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Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2017 [HB-3060]
Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H5302) on 06/29/2017
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Help Communities Fight Violent Crime Act [HB-3013]
Help Communities Fight Violent Crime Act This bill authorizes appropriations to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for Violent Crime Reduction Partnerships in the most violent U.S. cities. It permits the ATF to transfer appropriated funds to another agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government for the purpose of conducting activities under such a partnership.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/14/2017
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No Sanctuary for Criminals Act [HB-3003]
No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit any federal, state, or local government or any individual from prohibiting any government entity, official, or employee from complying with the immigration laws or cooperating with federal law enforcement of such laws. The bill expands the scope of law enforcement activities relating to immigration-related information that a federal, state, or local government may not restrict or prohibit to include: (1) making inquiries to an individual in order
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Received In The Senate. on 07/10/2017
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PREPARE Act Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies Act [HB-2922]
PREPARE Act Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies Act This bill revises programs and activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Office of Emergency Communications of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Office of Health Affairs of DHS. Specifically, the bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: revise requirements for and reauthorize the Urban Area Security Initiative, require states receiving homeland security grants to submit to FEMA certain threat
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Emergency Preparedness, Response And Communications. on 06/28/2017
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Combating the Heroin Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2017 [S.1355]
Combating the Heroin Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants to states to address the distribution, sale, and use of heroin, fentanyl, and associated synthetic drugs. Grants may be used to: reimburse forensic science laboratories for efforts to address and prevent testing backlogs; reimburse law enforcement agencies for equipment to identify or detect heroin, fentanyl, and associated
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Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Hassan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/14/2017
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Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-2899]
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: revise and reauthorize grant programs for offender reentry demonstration projects; family-based substance abuse treatment; and evaluating and improving educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities; and repeal grant programs for offender reentry courts and drug treatment alternatives to incarceration. Additionally, the legislation amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to: rename, revise, and reauthorize grant programs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 09/13/2018
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DHS Authorization Act Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act [HB-2825]
DHS Authorization Act Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act DIVISION A--HOMELAND SECURITY TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Subtitle A--Headquarters Operations (Sec. 1101) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to define "homeland security enterprise" as any relevant governmental or nongovernmental entity involved in homeland security, including a federal, state, or local government official, private sector representative,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
By Senator Johnson From Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-351. on 11/13/2018
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Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 [HB-2803]
Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill sets forth a variety of measures to address the prevention and punishment of human trafficking and to assist trafficking victims. Included among these are provisions concerning: restitution for victims; funding of investigations of offenses relating to sexual abuse of children; grants to states and localities and other entities for victim service assistance; training of health, victim service, and federal law enforcement personnel, including through the use of a victim screening protocol by the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/12/2017
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Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 [S.1312]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 TITLE I--FREDERICK DOUGLASS TRAFFICKING PREVENTION ACT OF 2017 (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to specify that Community Oriented Policing Services program grants to hire school resource officers may also be used to train such officers to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking. (Sec. 102) It amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize through FY2022 the Creating Hope Through Outreach, Options, Services, and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
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Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 [S.1311]
Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill sets forth a variety of measures to address the prevention and punishment of human trafficking and to assist trafficking victims. Included among these are provisions concerning: restitution for victims; funding of investigations of offenses relating to sexual abuse of children; grants to states and localities and other entities for victim service assistance; training of health, victim service, and federal law enforcement personnel, including through the use of a victim screening protocol by the Department
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
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Public Health Violence Prevention Act [HB-2757]
Public Health Violence Prevention Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Violence Prevention in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to take over the duties and authorities relating to violence prevention from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. The National Center for Violence Prevention, to address violence and prevention as health issues, must establish: (1) the Public Health Violence Prevention Program to award competitive grants to public health departments, schools
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/02/2017
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Affirming the need to achieve environmental justice, commending the work of environmental justice advocates, and for other purposes. [HR-362]
Affirming the need to achieve environmental justice, commending the work of environmental justice advocates, and for other purposes. Reaffirms the importance of clean air, clean water, resource conservation, and other policy goals that led to the enactment of existing environmental and public health protections. Affirms the need to achieve environmental justice so that environmental and public health policies adequately and equally protect all Americans. Commends environmental justice advocates for their work to achieve fairer, healthier, more sustainable
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 05/26/2017
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AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017 [HB-2666]
AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017 This bill amends the PROTECT Act to reauthorize the AMBER Alert grant program for FY2018. The bill also modifies the program to: make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants, permit the use of grant funds to integrate state or regional AMBER Alert communication plans with an Indian tribe, and allow the waiver of the matching funds requirement for grants awarded to Indian tribes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/29/2017
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PRIDE Act Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2017 [S.1258]
PRIDE Act Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2017 This bill requires a state or Indian tribe that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to report on use-of-force incidents involving a law enforcement officer and a civilian. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce by up to 10% the JAG allocation of a state or Indian tribe that fails to comply. The bill authorizes DOJ to make grants to law enforcement agencies to comply with reporting requirements, establish reporting systems,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/25/2017
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Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act [HB-2664]
Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to implement a program to: (1) train and periodically retrain relevant Labor personnel to detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their primary roles and responsibilities, and (2) ensure that such personnel regularly receive current information on matters related to the detection of human trafficking. Labor shall report annually to Congress regarding the effectiveness of the training, the number of Labor employees
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/13/2017
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RESET Act Reclassification to Ensure Smarter and Equal Treatment Act of 2017 [S.1252]
RESET Act Reclassification to Ensure Smarter and Equal Treatment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/25/2017
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PRIDE Act Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2017 [HB-2676]
PRIDE Act Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2017 This bill requires a state or Indian tribe that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to report on use-of-force incidents involving a law enforcement officer and a civilian. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce by up to 10% the JAG allocation of a state or Indian tribe that fails to comply. The bill authorizes DOJ to make grants to law enforcement agencies to comply with reporting requirements, establish reporting systems,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/11/2017
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Gun Violence Prevention Order Act of 2017 [S.1212]
Gun Violence Prevention Order Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit firearm sale or transfer to or receipt or possession by a person who is subject to a gun violence prevention order. A gun violence prevention order is a court order that prohibits an individual from owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. The bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to make grants to states that have in effect legislation that: (1) authorizes a family member, or a law
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 03/14/2018
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Elder Justice Reauthorization Act [HB-2639]
Elder Justice Reauthorization Act This bill amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to reauthorize through FY2021 grants to states for activities related to the prevention and detection of elder abuse. In addition, the bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) the National Training Institute for federal and state surveyors of long-term care facilities, and (2) grants to state agencies that perform surveys of certain nursing facilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/07/2017
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Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017 [HB-2598]
Gun Violence Restraining Order Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the sale, transfer to, receipt of, or possession of a firearm by a person who is subject to a gun violence prevention order. A gun violence prevention order is a court order that prohibits an individual from owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. The bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to make grants to states that have in effect legislation that: (1) authorizes a family member,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/23/2017