Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2578]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[Human Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
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[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Education ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Crime ]
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), science agencies, and several related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for: the International Trade Administration, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development
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HB-2578: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. John Culberson
Considered By Senate. (consideration: Cr S4521-4535) on 06/23/2016
COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-2318]
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[Cybersecurity ]
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COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify the public safety and community policing grant program (COPS ON THE BEAT grant program) to: (1) establish within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to be headed by a Director; and (2) authorize the Attorney General to carry out more than one such program. Repeals provisions authorizing: (1) the Attorney General to give preferential
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HB-2318: COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/26/2015
Youth PROMISE Act Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act [HB-2197]
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Youth PROMISE Act Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a PROMISE Advisory Panel to assist the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in: (1) assessing and developing standards and evidence-based and promising practices to prevent juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity, and (2) collecting data in designated geographic areas to assess the needs and existing resources for juvenile
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HB-2197: Youth PROMISE Act Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/01/2015
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029]
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[Agriculture ]
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[International ]
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[Energy ]
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[Construction ]
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[Consumer Protection ]
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[Disaster Relief ]
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[Human Services ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Air Quality ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Cannabis ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Drones ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Film Production ]
[Finance ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Gaming ]
[Human Rights ]
[Inflation ]
[Insurance ]
[Investments ]
[Libraries ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Mental Health ]
[Mining ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Property Tax ]
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[Real Estate ]
[Recreation ]
[Religion ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Retirement ]
[Social Security ]
[Sports ]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
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[Workers' Compensation ]
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[Aerospace ]
[Immigration ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides 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) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated
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HB-2029: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent
Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015
Community Parks Revitalization Act [HB-201]
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[Recreation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Housing ]
Community Parks Revitalization Act Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a community revitalization program of federal grants to eligible local governments located within standard metropolitan statistical areas for various park and recreation purposes, including grants for rehabilitation and construction, innovation and recreation programming, and recovery action programs. Authorizes the Secretary to designate local governments not located in standard metropolitan statistical areas to receive such grants under
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HB-201: Community Parks Revitalization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
REDEEM Act Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 [HB-1672]
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REDEEM Act Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to provide a process for the sealing or expungement of records relating to nonviolent criminal 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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HB-1672: REDEEM Act Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/29/2015
Supportive School Climate Act of 2015 [HB-1435]
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Supportive School Climate Act of 2015 Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require each state that wants to use a part A grant to provide students with positive behavioral interventions and support to submit a plan to the Secretary of Education that describes specified steps it will take to: (1) create a positive school climate for all students, (2) improve engagement for disconnected youths, (3) create disciplinary policies that are fair and work to keep students
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HB-1435: Supportive School Climate Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
Family Engagement in Education Act of 2015 [HB-1194]
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Family Engagement in Education Act of 2015 Amends title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize states to reserve school improvement funds to: award a grant to a statewide nonprofit organization to establish a Statewide Family Engagement Center that provides comprehensive training, technical assistance, and capacity building to local educational agencies (LEAs), organizations that support family-school partnerships, and other organizations that carry out
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HB-1194: Family Engagement in Education Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2015 [HB-1111]
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Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2015 Establishes a Department of Peacebuilding in the executive branch, to be headed by a Secretary of Peacebuilding, dedicated to peacebuilding, peacemaking, and the study and promotion of conditions conducive to both domestic and international peace and a culture of peace. Sets forth the mission of the Department, which includes the: (1) cultivation of peace and peacebuilding as a strategic national policy objective; and (2) development of policies that promote national and international conflict prevention,
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HB-1111: Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/26/2015
Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020 [S.4917]
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A bill to amend the CARES Act to support States and local educational agencies in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic so that all students, especially historically underserved students, are provided with a safe, healthy, equitable, and excellent education.
S.4917: Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/18/2020
State Witness Protection Act of 2013 [S.901]
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State Witness Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties on any person who kills, or attempts to kill, a witness in a state or local judicial proceeding, who uses physical force or the threat of force against such a witness, or who offers such witness anything of value with the intent to: (1) influence, delay, or prevent the testimony or attendance of such witness at a state or local judicial proceeding; (2) prevent the production of a record or document in a state or local judicial proceeding; (3) cause
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S.901: State Witness Protection Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/08/2013
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act [S.744]
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[Finance ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Agriculture ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
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[International ]
[Data Privacy ]
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Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - (Sec. 2) States that passage of this Act recognizes that the primary tenets of its success depend on securing U.S. sovereignty and establishing a coherent and just system for integrating those who seek to join American society. (Sec. 3) Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) from processing applications for registered provisional immigrant status (RPI), as established by this Act, until the Secretary has submitted to Congress the notice of commencement
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S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 12/10/2014
Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 [S.689]
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[Mental Health ]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 - Title I: Education Programs - Achievement Through Prevention Act - (Sec. 103) Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and schools to use school improvement funds to implement schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports and early intervening services and coordinate them with similar activities carried out under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (Early intervening services
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S.689: Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013
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. Without Written Report. on 04/11/2013
Urban Jobs Act of 2013 [S.655]
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[Small Business ]
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Urban Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make competitive grants to national or regional private nonprofit community-based organizations to carry out Urban Jobs Programs to provide job training, education, and support services and activities for eligible urban youth to provide them with a pathway to employment, or education leading to employment. Defines "eligible youth" as individuals ages 18 to 24 who: (1) are not enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, or (2) are or have
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S.655: Urban Jobs Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/22/2013
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 [S.47]
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[Immigration ]
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[Children and Youth ]
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[Data Privacy ]
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms used in such Act, including : (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based services that offer culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities; (2) "personally identifying information or personal information" with respect to a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; (3) "underserved
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S.47: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Became Public Law No: 113-4. on 03/07/2013
Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2014 [S.2874]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2014 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, with respect to the detention of a juvenile status offender (a juvenile arrested for an offense that would not be a crime if committed by an adult) who violates a valid court order, to require the court placing such juvenile in detention to issue a written order that: (1) identifies the valid court order that the juvenile has violated; (2) specifies the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe
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S.2874: Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/18/2014
Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 [S.2872]
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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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S.2872: Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/18/2014
Protecting Children and America's Homeland Act of 2014 [S.2773]
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Protecting Children and America's Homeland Act of 2014 - Division A: Supplemental Appropriations - Provides supplemental FY2014 appropriations for expenses related to the rise in unaccompanied alien children and alien adults accompanied by an alien minor at the southwest border. Makes such supplemental appropriations to: (1) the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), science, and related agencies; (2) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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S.2773: Protecting Children and America's Homeland Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 528. on 08/01/2014