Juvenile Crime And Gang Violence

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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2578] [Finance ] [Telecommunications ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Cybersecurity ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Criminal Justice ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Public Safety ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Aerospace ] [Human Rights ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Culberson Considered By Senate. (consideration: Cr S4521-4535) on 06/23/2016

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COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-2318] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Veterans ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Defense ] [Military ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/26/2015

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Youth PROMISE Act Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act [HB-2197] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 05/01/2015

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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Cybersecurity ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [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 ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Real Estate ] [Recreation ] [Religion ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Retirement ] [Social Security ] [Sports ] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Tourism ] [Unemployment ] [Voting Rights ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015

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Community Parks Revitalization Act [HB-201] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015

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REDEEM Act Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2015 [HB-1672] [Crime ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Food ] [Criminal Justice ] [Housing ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/29/2015

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Supportive School Climate Act of 2015 [HB-1435] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Mental Health ] [Law Enforcement ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015

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Family Engagement in Education Act of 2015 [HB-1194] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015

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Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2015 [HB-1111] [International ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ] [Military ]
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, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 02/26/2015

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Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020 [S.4917] [Education ] [Funding ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Economic Development ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/18/2020

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State Witness Protection Act of 2013 [S.901] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/08/2013

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Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act [S.744] [Immigration ] [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 ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Public Safety ] [Social Security ] [Military ] [International ] [Data Privacy ] [Crime ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 12/10/2014

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Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 [S.689] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [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 (continued...)

  

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

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Urban Jobs Act of 2013 [S.655] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Community Development ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/22/2013

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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 [S.47] [Crime ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Immigration ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [National Security ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Veterans ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Became Public Law No: 113-4. on 03/07/2013

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Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2014 [S.2999] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2014

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/11/2014

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Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2014 [S.2874] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/18/2014

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Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014 [S.2872] [Healthcare ] [Crime ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Veterans ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
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: (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/18/2014

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Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2014 [S.2839] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Mental Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2014

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/17/2014

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Protecting Children and America's Homeland Act of 2014 [S.2773] [Children and Youth ] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Human Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Agriculture ] [Budget and Spending ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 528. on 08/01/2014

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