Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 [HB-953]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to develop: (1) best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and (2) a strategy for disseminating such best practices. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to: states (with priority to states that provide civil liability protection for first responders, health professionals, and
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HB-953: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016 [HB-68]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) expand the juvenile accountability block grant program with respect to programs for the prevention of bullying to include intervention programs, and (2) authorize appropriations for such grant program for FY2016-FY2020. Encourages the use of best practices for all activities under such grant program.
HB-68: Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-890. on 12/23/2016
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5912]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. Provides appropriations to the State Department for: Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. Provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including: the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust
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HB-5912: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-693, By Ms. Granger. on 07/15/2016
Empowering Local Law Enforcement Act [HB-5853]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Empowering Local Law Enforcement Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enter into a written agreement with a state or a subdivision thereof pursuant to which a state or local officer or employee may carry out immigration-related investigations, apprehensions, or detentions of aliens in the United States at state or local expense. (Under current law, such agreements are discretionary and carried out by the Department of Justice.) The bill prohibits a state or local agreement
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HB-5853: Empowering Local Law Enforcement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Olson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 08/11/2016
Improving the Juvenile Justice System for Girls Act of 2016 [HB-5512]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Improving the Juvenile Justice System for Girls Act of 2016 This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to include gender-responsive services in the grant program for juvenile delinquency prevention. The bill defines "gender-responsive services" as practices and evidence-based services, including trauma-informed services and trauma-specific interventions, that comprehensively address the unique challenges that girls face in the juvenile justice system. The bill adds, as requirements for delinquency prevention grant
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HB-5512: Improving the Juvenile Justice System for Girls Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Pocan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016
Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 [HB-5456]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Social Security ]
Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 TITLE I--INVESTING IN PREVENTION AND FAMILY SERVICES Subtitle A--Prevention Activities Under Title IV-E (Sec. 111) This bill amends Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require state plans under SSAct title IV part A (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) (TANF), at state option, to furnish foster care prevention and family services or programs for children who are candidates for foster care or who are pregnant or parenting foster youth, as well
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HB-5456: Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 527. on 06/23/2016
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5325]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 5) Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the emergency amounts and transmitting the designations
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Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016 [HB-5124]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Rights ]
[Poverty ]
Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016 This bill states that an indigent individual facing criminal prosecution or juvenile delinquency in a state court is entitled to the effective assistance of counsel, as guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, at the state's expense. The bill authorizes a federal class action lawsuit against a state for its systemic failure to guarantee the right to effective assistance of counsel. The assistance of counsel is ineffective when a class of individuals demonstrates that counsel's performance was not reasonable
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HB-5124: Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/17/2016
At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2016 [HB-5100]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to specify that a state Medicaid program may not terminate a juvenile's medical assistance eligibility because the juvenile is incarcerated. A state may suspend coverage while the juvenile is an inmate, but must restore coverage upon release without requiring a new application unless the individual no longer meets the eligibility requirements for medical assistance. A state must process an application submitted by, or on behalf of, an incarcerated
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HB-5100: At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/29/2016
Student Success Act [HB-5]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Libraries ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Children and Youth ]
Student Success Act (Sec. 6) Reauthorizes through FY2019 the programs under titles I-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) retain the rights and responsibilities of determining educational curricula, 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 of the Disadvantaged) of the ESEA with
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HB-5: Student Success Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 147. on 07/13/2015
To make aliens associated with a criminal gang inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for various forms of relief. [HB-4856]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To make aliens associated with a criminal gang inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for various forms of relief. This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to define "criminal gang." An alien who is or was a member of a criminal gang, or who participated in gang activity knowing that such participation will promote the gang's illegal activity, shall be inadmissible and deportable. The Department of Homeland Security may designate a group or association as a criminal gang. Detention shall be mandatory for anyone found inadmissible or
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HB-4856: To make aliens associated with a criminal gang inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for various forms of relief.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/28/2016
Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2016 [HB-4606]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2016 This bill requires a state that receives a Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs grant to report annually certain information with respect to the following categories: (1) criminal offenses punishable by a prison term of more than one year; (2) criminal offenses punishable by a prison term of one year or less, including misdemeanors, traffic, and municipal violations; and (3) acts of juvenile delinquency punishable by a term of detention. A state must report, for each offense category, the
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HB-4606: Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/29/2016
Families of Flint Act [HB-4479]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Food ]
[Environmental ]
Families of Flint Act This bill provides support for Flint, Michigan in addressing lead in the city's drinking water and related issues. The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by establishing a 10-year grant program to ensure that Flint's drinking water does not contain: (1) lead levels that threaten public health or the environment, or (2) other drinking water contaminants and pathogens that threaten public health. The bill also establishes specified grant programs for assisting Flint that are established within the Department of Labor, the
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HB-4479: Families of Flint Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H598) on 02/09/2016
Border Security and Accountability Act of 2015 [HB-4303]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[International ]
[Defense ]
[Public Safety ]
Border Security and Accountability Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), together with other specified departments, to submit to Congress and the Government Accountability Office a U.S. border protection strategy. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended to require that international land border control actions accord with that strategy. DHS shall implement: a monitoring and mitigation plan to address the ecological and environmental impacts of security infrastructure along
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HB-4303: Border Security and Accountability Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Western Hemisphere. on 02/12/2016
Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015 [HB-4214]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on the sale of firearms by manufacturers, producers, or importers, to: (1) increase the rate of such tax to 20% on pistols, revolvers, and other firearms and on any lower frame or receiver for a firearm; and (2) impose a 50% tax on shells and cartridges. The bill exempts any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States from such tax. The bill allocates revenues from the increased excise tax under this
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HB-4214: Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016