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Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017 [HB-3755]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Data Privacy ]
Comprehensive Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to revise requirements for disputes regarding consumer credit information reported by a consumer reporting agency (CRA). The bill prescribes requirements for: record maintenance by furnishers of credit information, CRA action when notified of inaccurate or incomplete information from furnishers, and injunctive relief for consumers in the event of noncompliance. The bill limits the circumstances in which a CRA may furnish a consumer report for
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Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 [S.2680]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
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Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 [S.2293]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Data Privacy ]
Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) expand nonimmigrant employer annual data reporting requirements to include all nonimmigrant worker categories and compensated cultural exchange, training, and business classifications; and (2) require that such information be made public. (Employment means employment in the United States and includes cultural exchanges, training, or business activities for which the nonimmigrant receives any form of compensation.) Expanded reporting requirements
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Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act [HB-4822]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
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PRENDA Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2018 [S.2326]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
PRENDA Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2018 This bill imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex or gender of the child, (2) use force or the threat of force to coerce a sex-selection abortion, (3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion, or (4) transport a woman into the United States or across a state line for the purpose of obtaining such an abortion.The bill authorizes civil actions by: (1) fathers, or maternal
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Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 [HB-4081]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Finance ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to intentionally and willfully conceal knowledge of a security breach that results in economic harm of at least $1,000 to any individual. It imposes criminal penalties on a violator and authorizes the U.S. Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate offenses. The bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file a civil action: (1) to prevent ongoing conduct that damages 100 or more protected computers (e.g., government
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Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 [HB-4777]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Trade ]
[Data Privacy ]
Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) expand nonimmigrant employer annual data reporting requirements to include all nonimmigrant worker categories and compensated cultural exchange, training, and business classifications; and (2) require that such information be made public. (Employment means employment in the United States and includes cultural exchanges, training, or business activities for which the nonimmigrant receives any form of compensation.) Expanded reporting requirements
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Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act [HB-4924]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act TITLE I--REFORM OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES Subtitle A--Reform of Procedures for Initiation, Investigation, and Resolution of Claims (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to revise administrative and judicial dispute resolution procedures for certain claims by employees alleging that employing offices have violated their CAA rights and protections, including protections against sexual harassment. The bill eliminates the requirement that an employee
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Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act [S.2401]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
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Enhancing Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative Act [HB-5094]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Enhancing Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) develop a strategy, by one year after this bill's enactment, to improve its operations and activities related to training, outreach, and information sharing for suspicious activity reporting to prevent acts of terrorism; (2) establish a working group to advise it on suspicious activity reporting; and (3) provide a briefing to the congressional homeland security committees on its operations and activities related to
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Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018 [HB-5131]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must evaluate the extent to which the 2016 Biennial National Strategy for Transportation Security is reflected in federal transportation security programs. (Sec. 4) This bill establishes programs and reporting requirements to identify risks to facilities, equipment, or systems used to provide public transportation (surface transportation assets). It requires the Department of Homeland Security to: develop risk-based priorities informed by
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21st Century IRS Act [HB-5445]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
21st Century IRS Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish requirements for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding cybersecurity, the protection of taxpayer identities, information technology, and electronic systems. With respect to cybersecurity and identity protection, the bill: requires the IRS to work with the public and private sectors to protect taxpayers from identity theft refund fraud, requires the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee to make recommendations to prevent identity theft and refund fraud,
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SAFE KIDS Act Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure Act [S.2640]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
SAFE KIDS Act Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure Act This bill prohibits an operator of a school's website from using personally identifiable information or material it acquired because of use of the site in order to target advertising to students from early childhood education through secondary school, or their parents, based on information obtained or inferred from students' online behavior, use of online applications, or such personally identifiable information. The bill exempts online advertisements
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Protecting Education Privacy Act [HB-5224]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Children and Youth ]
Protecting Education Privacy Act This bill amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, and repeals specified provisions of regulations promulgated under that Act, to further limit the release of a student's educational record or personally identifiable information.
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Protecting Taxpayer Confidentiality Through Safeguards Act [HB-5376]
[Taxes ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Protecting Taxpayer Confidentiality Through Safeguards Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the disclosure of tax returns or return information to a contractor or other agent of a federal, state, or local agency unless the agency requires the contractor or agent to provide certain safeguards to protect the confidentiality of the returns or return information. The bill also requires the agency to conduct on-site reviews to determine compliance with requirements and meet certain reporting and certification requirements.
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Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017 [HB-4221]
[Crime ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017 Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2017 This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise, rename, and reauthorize through FY2022 the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program. It directs the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants: to develop or operate programs to prevent wandering and locate missing individuals with dementia or children with developmental disabilities, and to develop tracking technology programs to locate missing
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Jessie's Law [HB-5009]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
Jessie's Law This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and disseminate best practices for health care providers and state agencies regarding the display of a patient's history of opioid addiction in the patient's medical records. In doing so, HHS must identify: (1) the circumstances under which information provided by a patient to a health care provider should, upon patient request, be displayed in the patient's medical records; (2) what constitutes a patient request; and (3) the process and methods by which
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SURVIVE Act Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act [S.1870]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
SURVIVE Act Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act This bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to require the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime to make grants to Indian tribes for programs and services for crime victims, such as domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child abuse programs, child advocacy centers, elder abuse programs, medical care, legal services, relocation, and transitional housing. In addition, the bill makes 5% of the Crime Victims Fund available for these grants.
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Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act [HB-4403]
[Data Privacy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[National Security ]
Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise requirements regarding the public disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in the manifest of vessels or aircraft entering any U.S. port or place to direct the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that any such information, including social security numbers, passport numbers, and residential addresses, are removed from any manifest signed and transmitted to the CBP before it is disclosed to the public.
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SAFE Lending Act of 2018 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2018 [S.2417]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Data Privacy ]
SAFE Lending Act of 2018 Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic Lending Act of 2018 This bill amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. The bill revises requirements related to consumer financial protection and small-dollar lending, including matters concerning remotely created checks, electronic fund transfers, registration of small-dollar lenders, overdraft fees, and the collection of personal information.