Lawyers And Legal Services
US Congress 116th Congress
COVID–19 in Immigration Detention Data Transparency Act [S.4984]
[Immigration ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
A bill to report data on COVID-19 immigration detention facilities and local correctional facilities that contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes.
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Protection of Children Act of 2019 [HB-3940]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
[Immigration ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide for the expedited removal of unaccompanied alien children 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, and for other purposes.
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A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Chad Michael Frein v. Dianne Feinstein. [SR-792]
[Law Enforcement ]
This resolution authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel to represent Senator Dianne Feinstein in the case of Chad Michael Frein v. Dianne Feinstein, in accordance with provisions authorizing the Senate to direct its counsel to defend Members of the Senate in civil actions relating to their official responsibilities.
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A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of North Mississippi Rural Legal Services in Oxford, Mississippi. [SR-613]
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[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of North Mississippi Rural Legal Services in Oxford, Mississippi. Recognizes the 50th anniversary of North Mississippi Rural Legal Services in Oxford, Mississippi.
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A resolution congratulating the University of Iowa College of Law for 150 years of outstanding service to the State of Iowa, the United States, and the world. [SR-339]
[Education ]
A resolution congratulating the University of Iowa College of Law for 150 years of outstanding service to the State of Iowa, the United States, and the world. Congratulates the University of Iowa College of Law on 150 years of outstanding service to the state of Iowa, the United States, and the world.
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A resolution to make effective appointment of Deputy Senate Legal Counsel. [SR-17]
[Ethics ]
A resolution to make effective appointment of Deputy Senate Legal Counsel. Makes the President pro tempore's appointment of Morgan J. Frankel as Deputy Senate Legal Counsel effective January 3, 2015, for a term of service to expire at the end of the 115th Congress.
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A resolution to make effective appointment of Senate Legal Counsel. [SR-16]
[Ethics ]
A resolution to make effective appointment of Senate Legal Counsel. Makes the President pro tempore's appointment of Patricia Mack Bryan as Senate Legal Counsel effective January 3, 2015, for a term of service to expire at the end of the 115th Congress.
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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. [SCR-11]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Defense ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[National Security ]
[Poverty ]
[Science ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Small Business ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Water ]
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2016 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2017-FY2025. TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS Subtitle A--Budgetary Levels in Both Houses (Sec. 1101) Recommends levels and amounts for FY2016-FY2025 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits,
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Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 [S.943]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accord with taxpayer rights, including the right to be informed, to quality service, to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, to challenge the position of IRS and to be heard, to appeal an IRS decision to an independent forum, to finality, to privacy, to confidentiality, to retain representation, and to a fair and just tax system.
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Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2015 [S.760]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow a bipartisan majority of Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding a specified open meeting provision, to hold a meeting that is closed to the public to discuss official business if: (1) no agency action is taken, (2) each person present is an FCC Commissioner or employee or a member or person on the staff of a joint board or conference to which the FCC has referred a matter, and (3) an attorney from the
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Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2015 [S.684]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2015 Increases the per diem payment for transitional housing assistance for homeless veterans who are placed in housing that will become permanent upon the termination of such assistance to a maximum of 150% of the per diem rate authorized for veterans receiving domiciliary care in state homes. Allows services for which a homeless veteran receives a grant under the comprehensive service programs to include furnishing care for a dependent. Authorizes the the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into partnerships
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Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015 [S.401]
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[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015 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. Requires any sanction to compensate parties injured by the conduct in question. Removes a provision that prohibits filing a motion for sanctions if the challenged paper, claim, defense, contention, or denial is withdrawn or appropriately
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Refugee Protection Act of 2016 [S.3241]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
Refugee Protection Act of 2016
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Clarence Gideon Full Access to Justice Act Gideon Act [S.3145]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Clarence Gideon Full Access to Justice Act Gideon Act
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Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016 [S.3144]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016 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
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Juvenile Fee Transparency Act [S.3133]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Juvenile Fee Transparency Act
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Secure the Northern Triangle Act [S.3106]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Secure the Northern Triangle Act
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DUE PROCESS Act of 2016 Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2016 [S.3045]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
DUE PROCESS Act of 2016 Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2016
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [S.2943]
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[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Education ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Trade ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill. Subtitle B--Army Programs (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.2837]
[Finance ]
[Science ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Crime ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Animals ]
[Aerospace ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), science agencies, and several related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for: the International Trade Administration, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, Economic and Statistical Analysis,
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