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Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act [HB-3524]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
Authorizes assistance to the Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) to address the causes of migration to the United States and contains provisions related to the handling of such migrants. The Department of State shall create and implement a Northern Triangle strategy to (1) address crime and violence, (2) improve democratic governance, and (3) promote economic development and tackle extreme poverty. The State Department shall (1) help strengthen the capacity of Western Hemisphere countries to accept and care for refugees,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border Security, Facilitation, And Operations. on 08/02/2019
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Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2019 [HB-3507]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 07/19/2019
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HELP Separated Children Act of 2019 Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act of 2019 [HB-3451]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 07/30/2019
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Protecting Families and Improving Immigration Procedures Act [S.1733]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to limit the separation of children from their parents or legal guardians, to limit the detention of families and children, to provide unaccompanied alien children with access to counsel, to increase the number of immigration judges and support staff, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/05/2019
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Grandfamilies Act of 2019 [HB-2967]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Social Security ]
Expands access to specified programs for children living with grandparents or other family members who are not their legal guardian. Specifically, the bill provides that a child of a relative eligible for Old-Age and Survivors Insurance benefits is eligible for such benefit payments if that child (1) began living with such relative before age 18, (2) receives at least 50% of their support from such relative, and (3) has lived with such relative pursuant to a court order for at least 12 months.Additionally, the bill revises the Temporary Assistance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/24/2019
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Grandfamilies Act of 2019 [S.1660]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Poverty ]
Expands access to specified programs for children living with grandparents or other family members who are not their legal guardian. Specifically, the bill provides that a child of a relative eligible for Old-Age and Survivors Insurance benefits is eligible for such benefit payments if that child (1) began living with such relative before age 18, (2) receives at least 50% of their support from such relative, and (3) has lived with such relative pursuant to a court order for at least 12 months.Additionally, the bill revises the Temporary Assistance
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/23/2019
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Child Custody Protection Act of 2019 [HB-2817]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/26/2019
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Safe Home Act of 2019 [S.1446]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Makes unregulated custody transfers a form of child abuse and neglect under federal child-welfare law. Specifically, an unregulated custody transfer occurs when a child is placed with a non-relative or otherwise unfamiliar adult, with the intention of severing the parental or guardian relationship with the child, without reasonably ensuring the child's safety, and without legally transferring parental or guardian rights.The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to (1) report on the causes, effects, and prevalence of unregulated
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/14/2019
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Central America Reform and Enforcement Act [S.1445]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Establishes programs to address the humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (the Northern Triangle countries) and to handle asylum-seekers from those countries. The Department of State shall report to Congress a five-year interagency strategy to address the factors driving migration from Central America. The bill establishes various new immigration-related penalties, such as making it unlawful to knowingly destroy any government-deployed border-control device (e.g., fence or camera). The State Department shall work to expand
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/14/2019
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Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 [S.1346]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/07/2019
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HUMANE Act of 2019 Humanitarian Upgrades to Manage and Assist our Nation's Enforcement Act of 2019 [HB-2522]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Modifies requirements relating to the detention of alien children and families, asylum seekers, and other immigration-related provisions. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall house detained alien children with a parent during the pendency of any civil or criminal proceedings if the children are accompanied by a parent. DHS shall ensure the facilities meet various standards, including those relating to accommodations and medical treatment. DHS shall expedite removal proceedings against alien children convicted of certain crimes. The bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 05/31/2019
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Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2019 [HB-2484]
[Taxes ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Pensions ]
[Children and Youth ]
Treats Indian tribal governments as states for purposes of the annual allocation of the tax-exempt bond volume cap. It also repeals provisions that limit an Indian tribal government's eligibility to issue tax-exempt bonds or to be exempt from specified excise taxes to transactions involving the exercise of an essential government function customarily performed by state and local governments. The bill (1) treats employee benefit or pension plans maintained by Indian tribes and domestic relations orders issued pursuant to tribal law in the same manner
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 05/02/2019
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Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act [HB-2480]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to expand services for preventing and treating child abuse. Specifically, the bill establishes requirements concerning collecting and exchanging data about child abuse and neglect. For instance, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to (1) establish uniform national standards for tracking and reporting child fatalities and near-fatalities resulting from maltreatment,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/21/2019
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HUMANE Act of 2019 Humanitarian Upgrades to Manage and Assist our Nation's Enforcement Act of 2019 [S.1303]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Modifies requirements relating to the detention of alien children and families, asylum seekers, and other immigration-related provisions. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall house detained alien children with a parent during the pendency of any civil or criminal proceedings if the children are accompanied by a parent. DHS shall ensure the facilities meet various standards, including those relating to accommodations and medical treatment. DHS shall expedite removal proceedings against alien children convicted of certain crimes. The bill
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/02/2019
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Supporting Caregivers Act [S.1146]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require the Assistant Secretary for Aging to identify and disseminate best practices for the National Family Caregiver Support program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/11/2019
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KIDS Act Keeping Infants Domestically Safe Act of 2019 [S.1164]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Expands the scope of the criminal conduct related to buying and selling minors (i.e., individuals under 18 years of age). Current law prohibits buying or selling a minor for the purpose of producing child pornography. prohibits buying or selling a minor in exchange for money or any other consideration for any purpose other than a legal adoption.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 04/11/2019
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Women’s Retirement Protection Act of 2019 [HB-2005]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Finance ]
Modifies the requirements for pension plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to (1) extend spousal consent requirements that currently apply to defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution pension plans, and (2) allow certain long-term part-time workers to participate in pension plans that include either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement or a salary reduction agreement. Financial product or service providers who sell retirement financial products or services must provide purchasers of their products
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 04/01/2019
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Women's Retirement Protection Act [S.975]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Modifies the requirements for pension plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to (1) extend spousal consent requirements that currently apply to defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution pension plans, and (2) allow certain long-term part-time workers to participate in pension plans that include either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement or a salary reduction agreement. Financial product or service providers who sell retirement financial products or services must provide purchasers of their products
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/01/2019
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-1585]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Modifies and reauthorizes through FY2024 programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. Among other things, the bill also authorizes new programs, makes changes to federal firearms laws, and establishes new protections to promote housing stability and economic security for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 66. on 04/10/2019
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019 [S.661]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with experts in child development and welfare and pediatric medicine, to develop guidelines for the treatment of children (under age 18 with no permanent immigration status) in the custody of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). DHS must provide resources and trained staff to address the needs of such children, including child welfare professionals, at each port of entry and Border Patrol station. The bill imposes various duties on such child welfare professionals, including
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/05/2019