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Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 [S.591] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Military ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 This bill expands eligibility for the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include members of the Armed Forces or veterans who are seriously injured or who became ill on active duty prior to September 11, 2001 (currently, limited to service after September 11, 2001). Services to caregivers of veterans under such program are expanded to include child care services, financial planning services, and legal services. The bill terminates the support program (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Special Committee On Aging. Hearings Held. on 06/14/2017

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Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act [HB-1469] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Poverty ] [Human Services ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Social Security ]
Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act This bill establishes within the legislative branch the Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission to review certain means-tested welfare programs. A "means-tested welfare program" is any federal program that is designed to specifically provide assistance or benefits exclusively to low-income Americans. The bill specifies several programs that are either considered or not considered means-tested welfare programs for the purpose of this bill. The commission must identify changes in law to structure (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 03/23/2017

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Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act [HB-1146] [Housing ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Law Enforcement ] [Poverty ] [Human Services ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Consumer Protection ]
Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Office of Community Planning and Development to carry out a program to make grants to organizations to provide legal services and other related supportive services on behalf of low-income families (including individuals and victims of domestic violence) who reside in a rental dwelling unit and have an income that does not exceed 80% of the median income for the area in which the family resides. The following organizations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 02/16/2017

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To clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. [HB-1006] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Criminal Justice ]
To clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an individual in any removal, exclusion, or deportation proceeding or inspection (excluding primary inspections as defined by Department of Homeland Security policies) with a right to representation (at no expense to the government) by counsel of such individual's choosing, including (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 02/24/2017

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District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act [HB-1003] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the DC courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services, except that the maximum payment amount to any individual may not exceed $25,000. (Sec. 3) The District of Columbia Court Reform and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Reported By The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-82. on 04/06/2017

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Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-985] [Law Enforcement ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ]
Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 TITLE I--FAIRNESS IN CLASS ACTION LITIGATION Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 (Sec. 103) This bill amends the federal judicial code to prohibit federal courts from certifying class actions unless: in a class action seeking monetary relief for personal injury or economic loss, each proposed class member suffered the same type and scope of injury as the named class representatives; no class representatives or named plaintiffs are relatives of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/13/2017

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A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. [S.349] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Criminal Justice ]
A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an individual in any removal, exclusion, or deportation proceeding or inspection (excluding primary inspections as defined by Department of Homeland Security policies) with a right to representation (at no expense to the government) by counsel of such individual's choosing, including (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/09/2017

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Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Act [HB-913] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ] [Criminal Justice ]
Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Act This bill directs the Department of Justice to: establish within the Executive Office for Immigration Review an Office of Legal Access Programs to administer a system of legal orientation programs to make immigration proceedings more efficient by educating aliens regarding administrative procedures and legal rights under U.S. immigration law and to establish other programs to assist in providing aliens access to legal information; and submit a plan to Congress that includes a schedule to develop and deploy legal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/09/2017

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Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017 [HB-968] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Rights ] [Poverty ]
Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017 This bill states that an indigent individual facing criminal prosecution or juvenile delinquency in a state court is entitled to the effective assistance of counsel, as guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, at the state's expense. The bill authorizes a federal class action lawsuit against a state for its systemic failure to guarantee the right to effective assistance of counsel. The assistance of counsel is ineffective when a class of individuals demonstrates that counsel's performance was not reasonable (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/09/2017

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Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017 [S.328] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017 This bill states that an indigent individual facing criminal prosecution or juvenile delinquency in a state court is entitled to the effective assistance of counsel, as guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, at the state's expense. It authorizes a federal class action lawsuit against a state for its systemic failure to guarantee the right to effective assistance of counsel. The assistance of counsel is ineffective when a class of individuals demonstrates that counsel's performance was not reasonable (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/07/2017

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Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act [HB-956] [Crime ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Criminal Justice ]
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act This bill prohibits monitoring the contents of an electronic communication between a prisoner at a Bureau of Prisons facility and his or her attorney.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/09/2017

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Clarence Gideon Full Access to Justice Act Gideon Act [HB-969] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Nonprofit ]
Clarence Gideon Full Access to Justice Act Gideon Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a private, nonmembership, nonprofit corporation to assist and advocate on behalf of individuals in certain noncapital criminal cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and the highest state court.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/09/2017

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Clarence Gideon Full Access to Justice Act Gideon Act [S.330] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Nonprofit ] [Crime ]
Clarence Gideon Full Access to Justice Act Gideon Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a private, nonmembership, nonprofit corporation to assist and advocate on behalf of individuals in certain noncapital criminal cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and the highest state court.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/07/2017

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Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2017 [HB-912] [Immigration ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Nonprofit ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ]
Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to subject to a fine, imprisonment, or both any individual who: (1) knowingly or recklessly executes a scheme in connection with any federal immigration law-related matter to defraud a person or to obtain money or anything else of value from a person by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises; or (2) knowingly and falsely represents that such individual is an attorney or an accredited representative in any federal immigration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/09/2017

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DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act [HB-858] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants to nonprofit legal services providers with immigration law expertise to provide immigration-related legal services and advice to an alien who: (1) is present in the United States as a lawful permanent resident; (2) has received a grant of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, has been admitted as a refugee (or the alien's spouse or parent has been so admitted), or has been determined to be qualified (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 02/03/2017

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Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 [S.237] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Consumer Protection ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 This bill amends the sanctions provisions in Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require the court to impose an appropriate sanction on any attorney, law firm, or party that has violated, or is responsible for the violation of, the rule with regard to representations to the court. Any sanction must compensate parties injured by the conduct in question. The bill removes a provision that prohibits filing a motion for sanctions if the challenged paper, claim, defense, contention, or denial is withdrawn (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 11/08/2017

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Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 [HB-720] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Consumer Protection ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the sanctions provisions in Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require the court to impose an appropriate sanction on any attorney, law firm, or party that has violated, or is responsible for the violation of, the rule with regard to representations to the court. Any sanction must compensate parties injured by the conduct in question. The bill removes a provision that prohibits filing a motion for sanctions if the challenged paper, claim, defense, contention, or denial (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/13/2017

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BARN Act Better Agriculture Resources Now Act [HB-641] [Agriculture ] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
BARN Act Better Agriculture Resources Now Act This bill revises the H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program, including with respect to: (1) agricultural labor and services, (2) application requirements, (3) wages, (4) period of authorized nonimmigrant status, (5) housing, (6) legal assistance, and (7) violations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/08/2017

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Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act [S.178] [Crime ] [Consumer Protection ] [Senior Citizens ] [Human Services ] [Criminal Justice ] [Ethics ]
Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act TITLE I--SUPPORTING FEDERAL CASES INVOLVING ELDER JUSTICE (Sec. 101) This bill establishes requirements for the Department of Justice (DOJ) with respect to investigating and prosecuting elder abuse crimes and enforcing elder abuse laws. Specifically, DOJ must: designate Elder Justice Coordinators in federal judicial districts and at DOJ, implement comprehensive training for Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, and establish a working group to provide policy advice. The Executive Office for United States (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Became Public Law No: 115-70. (txt | Pdf) on 10/18/2017

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Protection of Children Act of 2017 [HB-495] [Children and Youth ] [Immigration ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Protection of Children Act of 2017 This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to eliminate the special repatriation requirements for unaccompanied alien children (UAC) who are nationals or residents of a country contiguous to the United States. (The same removal requirements are applied to all UACs who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence.) An immigration officer who finds (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Gaetz Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 06/21/2017

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