NICS Reporting Improvement Act [S.2192]
NICS Reporting Improvement Act This bill amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to revise the requirement for states to provide to the Department of Justice (DOJ), as an eligibility condition to receive a grant under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) and a waiver of the grant match requirement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program, estimates of firearms-related disqualifying records. It directs DOJ to establish a four-year state implementation plan, including benchmarks, to maximize the automation and
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S.2192: NICS Reporting Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/21/2015
Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2015 [S.2168]
Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to analyze existing law enforcement accreditation standards, recommend additional areas for the development of national standards, recommend the adoption of additional standards, and adopt policies and procedures to encourage accreditation of law enforcement agencies. It authorizes DOJ to make grants to federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to obtain accreditation from certified organizations. The legislation authorizes DOJ to
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S.2168: Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/08/2015
Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act [S.2146]
Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving grants under the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, the Community Oriented Policing Services Program, and the Community Development Block Grant Program. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a state or political subdivision that has a policy or practice in effect that: (1) prohibits or restricts information sharing about an individual's immigration status, or (2) prohibits compliance with a lawfully issued detainer request or notification of
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S.2146: Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S7314-7323, S7323-7332) on 10/20/2015
An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132]
An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive
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S.2132: An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015
An Act Making Appropriations for Law Enforcement and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2131]
An Act Making Appropriations for Law Enforcement and for Other Purposes, 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to: the Department of Commerce; the Department of Justice (DOJ); science agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF); the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and several related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce
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S.2131: An Act Making Appropriations for Law Enforcement and for Other Purposes, 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Shelby
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 250. on 10/06/2015
An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2130]
An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Defense, energy and water development, the Department of Homeland Security, military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities, including: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development,
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S.2130: An Act Making Appropriations for National Security and for Other Purposes, 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 249. on 10/06/2015
Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015 [S.2120]
Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to support veterans in contact with the criminal justice system by discouraging unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and other nonviolent crimes. The program shall be carried out in partnership with local law enforcement, judicial, and community-based treatment and legal assistance organizations. The VA shall establish coordinators to provide program outreach.
S.2120: Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 10/01/2015
Walter Scott Notification Act of 2015 [S.2112]
Walter Scott Notification Act of 2015 This bill requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to report certain data on deadly shootings by law enforcement officers. It reduces by 10% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to comply. Additionally, the bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify requirements under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. During the four-year period following enactment, the Department of Justice (DOJ)
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S.2112: Walter Scott Notification Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/30/2015
Billy's Law Help Find the Missing Act [S.2105]
Billy's Law Help Find the Missing Act This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ), through the National Institute of Justice, to maintain public databases, known as the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), of missing persons and unidentified remains. It requires DOJ to facilitate information sharing between the NamUs databases and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database. DOJ must update the online data entry format to allow criminal justice agencies, medical examiners, and coroners to simultaneously submit
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S.2105: Billy's Law Help Find the Missing Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/30/2015
Secure the Border First Act of 2015 [S.208]
Secure the Border First Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit Border Security Verification Commission (BSVC) and Government Accountability Office reports, at specified intervals, that assess and describe the state of situational awareness and operational control along the northern and southern U.S. borders. Defines "situational awareness" as knowledge and an understanding of current unlawful cross-border activity, the ability to forecast future shifts in such threats and trends, and the operational capability to
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S.208: Secure the Border First Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/21/2015
Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 [S.2002]
Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants for: (1) mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs, (2) state compliance with federal mental health records requirements, (3) court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment, (4) pretrial screening and supervision, (5) behavioral health assessments and intervention, (6) forensic assertive community treatment, and (7) the establishment of a
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S.2002: Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 02/10/2016
Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015 [S.1977]
Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit an individual who has been issued a gun violence prevention order from owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving any firearms. In addition, no person may sell ammunition to any individual subject to a prevention order. The bill is designed to allow family members and associates to petition a court to issue a gun violence prevention order to any individual who may pose a danger to themselves or others. States are allowed to temporarily seize firearms from
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S.1977: Gun Violence Intervention Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 08/05/2015
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1910]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government, including programs in the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the federal judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for Departmental Offices, including: Salaries and Expenses, Department-Wide Systems
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S.1910: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. John Boozman
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Boozman. With Written Report No. 114-97. on 07/30/2015
Safer Officers and Safer Citizens Act of 2015 [S.1897]
Safer Officers and Safer Citizens Act of 2015 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 matching grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to purchase body-worn cameras. The Bureau of Justice Assistance must give preference to grant applications from jurisdictions that: (1) have comprehensive policies and procedures related to implementation of a body-worn camera program, (2) have high percentages of officers without access to
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S.1897: Safer Officers and Safer Citizens Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/29/2015
REBUILD Act Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015 [S.1889]
REBUILD Act Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015 Provides FY2015 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Designates each amount provided by this bill as an emergency requirement, pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Provides that the funds are only available if the President subsequently designates
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S.1889: REBUILD Act Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Mikulski
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6182) on 07/29/2015
Human Rights for Girls Act [S.1851]
Human Rights for Girls Act This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require a state that receives a formula grant under the juvenile justice and delinquency prevention program to limit the use of restraints with respect to pregnant juvenile offenders. Specifically, the legislation requires a state's juvenile justice plan to: (1) contain a plan to limit restraints during pregnancy and eliminate restraints during labor, delivery, and post-partum recovery, unless a pregnant juvenile offender poses a serious threat
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S.1851: Human Rights for Girls Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/23/2015
Criminal Alien Notification Act [S.1843]
Criminal Alien Notification Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a law enforcement notification system for every state. "Law enforcement notification system" means a secure information sharing system utilized by federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies to: notify the identification bureaus of the state from which an alien is being released and of the state in which the alien is intending to reside of the anticipated release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody of an alien
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S.1843: Criminal Alien Notification Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/22/2015
Protecting American Lives Act [S.1842]
Protecting American Lives Act This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to declare that a person or agency shall not prohibit or restrict a federal, state, or local government entity from undertaking any of the following law enforcement activities (current law refers to information activities) regarding an individual's immigration status: notifying the federal government regarding the presence of inadmissible and deportable aliens who are encountered by law enforcement personnel of a state or political
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S.1842: Protecting American Lives Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/22/2015
Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015 [S.1837]
Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015 TITLE I--EMERGENCY DROUGHT RESPONSE APPROPRIATIONS FROM RECLAMATION FUND This bill provides emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2015 from the Reclamation Fund to the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Army Corps of Engineers for water projects, programs, grants, or loans in states impacted by drought. Interior is provided additional amounts for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation),
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S.1837: Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/22/2015
Stop Sanctuary Cities Act [S.1814]
Stop Sanctuary Cities Act This bill makes it unlawful for any state or political subdivision to: restrict or prohibit a government entity or official from sending to or receiving from the responsible federal immigration agency information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status, or from maintaining or exchanging information about an individual's status; or fail to comply with a immigration-related detainer that has been lawfully issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Any state or subdivision that: violates such
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S.1814: Stop Sanctuary Cities Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/21/2015