Intergovernmental Relations

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018 [S.2864] [Crime ] [International ] [Public Safety ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a joint task force to enhance DHS border security operations to detect, interdict, and prevent narcotics, such as fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, from entering the United States. The task force may coordinate with the private sector and with other federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, or international task forces and entities. DHS shall determine whether to establish (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/16/2018

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CONNECTIONS Act Creating Opportunities that Necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies Act of 2018 [HB-5812] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Mental Health ]
CONNECTIONS Act Creating Opportunities that Necessitate New and Enhanced Connections That Improve Opioid Navigation Strategies Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/13/2018

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Medicaid PARTNERSHIP Act Medicaid Providers Are Required To Note Experiences in Record Systems to Help In-need Patients Act [HB-5801] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Medicaid PARTNERSHIP Act Medicaid Providers Are Required To Note Experiences in Record Systems to Help In-need Patients Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires each state to: (1) establish a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), and (2) require health care providers to check the PDMP for a Medicaid enrollee's prescription drug history before prescribing controlled substances to the enrollee. In addition to meeting other specified requirements, each PDMP must allow health care providers to access the number and type of controlled substances prescribed (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/20/2018

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Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 [S.2836] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Cybersecurity ]
Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Hearings Held. on 09/13/2018

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Preventing Drug Diversion Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced Preventing Drug Diversion Act of 2018 [S.2837] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Healthcare ]
Preventing Drug Diversion Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced Preventing Drug Diversion Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Grassley With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 06/19/2018

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Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2017 [S.1953] [Crime ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Safety ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ]
Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2017 This bill amends the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, and other laws to: (1) establish, or reauthorize through FY2022 and revise, various public safety programs and services for Indian communities (e.g., law enforcement, alcohol and substance abuse prevention, and control of illegal narcotics); and (2) modify provisions, and reauthorize through FY2022 various programs, related to Indian youth and juvenile justice.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Hoeven With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-433. on 12/13/2018

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A bill to authorize the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Director of the National Park Service to enter into cooperative management agreements for the operation, maintenance, and management of units of the National Park System in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. [S.1956] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Community Development ] [Infrastructure ] [Construction ]
A bill to authorize the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Director of the National Park Service to enter into cooperative management agreements for the operation, maintenance, and management of units of the National Park System in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. This bill authorizes the District of Columbia and the National Park Service (NPS) to enter into cooperative management agreements for the operation, maintenance, and management of National Park System units in DC, including the design and construction of improvements. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 02/14/2018

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Fix NICS Act of 2017 [HB-4434] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Fix NICS Act of 2017 This bill amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require each federal agency and department, including a federal court, to: certify whether it has provided to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) disqualifying records of persons prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm, and establish and substantially comply with an implementation plan to maximize record submissions and verify their accuracy. The bill amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to: direct the Department of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 12/13/2017

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Better Jobs for Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-4380] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ]
Better Jobs for Veterans Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 12/07/2017

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Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018 [HB-5762] [Crime ] [International ] [National Security ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ]
Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a joint task force to enhance DHS border security operations to detect, interdict, disrupt, and prevent narcotics, such as fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, from entering the United States. The task force may coordinate with: (1) the private sector, which may include a two-year assignment of a private sector employee to a task force; and (2) other federal, state, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/20/2018

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 30th Legislature

Suspend Uniform Rules For Hb 307 [SCR-31] [Military ] [Veterans ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Crime ]
Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 307, requiring a person who commits certain offenses under the code of military justice to register as a sex offender or child kidnapper; relating to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; relating to contracts made by servicemembers; relating to nonjudicial punishment of members of the organized militia; and relating to offenses subject to court-martial proceedings.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors 11:09 Am 5/23/18 Transmitted To Governor on 06/27/2018

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Securing Our Schools Act [HB-5731] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Children and Youth ]
Securing Our Schools Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/05/2018

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America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 [S.2800] [Water ] [Infrastructure ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ]
America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, each fiscal year, to submit to Congress a five-year budget and work plan for projects of national significance. Each Corps of Engineers district, each fiscal year, must submit a five-year budget and work plan for projects under its jurisdiction. Projects must be carried out in a sustainable manner that focuses on water resource challenges and opportunities, promotes collaboration, and pursues integrated water resource management. The bill reauthorizes (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse By Senator Barrasso From Committee On Environment And Public Works Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-294. on 07/10/2018

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The Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2018 [HB-5710] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ]
The Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/22/2018

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Crowd Sourcing of Environmental Data Act of 2017 [HB-3959] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ]
Crowd Sourcing of Environmental Data Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to give states the option of monitoring criteria air pollutants (e.g., lead, ozone, particulate matter, or sulfur dioxide) by greatly increasing the number of air quality sensors under their state implementation plans. The Environmental Protection Agency: (1) may not enforce a requirement concerning the method of monitoring if the derived data meets quality standards, and (2) must allow states to consider data derived from such methods when determining whether national (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 10/06/2017

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 30th Legislature

Noaa: Locate Ak. Assets In Ak. [HR-8] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ]
Requesting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to locate its Alaska-focused employees, programs, and assets in the state.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Manifest Error(s) on 05/09/2018

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End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2017 [HB-4344] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Mental Health ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2017 This bill requires each state to: establish a reporting system through which mental health professionals may report information about an individual committed to a mental institution who poses a danger or an individual who communicates a serious threat of violence, provide mental health records to the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System for use in determining whether a person is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm, and establish a process related to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 12/13/2017

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INFO Act Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids Act of 2018 [HB-4284] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Data Privacy ]
INFO Act Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids Act of 2018 This bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to appoint a federal coordinator within the Department of Health and Human Services to: coordinate programs related to opioid abuse reduction, liaise with state and local entities carrying out activities relating to opioid abuse reduction, and establish and operate a publicly available electronic database to facilitate data collection related to opioid abuse.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/13/2018

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Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies Act [HB-5664] [Cybersecurity ] [Finance ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King Introduced In House on 04/27/2018

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Make Sanctuary Cities Pay for the Wall Act of 2018 [HB-5663] [Immigration ] [Community Development ] [Housing ] [Public Safety ] [Construction ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Make Sanctuary Cities Pay for the Wall Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a DHS account for the planning, design, and construction of a U.S.-Mexico border barrier. Certain housing, community development, and public works appropriations for sanctuary cities, localities, or states shall be withheld and deposited into such account. DHS: (1) may decline to transfer an alien in its custody to a sanctuary jurisdiction regardless of whether such jurisdiction has issued a writ or warrant, (2) shall not transfer (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Pittenger Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/22/2018

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