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US Congress 116th Congress

Protecting Sensitive Locations Act [HB-1011]
Prohibits immigration enforcement actions within 1,000 feet of a sensitive location unless there are exigent circumstances or if written prior approval has been obtained from certain officials. Sensitive locations include health care facilities; schools and school bus stops; places that provide assistance for people such as children, pregnant women, and abuse victims; places that provide disaster or emergency services; places of worship; courthouses and lawyers' offices; and public assistance offices. The prohibition shall apply to Department of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/25/2019

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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925]
Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson On Motion To Concur In The Senate Amendments With An Amendment Agreed To By The Yeas And Nays: 214 - 207 (roll No. 214). (text: Cr H5202-5417) on 10/01/2020

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School Resource Officer Act of 2019 [HB-916]
Reauthorizes through FY2023 the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program and modifies it: to restore authority to make COPS grants for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforcement officers, and to specify that at least 30% of the amount made available for such grants must be used for school resource officers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/22/2019

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Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019 [HB-886]
Directs the Department of Justice to establish a Veterans Treatment Court Program to provide grants and technical assistance for state, local, and tribal governments to develop and maintain veterans treatment courts.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Became Public Law No: 116-153. (txt | Pdf) on 08/08/2020

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Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act [HB-836]
Directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program—the Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Program—to train law enforcement officers and other professionals to identify and assist victims of child exploitation and human trafficking.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019

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NICS Review Act of 2019 [HB-821]
Revises the amount of time that the national instant criminal background check system retains certain information about an approved firearm transaction. Currently, identifying information about an approved firearm purchaser must be destroyed within 24 hours. requires identifying information about an approved firearm purchaser to be retained for at least 90 days before it can be destroyed.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019

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Combating the Heroin Epidemic Through Forensic Drug Testing Act of 2019 [HB-817]
Authorizes the Bureau of Justice Assistance to award state grants to address the use, sale, and distribution of heroin, fentanyl, and associated synthetic drugs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019

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Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-777]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Became Public Law No: 116-104. (txt | Pdf) on 12/30/2019

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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 [HB-748]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. DIVISION A--KEEPING WORKERS PAID AND EMPLOYED, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS, AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION This division establishes the Paycheck Protection Program to provide eight weeks of cash flow assistance to small businesses through federally guaranteed loans to employers who maintain their payroll. Such assistance shall be to cover costs such as payroll, paid sick leave, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020

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Protecting Our Communities and Rights Act of 2019 [HB-744]
Authorizes grants for states to implement extreme risk protection order laws (also known as red flag laws). An extreme risk protection order law permits a state court to issue an order that prohibits an individual from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. Additionally, persons subject to extreme risk protection orders constitute a new category of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/04/2019

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Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2019 [HB-687]
Establishes a statutory framework for the licensing and registration of all handguns owned, possessed, or controlled in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/04/2019

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Buyback Our Safety Act [HB-659]
Directs the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs to establish a gun buyback grant program for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/05/2019

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Abby Honold Act [HB-600]
Directs the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women to make competitive grants to law enforcement agencies and victim services organizations to implement evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches in responding to and investigating domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/04/2019

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Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act [HB-574]
Amends rules for the treatment of unaccompanied alien children and asylum-seeking families, and for detaining and removal of various types of aliens. The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to return an inadmissible unaccompanied child to the child's country of nationality or last habitual residence, where currently DHS has discretion to do so. Interviews with unaccompanied alien children shall be conducted by those with specialized training for interviewing child trafficking victims. Before placing an alien child with an individual, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 02/25/2019

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Combat Online Predators Act [HB-570]
Increases the maximum prison term for a stalking offense, if the victim is under 18 years of age.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frederica Wilson Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 02/25/2019

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Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2019 [HB-568]
Establishes a new reporting requirement for a state that receives a grant through the Office of Justice Programs within the Department of Justice. Specifically, a state must report certain information with respect to the legal representation of defendants in prosecutions for offenses in the following categories: (1) criminal offenses punishable by a prison term of more than one year; (2) criminal offenses punishable by a prison term of one year or less, including misdemeanors, traffic, and municipal violations; and (3) acts of juvenile delinquency (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 02/25/2019

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Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2019 [HB-507]
Sets forth provisions intended to help assess the prevalence of human trafficking in the United States and improve support for victims of trafficking and service providers. The Department of Justice (DOJ) must work with federal entities and other stakeholders to do the following: establish a working group to improve the collection and analysis of data on the incidence of trafficking, report on efforts to develop methodologies to determine the prevalence of human trafficking, and survey survivors to estimate the prevalence of human trafficking and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/11/2019

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CARE Act Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for Everyone Act [HB-505]
Reauthorizes through FY2024 the grant program that provides training and services to end violence against women with disabilities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 02/25/2019

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FIRST State and Local Law Enforcement Act Federal Information Resource to Strengthen Ties with State and Local Law Enforcement Act of 2017 [HB-495]
Requires the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement within the Department of Homeland Security to report annually on its activities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With Amendments. With Written Report No. 116-213. on 02/04/2020

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Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2019 [HB-494]
(Sec. 2) revises and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program. It subjects JABG grants to accountability measures. The Office of Inspector General in the Department of Justice (DOJ) must conduct annual audits of selected grant recipients. Additionally, DOJ must identify and report on duplicative grant awards. (Sec. 3) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for activities carried out with JABG funds.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/11/2019

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