operating costs of equipment and facilities
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Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018 [HB-7127]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018
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Disaster Insurance Risk Equality Act [HB-4056]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Disaster Insurance Risk Equality Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish the National Disaster Insurance Corporation, which shall establish and carry out an insurance program to provide coverage to states against certain losses and costs arising from disasters. The program must be funded solely by state premiums and payments and operated on an actuarially sound basis. The corporation shall: (1) adjust and pay all claims for proved and approved losses and costs covered by insurance, and
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Protecting UACs Through Enhanced Sponsor Vetting Act of 2017 [HB-4282]
[Immigration ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Protecting UACs Through Enhanced Sponsor Vetting Act of 2017 This bill establishes additional sponsor vetting requirements for placement of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) who are in federal custody because of their immigration status. UACs are children under the age of 18 with no lawful immigration status who either have no parent or legal guardian in the United States, or have no parent or legal guardian in the United States available to provide care and physical custody. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended to require the Department
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Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018 [HB-7059]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018
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Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018 [S.3543]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018
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PLANT Act of 2018 Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act of 2018 [HB-7018]
[Crime ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Public Safety ]
PLANT Act of 2018 Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act of 2018
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Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2018 [HB-6933]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2018
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Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2018 [S.3437]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2018 This bill permits an agency to determine whether a cyber workforce position in such agency is eligible for the rotational cyber workforce program. That program provides for certain agency employees to detail among rotational cyber workforce positions at other agencies. Additionally, the bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to issue a Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program operation plan that shall provide policies, processes, and procedures for detailing employees among rotational
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Border Tunnel Task Force Act [HB-6740]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Safety ]
Border Tunnel Task Force Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish border tunnel task forces in jurisdictions in which such task forces can contribute to border security missions after evaluating: (1) whether the areas in which they would be established are significantly impacted by cross-border threats; and (2) the availability of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement resources to participate in such task forces. The purpose of the task forces is
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Secure Border Communications Act [HB-6742]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Safety ]
Secure Border Communications Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that each U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer or agent is equipped with a secure radio or other two-way communication device, supported by system interoperability, that permits communication: (1) between ports of entry and inspection stations; and (2) with other federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement entities. DHS shall: (1) ensure that U.S. Border Patrol agents in remote mission critical locations and at border checkpoints
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Secure Elections Act [HB-6663]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
Secure Elections Act This bill gives the Department of Homeland Security primary responsibility within the federal government for sharing information about election cybersecurity incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities with federal entities and election agencies. The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) shall establish an advisory panel of independent experts to develop guidelines on election cybersecurity, including standards for procuring, maintaining, testing, auditing, operating, and updating election systems. The EAC shall award election system
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A concurrent resolution supporting America's clean car standards and defending State authority under the Clean Air Act to protect their citizens from harmful air pollution. [SCR-42]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
A concurrent resolution supporting America's clean car standards and defending State authority under the Clean Air Act to protect their citizens from harmful air pollution. Expresses support for the existing One National Program with the goals of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and oil usage, protecting national security, and protecting human health and welfare. Expresses support for politics that will: (1) achieve maximum feasible oil-use reductions and reduce GHG emissions from mobile sources; (2) recognize the rights and importance of
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Government of the Russian Federation's ongoing attacks against the United States election system to undermine our democracy by interfering with our election system, and affirming the Senate's unequivocal commitment to holding the Russian Federation, President Putin, and those who carried out the attacks accountable. [SR-594]
[Elections ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Voting Rights ]
[International ]
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Government of the Russian Federation's ongoing attacks against the United States election system to undermine our democracy by interfering with our election system, and affirming the Senate's unequivocal commitment to holding the Russian Federation, President Putin, and those who carried out the attacks accountable. Expresses agreement with the conclusions reached by U.S. intelligence agencies that Vladimir Putin ordered an attack against the 2016 presidential election, and declares that
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Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2018 [HB-6553]
[Immigration ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2018 This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require consultation with state and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing unaccompanied alien children in a facility that is not on federal property.
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Supporting America's clean car standards and defending State authority under the Clean Air Act to protect their citizens from harmful air pollution. [HCR-130]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
Supporting America's clean car standards and defending State authority under the Clean Air Act to protect their citizens from harmful air pollution. Expresses support for the existing One National Program with the goals of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and oil usage, protecting national security, and protecting human health and welfare. Expresses support for politics that will: (1) achieve maximum feasible oil-use reductions and reduce GHG emissions from mobile sources; (2) recognize the rights and importance of states to set and follow
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 [HB-6545]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
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Space Frontier Act of 2018 [S.3277]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Space Frontier Act of 2018
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DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act [HB-6438]
[Drones ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
[Cybersecurity ]
DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a DHS official as the Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Coordinator to coordinate with relevant DHS offices and components on the development of policies and plans to counter threats associated with UAS, including: countering UAS that may be used in a terrorist attack; promoting research and development of counter UAS technologies; ensuring the dissemination
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