Organized Crime
US Congress 117th Congress
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization Designation Act [HB-1687]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to add membership in a significant transnational criminal organization to the list of grounds of inadmissibility and to prohibit the provision of material support or resources to such organizations.
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U.S. Citizenship Act Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act [S.348]
[Immigration ]
[Veterans ]
A bill to provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigrant visa system, and for other purposes.
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U.S. Citizenship Act Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act [HB-1177]
[Immigration ]
[Veterans ]
To provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigrant visa system, and for other purposes.
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Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act [HB-71]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens associated with criminal gangs, and for other purposes.
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Gun Trafficking Prohibition Act [HB-30]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking.
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Liquor. [SB-638]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Adds unlicensed sale of liquor and unlicensed manufacture of liquor as offenses for which property is subject to forfeiture and increases the grade of the offense of unlicensed sale of liquor to a class C felony. Amends definitions of "organized crime" and "racketeering activity" to include the unlicensed sale of liquor. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Liquor. [HB-1210]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Adds unlicensed sale of liquor as an offense for which property is subject to forfeiture and increases the grade of the offense to a class C felony. Provides an affirmative defense. Amends definitions of "organized crime" and "racketeering activity" to include the unlicensed sale of liquor.
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China. [SR-535]
[Public Health ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[National Security ]
[Healthcare ]
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: the use of illicit fentanyl in the United States and the resulting overdose deaths are a public health crisis; the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States, especially by transnational criminal organizations, is a problem that requires close cooperation between the U.S. government and the governments of Mexico and China; and all three such countries should
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A resolution supporting efforts by the Government of Colombia to pursue peace and the end of the country's enduring internal armed conflict and recognizing United States support for Colombia at the 15th anniversary of Plan Colombia. [SR-368]
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[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
A resolution supporting efforts by the Government of Colombia to pursue peace and the end of the country's enduring internal armed conflict and recognizing United States support for Colombia at the 15th anniversary of Plan Colombia. Reaffirms the support of the government and people of the United States for the people of Colombia in their pursuit of peace. Commends efforts to bring an end to Colombia's internal armed conflict. Maintains the Senate's commitment to the victims of Colombia's armed conflict and urges the negotiating parties to forge
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. [SR-340]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Religion ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Christians, Yezidis, Shi'a, and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide; all governments and international
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Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2015 [S.62]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2015 Amends the Hobbs Act to exempt from provisions that prohibit obstructing, delaying, or affecting commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce by robbery or extortion and threatening physical violence to any person or property in furtherance of a plan or purpose to interfere with commerce by threats or violence, any conduct that: (1) is incidental to otherwise peaceful picketing during the course of a labor dispute; (2) consists solely of minor bodily injury, or minor damage to property,
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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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Wildlife Trafficking Enforcement Act of 2015 [S.27]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Wildlife Trafficking Enforcement Act of 2015 This bill applies provisions of the federal criminal code concerning money laundering and racketeering to wildlife trafficking violations of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the African Elephant Conservation Act, and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, if the endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife, products, items, or substances involved in the violation and relevant conduct have a total value of more than $10,000. Violators would be subject to increased fines and years
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Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2016 [S.2544]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2016
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Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act [S.2385]
[Animals ]
[International ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act This bill directs the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking to: identify countries of concern regarding the supply, poaching, or transit of wildlife and wildlife products; collaborate with the national wildlife service of a country of concern to analyze the threats to wildlife in that country, and to prepare a strategic plan with recommendations for addressing wildlife crime; coordinate efforts to implement strategic plans among federal agencies and non-federal partners; and coordinate
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Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2015 [S.2376]
[Crime ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award competitive matching grants to state, local, and tribal governments to establish or maintain witness protection programs in cases related to: (1) a homicide, serious violent felony, or serious drug offense; or (2) gangs or organized crime. DOJ must evaluate grant applications based on certain criteria, including the prevalence of witness intimidation, the presence of organized crime, and the per capita number of homicides, violent
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Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act [S.1887]
[International ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Trade ]
[Crime ]
Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act Directs the Department of State to designate a Department employee at the Assistant Secretary level or above to serve concurrently as the U.S. Coordinator for International Cultural Property Protection to: coordinate and promote federal agency efforts to address international cultural property protection activities; support activities to assist countries that are the principal sources of trafficked cultural property to protect cultural heritage sites and to prevent cultural property looting
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Employee Rights Act [S.1874]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Employee Rights Act Amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization or its agents to interfere with the rights of employees to organize and select representation to collectively bargain. Adds a requirement that representatives be selected by secret ballot in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) by a majority of the employees in a unit. Defines "majority" for purposes of determining the majority of employees in an election to mean the majority of all employees
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Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act [S.1640]
[Crime ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and related federal law with respect to immigration law enforcement within the United States. Authorizes: (1) states or their political subdivisions to enact and enforce immigration criminal penalties as long as they do not exceed relevant federal criminal penalties; and (2) state or local law enforcement personnel to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or transfer to federal custody aliens for immigration enforcement
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Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 [S.1617]
[Finance ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Military ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
[Small Business ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Defense ]
[Economic Development ]
[Ethics ]
[Healthcare ]
[Investments ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 Directs the President to report to Congress annually identifying: (1) satellite, broadcast, Internet, or other providers that have knowingly entered into a contractual relationship with al-Manar TV and its affiliates; and (2) the identity of those providers that have or have not been sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 13224. Directs the President to prohibit or impose strict conditions on the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account
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