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Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies through Prevention Act of 2013 [S.129]
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Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies through Prevention Act of 2013 or the SMART Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the Violence against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to replace provisions regarding grants to assist children and youth exposed to violence with a Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies through Prevention (SMART Prevention) grant program. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants for the purpose of preventing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (such violence) by taking a comprehensive approach that focuses on
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/24/2013
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Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 [S.1094]
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Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 - Revises and reauthorizes programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Title I: College and Career Readiness for All Students - Part A: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged - (Sec. 1111) Revises the school improvement program under part A of title I of the ESEA. Maintains the requirement conditioning a state's receipt of funds under part A on its developing and implementing academic content and achievement standards and assessments that are applicable
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Harkin With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 113-113. Additional Views Filed. on 10/11/2013
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Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Nonviolence Week" to raise awareness of youth violence in the United States. [HR-626]
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Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Nonviolence Week to raise awareness of youth violence in the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E973-974) on 06/12/2014
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David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2013 [HB-90]
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David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2013 or David's Law - Amends the federal criminal code to impose penalties for willfully causing bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempting to cause such injury, whether or not acting under color of law, because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability of any person, where the offense is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to study
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/25/2013
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Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2013 [HB-808]
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Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2013 - Establishes a Department of Peacebuilding, which shall be headed by a Secretary of Peacebuilding (Secretary). Sets forth the mission of the Department, including: (1) cultivation of peace as a national policy objective; and (2) development of policies that promote national and international conflict prevention, nonviolent intervention, mediation, peaceful conflict resolution, and structured conflict mediation. Establishes in the Department: (1) the Office of Peace Education and Training, (2) the Office
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 02/25/2013
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Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 [HB-65]
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Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to: (1) raise the age of handgun eligibility to 21 (currently, 18); and (2) prohibit persons under age 21 from possessing semiautomatic assault weapons or large capacity ammunition feeding devices, with exceptions. Increases penalties for: (1) a second or subsequent violation by a juvenile of Brady Act provisions or for a first violation committed after an adjudication of delinquency or after a state or federal conviction for an act that, if
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/25/2013
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Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2014 [HB-5845]
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Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Scott
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary, And In Addition To The Committees On Energy And Commerce, And Education And The Workforce, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 12/10/2014
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National Parents Corps Act of 2014 [HB-5623]
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National Parents Corps Act of 2014 - Directs the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, subject to the availability of appropriations, to award a grant to a nonprofit entity (to be known as the NPCP Nonprofit Partner) to establish a National Parents Corps program to promote safety and combat youth violence and substance abuse in public middle or secondary schools. Requires the NPCP Nonprofit Partner to: (1) select for program participation annually schools that agree to host a Parent Leader for a number of years
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014
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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2014 [HB-5352]
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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2014 - Division A: Education - Title I: Strong Start for America's Children - Subtitle A: Access to Voluntary Prekindergarten for Low- and Moderate-Income Families - Directs the Secretary of Education (Secretary) to allot matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs), childhood education program providers, or consortia of those entities to implement high-quality prekindergarten programs for children from low-income families. Allots grants to states based on each state's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014
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Safely Exacting Cautious Useful Rules for Immigration This Year (SECURITY) Act [HB-5316]
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Safely Exacting Cautious Useful Rules for Immigration This Year (SECURITY) Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) to submit to Congress a plan to achieve operational control of the international land and maritime borders of the United States. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a plan to construct and finish within 10 years double-layered reinforced fencing on the southern border. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) deploy at least an additional 10,000 members of the National Guard for border control
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stockman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/26/2014
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Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2014 [HB-5168]
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Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2014 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to: (1) consortia composed of one or more local educational agencies (LEAs) and one or more community-based, nonprofit, or other public or private entities to assist public elementary or secondary schools to function as full-service community schools; and (2) state collaboratives to support the development of full-service community school programs. Requires such schools to: (1) participate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014
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To provide for the expedited processing of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the United States, and for other purposes. [HB-5163]
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Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to declare that any unaccompanied alien child (UAC) who has not been a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons or does not have a credible fear of persecution on returning to his or her country of nationality (or of last habitual residence) shall be: (1) placed in removal proceedings, (2) eligible for voluntary departure at no cost to the child, and (3) provided with access to counsel. (Currently such expedited removal requirements apply only to unaccompanied
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/02/2014
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Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2014 [HB-5158]
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Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2014 or the REDEEM Act - Amends the federal criminal code to provide a process for the sealing or expungement of records relating to nonviolent or juvenile offenses. Requires a court considering a petition to seal a nonviolent offense to balance factors including the harm of the protected information to the ability of the petitioner to secure and maintain employment. Sets forth limitations on involuntary room confinements at juvenile detention facilities. Amends the Personal Responsibility
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Sponsored by: Rep. Chaka Fattah
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/02/2014
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Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014 [HB-5137]
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Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of State to negotiate agreements between the United States and other countries for the repatriation of children. Requires that such agreements protect children from severe forms of trafficking in persons and provide for their safe removal and repatriation. (Current law provides separate procedures for unaccompanied alien children from countries that are or are not contiguous to the United
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/02/2014
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Student Success Act [HB-5]
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Student Success Act - (Sec. 6) Authorizes FY2014-FY2019 appropriations for the programs under titles I, II, III, and IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by this Act. (Sec. 7) Expresses the sense of Congress that states and local educational agencies (LEAs) should maintain the rights and responsibilities of determining educational curriculum, programs of instruction, and assessments. Title I: Aid to Local Educational Agencies - Subtitle A: In General - (Sec. 101) Replaces title I (Improving the Academic Achievement
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/24/2013
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Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act [HB-4908]
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Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act - Establishes the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children in the Office of Tribal Justice of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Requires the President and Congress to appoint to the Commission individuals who have significant experience and expertise in Indian affairs and the matters to be studied by the Commission. Requires the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children, including
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
Referred To The Subcommittee Indian And Alaska Native Affairs. on 06/26/2014
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Stamp Out Violence In Our Communities Act [HB-4817]
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Stamp Out Violence In Our Communities Act - Directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue a special postage stamp to provide funding for the Department of Justice (DOJ) Gang Resistance Education and Training Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/21/2014
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Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 [HB-4783]
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Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 - Title I: Strengthening and Improving Intervention Efforts - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program to award grants to states, political subdivisions, or nonprofit private entities for the expansion of mental health crisis assistance programs. Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by:
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/21/2014
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Fit for Life Act of 2014 [HB-4765]
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Fit for LIFE Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants to create or expand the offering of an innovative food distribution project that: serves a low-income area or one that is a food desert (an area without ready access to fresh, healthful, and affordable food) or food swamp (an area with an abundance of less healthful food options); is not supermarket-based; provides free or low-cost delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables; provides for the acquisition of produce trucks to distribute food without service or delivery
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014
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Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act of 2014 [HB-4574]
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Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act of 2014 - Establishes the White House Office of Mental Health Policy to monitor federal mental health activities and develop a National Strategy for Mental Health, a comprehensive plan to provide services to individuals with mental illness. Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY 2019 various mental health grant programs, including programs for youth suicide prevention, homeless individuals, and diverting individuals with mental illness from the criminal justice system. Replaces
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/21/2014