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State Witness Protection Act of 2013 [S.901]
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State Witness Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties on any person who kills, or attempts to kill, a witness in a state or local judicial proceeding, who uses physical force or the threat of force against such a witness, or who offers such witness anything of value with the intent to: (1) influence, delay, or prevent the testimony or attendance of such witness at a state or local judicial proceeding; (2) prevent the production of a record or document in a state or local judicial proceeding; (3) cause
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/08/2013
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Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 [S.649]
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Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NICS Act), the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Act), the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and the federal criminal code to require background checks for all firearm sales, prohibit straw purchases of firearms, and expand the school safety grant program. Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 - Amends the NICS Act to eliminate from the records concerning persons who are prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm, about which
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine
S.amdt.730 Amendment Sa 730, Under The Order Of 4/16/13, Having Achieved 60 Votes In The Affirmative, Was Agreed To In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 95 - 2. Record Vote Number: 105. on 04/18/2013
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Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 [S.54]
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Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person, other than a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, collector, or dealer (licensed dealer), from knowingly purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce (including through receipt on consignment or by way of pledge or pawn as security for payment) a firearm from a licensed dealer, or from any person who is not a licensed dealer, for another individual, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such individual meets specified
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
By Senator Leahy From Committee On The Judiciary Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 03/23/2013. Report No. 113-9. Additional And Minority Views Filed. on 04/05/2013
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Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 [S.443]
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Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person, other than a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, collector, or dealer (licensed dealer), from knowingly purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce (including through receipt on consignment or by way of pledge or pawn as security for payment) a firearm from a licensed dealer, or from any person who is not a licensed dealer, for another individual, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such individual meets specified criteria
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1286-1287) on 03/11/2013
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Protecting Children and America's Homeland Act of 2014 [S.2773]
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Protecting Children and America's Homeland Act of 2014 - Division A: Supplemental Appropriations - Provides supplemental FY2014 appropriations for expenses related to the rise in unaccompanied alien children and alien adults accompanied by an alien minor at the southwest border. Makes such supplemental appropriations to: (1) the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), science, and related agencies; (2) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 528. on 08/01/2014
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Protecting Children and America's Homeland Act of 2014 [S.2743]
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Protecting Children and America's Homeland Act of 2014 - Division A: Supplemental Appropriations - Provides supplemental FY2014 appropriations for expenses related to the rise in unaccompanied alien children and alien adults accompanied by an alien minor at the southwest border. Makes such supplemental appropriations to: (1) the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), science, and related agencies; (2) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S5224-5233) on 07/31/2014
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Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014 [S.2648]
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Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014 - Appropriates supplemental funds for FY2014 to specified federal agencies and programs to respond to the increased apprehensions of unaccompanied children and minors along the southwestern border, fight wildfires, and support Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defense system. Provides appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ); the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); the Department of Health
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Mikulski
S.amdt.3753 Amendment Sa 3753 Proposed By Senator Reid To Amendment Sa 3752 (the Instructions Of The Motion To Commit). (consideration: Cr S5197)of A Perfecting Nature. on 07/31/2014
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Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2014 [S.2535]
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Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2014 - 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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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/26/2014
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Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014 [S.2329]
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Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014 - Declares that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) prevent Hezbollah's global logistics and financial network from operating in order to curtail funding of its domestic and international activities; and (2) utilize diplomatic, legislative, and executive avenues to combat Hezbollah's criminal activities in order to block that organization's ability to fund its global terrorist activities. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit, or impose strict conditions on, the opening or maintaining
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/13/2014
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Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 [S.1897]
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Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 - Defines "sensitive personally identifiable information" to include: (1) specified combinations of data elements in electronic or digital form, such as an individual's name, home address or telephone number, mother's maiden name, and date of birth; (2) a non-truncated social security number, driver's license number, passport number, or government-issued unique identification number; (3) unique biometric data; (4) a unique account identifier; and (5) any security code, access code, password, or secure
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S134) on 01/08/2014
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Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2013 [S.1738]
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Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose an additional penalty of $5,000 on any person or entity convicted of crimes relating to: (1) peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons; (2) sexual abuse; (3) sexual exploitation and other abuse of children; (4) transportation for illegal sexual activity; or (5) human smuggling in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Establishes in the Treasury the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund into which such penalties shall be deposited and which shall
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S8193-8197) on 11/19/2013
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Employee Rights Act [S.1712]
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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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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/14/2013
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American Savings Promotion Act [S.1597]
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American Savings Promotion Act - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States, the Federal Reserve Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and the Home Owners' Loan Act to authorize covered financial institutions to conduct a contest, known as a "savings promotion raffle," in which the sole consideration required for a chance of winning designated prizes is obtained by the deposit of a specified amount of money in a savings account or program, where each ticket or entry has an equal chance of being drawn. Subjects such a drawing contest to regulations
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Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 10/29/2013
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Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2013 [S.1418]
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Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) make competitive grants to state, tribal, and local governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving a homicide, a serious violent felony, a serious drug offense, gangs, or organized crime; (2) evaluate grant applicants based on specified criteria, including the prevalence of witness intimidation and the number of such crimes per capita in the applicant's jurisdiction; (3)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 08/01/2013
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Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 [HB-955]
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Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person, other than a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, collector, or dealer (licensed dealer), from knowingly purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce (including through receipt on consignment or by way of pledge or pawn as security for payment) a firearm from a licensed dealer, or from any person who is not a licensed dealer, for another individual, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/08/2013
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Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 [HB-898]
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Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to: (1) limit the validity of a passport issued to a sex offender to one year or such time period as appropriate, and (2) revoke the passport or passport card of an individual who has been convicted of a sex offense by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction. Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) to rename the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Modern Slavery and Other
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/08/2013
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Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 [HB-756]
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Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 - Title I: Research and Development - (Sec. 103) Directs specified federal agencies participating in the National High-Performance Computing Program to: (1) transmit to Congress a cybersecurity strategic research and development plan and triennial updates, and (2) develop and annually update an implementation roadmap for such plan. Instructs the participating agencies, in developing and updating the strategic plan, to solicit recommendations and advice from the advisory committee on high-performance computing
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/17/2013
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Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013 [HB-637]
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Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to require a governmental entity operating a public unmanned aircraft system to minimize the collection or disclosure of covered information. Defines "covered information" as: (1) information that is reasonably likely to enable identification of an individual, or (2) information about an individual's property that is not in plain view. Requires such entity to submit to the Attorney General, with an application for a certificate or license to operate such a system in national
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/08/2013
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Rewards for Justice Congressional Notification Act of 2014 [HB-5685]
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Rewards for Justice Congressional Notification Act of 2014 - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require congressional notification not less than 15 days after a reward is authorized under the the Department of State's rewards for justice program. Requires such notification to include information about the identity of the individual for whom the award is being made, the amount of the reward, the acts with respect to which the reward is being made, and how the reward is being publicized.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Keating
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/20/2014
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Safely Exacting Cautious Useful Rules for Immigration This Year (SECURITY) Act [HB-5316]
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Safely Exacting Cautious Useful Rules for Immigration This Year (SECURITY) Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) to submit to Congress a plan to achieve operational control of the international land and maritime borders of the United States. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a plan to construct and finish within 10 years double-layered reinforced fencing on the southern border. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) deploy at least an additional 10,000 members of the National Guard for border control
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stockman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/26/2014