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Fentanyl Sanctions Act [S.1044]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
Establishes programs to address illicit opioid trafficking and imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in such activities. The President shall impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities identified as opioid traffickers or those that own, control, or supply opioid precursors. The sanctions include bans on (1) receiving loans, (2) foreign exchange transactions, (3) property transactions, and (4) certain investments that fall under U.S. jurisdiction. The President may waive sanctions on certain parties for national
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Safe to Tell Act of 2019 [HB-2100]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to states for establishing anonymous school threat reporting programs.
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Campus Accountability and Safety Act [S.976]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual assault, and for other purposes.
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Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2019 [HB-1998]
[Immigration ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prevent disclosing information from applications to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), except to implement the program. Application information may be shared only to identify or prevent fraudulent claims, for particularized national security purposes relating to the applicant, or to investigate or prosecute a felony not related to immigration status. The bill also prohibits DHS
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Jenna Quinn Law [S.924]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Allows the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for evidence-informed child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs. The grants may be awarded for a period of up to five years.
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Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 [S.932]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Libraries ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
Allows tax-exempt financing of certain government-owned buildings by expanding the definition of "exempt facility bond" to include bonds used for qualified government buildings. A qualified government building is a government-owned building or facility that consists of one or more of the following an elementary or secondary school; a facility of a state college or university used for educational purposes; a public library; a court; a hospital or health care facility; a laboratory or research facility used by a governmental unit; a public safety
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No Sanctuary for Criminals Act of 2019 [HB-1928]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Bars any government entity or individual from prohibiting or restricting a government entity, official, or other personnel from (1) complying with immigration laws, (2) cooperating with immigration enforcement, (3) making inquiries to an individual to obtain immigration-related information, or (4) complying with immigration-related informational inquiries from federal law enforcement entities. States or local entities that fail to comply with such a bar shall be ineligible for certain federal funds and grants for at least one year. (Such provisions
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Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019 [S.894]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes domestic terrorism offices in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and requires specified steps to prevent and report on domestic terrorism. The bill also authorizes a Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee, which shall coordinate with key public safety officials to promote information sharing and ensure an effective joint effort to combat domestic terrorism. The joint terrorism task forces of the FBI and state, local, and regional fusion centers shall
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Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019 [HB-1931]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes domestic terrorism offices in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and requires specified steps to prevent and report on domestic terrorism. The bill also authorizes a Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee, which shall coordinate with key public safety officials to promote information sharing and ensure an effective joint effort to combat domestic terrorism. The joint terrorism task forces of the FBI and state, local, and regional fusion centers shall
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Next Step Act of 2019 [HB-1893]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
To reform sentencing, prisons, re-entry of prisoners, and law enforcement practices, and for other purposes.
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Next Step Act of 2019 [HB-1893]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
To reform sentencing, prisons, re-entry of prisoners, and law enforcement practices, and for other purposes.
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Promoting awareness of motorcycle profiling and encouraging collaboration and communication with the motorcycle community and law enforcement officials to prevent instances of profiling. [HR-255]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
[Crime ]
This resolution promotes increased public awareness of motorcycle profiling. The resolution also encourages the motorcycle community and law enforcement to collaborate and communicate on efforts to end motorcycle profiling.
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No Federal Funding to Benefit Sanctuary Cities Act [HB-1885]
[Immigration ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving federal financial assistance. The term "sanctuary jurisdiction" means a state or local government that prohibits or restricts (1) information sharing about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued detainer request or notification of release request. The bill authorizes a state or local government to comply with a detainer and limits the liability of a state or local government for complying with the detainer.
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Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2019 [HB-1882]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Education ]
[Poverty ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Expands specified programs to include access to menstrual hygiene products. Specifically, the bill requires that such products are made available to (1) public school students, (2) incarcerated or detained individuals, (2) homeless individuals, (3) individuals using health care flexible-spending accounts, (4) Medicaid recipients; (5) employees of organizations with at least 100 workers, and (6) individuals accessing federal buildings.
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NICS Denial Notification Act of 2019 [S.875]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Department of Justice to notify state and local law enforcement authorities following a firearms-related background check that results in a denial.
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Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019 [S.855]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Makes it unlawful for a federal law enforcement officer to engage in a sexual act while acting under color of law or with an individual who is under arrest, in detention, or in custody. Consent is not a defense to prosecution for unlawful conduct. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 15 years, or both. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to states that have in effect similar laws. Grants must be used for the same purposes as formula grants under the STOP Violence Against
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Kelsey Smith Act [HB-1818]
[Telecommunications ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requires a mobile or internet voice service provider to disclose, at the request of an investigative or law enforcement officer (or public safety employee or agent on behalf of such officer), the location information of a device if the officer asserts (1) that the device was used to place a 911 call, or (2) reasonable suspicion that the device is in the possession of an individual who is in an emergency situation. The bill prohibits a civil action or administrative proceeding against a telecommunications carrier who discloses call location information
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Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Border Security and Disaster Relief, 2019 [S.811]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Agriculture ]
[Defense ]
[Environmental ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
Provides FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to natural disasters and border security. The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. The bill includes appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Coast Guard, the
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Debbie Smith Act of 2019 [S.820]
[Crime ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Reauthorizes grants that support state and local efforts to process DNA evidence in rape kits. Specifically, it reauthorizes through FY2024 the following: grants under the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program; grants to provide DNA training and education for law enforcement personnel, corrections personnel, and court officers; and grants under the Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program.
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Corey Jones Act [HB-1787]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes a new certification requirement for applicants for grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. Specifically, an applicant for grant funds under the COPS program must certify that no law enforcement agency receiving such funds allows officers to conduct routine traffic stops while wearing plainclothes or while wearing plainclothes and in an unmarked police vehicle.