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US Congress 117th Congress

Families Belong Together Act [S.1375] [Immigration ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to grant lawful permanent resident status to certain eligible persons who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/27/2021

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Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021 [HB-2839] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ]
To establish regional processing centers, to improve the asylum and credible fear processes to promote fairness and efficiency, to require immigration court docketing priorities during irregular migration influx events, and to improve the capability of the Department of Homeland Security to manage migration flows, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 10/19/2021

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Woman’s Right To Know Act [HB-2782] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
To ensure that women seeking an abortion are notified, before giving informed consent to receive an abortion, of the medical risks associated with the abortion procedure and the major developmental characteristics of the unborn child.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/23/2021

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Families Belong Together Act [HB-2766] [Immigration ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
To grant lawful permanent resident status to certain eligible persons who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 10/19/2021

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Strengthening America’s Families Act of 2021 [HB-2771] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the implementation of infant-toddler court teams within States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/23/2021

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Woman’s Right To Know Act [S.1325] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are informed of the medical risks associated with the abortion procedure and the major developmental characteristics of the unborn child, before giving their informed consent to receive an abortion.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/22/2021

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Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021 [S.1358] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ]
A bill to establish regional processing centers, to improve the asylum and credible fear processes to promote fairness and efficiency, to require immigration court docketing priorities during irregular migration influx events, and to improve the capability of the Department of Homeland Security to manage migration flows, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/22/2021

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SURVIVE Act Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act [HB-2739] [Crime ] [Native American Affairs ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 10/19/2021

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Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2021 [HB-2679] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the Federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/24/2021

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Compact Federal District Act [HB-2614] [Community Development ]
To provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to Maryland, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 10/19/2021

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Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act [S.1158] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ]
A bill to provide paid family and medical leave to Federal employees, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/15/2021

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Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2021 [S.1155] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to reform Federal firearms laws, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/15/2021

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Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act [HB-2590] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Military ] [Children and Youth ]
To promote and protect the human rights of Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation and to ensure that United States taxpayer funds are not used by the Government of Israel to support the military detention of Palestinian children, the unlawful seizure, appropriation, and destruction of Palestinian property and forcible transfer of civilians in the West Bank, or further annexation of Palestinian land in violation of international law.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/15/2021

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Small Business Lending Fairness Act [S.1119] [Finance ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ]
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit certain unfair credit practices, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/14/2021

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Small Business Lending Fairness Act [HB-2540] [Finance ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ]
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit certain unfair credit practices, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez Introduced In House on 04/14/2021

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First Step Implementation Act of 2021 [S.1014] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
A bill to reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Durbin With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 07/12/2021

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Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Technical Corrections Act [S.995] [Student Loans ] [Consumer Protection ]
A bill to amend the Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019 to make technical corrections.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/25/2021

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Secure and Protect Act of 2021 [S.959] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to protect alien minors and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end abuse of the asylum system and establish refugee application and processing centers outside the United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/24/2021

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FAIR Proceedings Act Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal Proceedings Act [S.901] [Funding ] [Human Rights ] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Poverty ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Services ]
A bill to provide access to counsel for children and other vulnerable populations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/23/2021

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Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act of 2021 [HB-2152] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
To provide grants to States, localities, and Indian Tribes to reform their criminal justice system to encourage the replacement of the use of payment of secured money bail as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 10/19/2021

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