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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6157]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of that division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that this bill provides appropriations for FY2019. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 This division provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. It does not include funding for military construction,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
Signed By President. on 09/28/2018
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Keep Families Together Act [HB-6135]
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Keep Families Together Act This bill prohibits an agent or contractor of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Health and Human Services from removing a child who is under the age of 18 and has no permanent immigration status from his or her parent or legal guardian at or near the port of entry or within 100 miles of the U.S. border unless: an authorized state court determines that it is in the child's best interests to be removed; a state or county child welfare official with expertise in child trauma
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/30/2018
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Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 [HB-6136]
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Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the border, including by increasing enforcement personnel. The bill provides funding for infrastructure, law enforcement, and border security, including funds for a border wall along the southern border. The bill provides for: (1) an Integrated Border Enforcement Team Program within DHS; (2) Tunnel Task Forces; (3) a pilot program on the use of electromagnetic spectrum to support
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Mr. Espaillat Moved To Recommit With Instructions To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text: Cr H5766) on 06/27/2018
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Protect Kids and Parents Act [S.3091]
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Protect Kids and Parents Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/19/2018
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Keep Families Together Act [S.3036]
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Keep Families Together Act This bill prohibits an agent or contractor of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Health and Human Services from removing a child who is under the age of 18 and has no permanent immigration status from his or her parent or legal guardian at or near the port of entry or within 100 miles of the U.S. border unless: an authorized state court determines that it is in the child's best interests to be removed; a state or county child welfare official with expertise in child trauma
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/07/2018
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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 [HB-4074]
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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 This bill establishes and expands various programs related to education, housing, employment, and social welfare. The Department of Education must award grants to states for the development and implementation of prekindergarten programs. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Department of Justice may award grants to assist communities in addressing juvenile delinquency and gang prevention. The bill expands: the Pell Grant program, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 10/26/2017
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HELP Separated Children Act Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act [HB-5950]
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HELP Separated Children Act Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/24/2018
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Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 [S.1935]
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Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to include Indian tribal governments in an annual allocation of a national tax-exempt bond volume cap. The bill 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 amends the IRC and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/05/2017
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that countries that are party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction should work to resolve international parental child abduction cases, and for other purposes. [HR-729]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that countries that are party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction should work to resolve international parental child abduction cases, and for other purposes. Calls for countries that are party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to work to resolve international parental child abduction cases, including by applying the convention retroactively with respect to cases initiated prior to the date on which the countries
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Introduced In House on 02/07/2018
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Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2018 [HB-4990]
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Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Dingell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 02/14/2018
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International Violence Against Women Act of 2018 [HB-5034]
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International Violence Against Women Act of 2018 This bill provides for a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes in the Department of State an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. The Ambassador-at-Large shall: (1) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender equality and the advancement of women and girls in foreign policy, and (2) develop or update periodically a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/15/2018
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "International Parental Child Abduction Month" and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should raise awareness of the harm caused by international parental child abduction. [SR-431]
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "International Parental Child Abduction Month" and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should raise awareness of the harm caused by international parental child abduction. Observes International Parental Child Abduction Month, April 1-May 1, 2018, to raise awareness of, and opposition to, international parental child abduction.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 04/19/2018
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Bindu Philips and Devon Davenport International Child Abduction Return Act of 2017 [HB-3512]
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Bindu Philips and Devon Davenport International Child Abduction Return Act of 2017 This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit the President from designating a country as a beneficiary developing country if the country has a pattern of noncompliance under the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 in cases of child abduction during the preceding 12 months. Under current law, a beneficiary developing country is eligible for benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (i.e., tariff benefits).
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Introduced In House on 07/27/2017
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SIMARRA Act Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act of 2017 [HB-3410]
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SIMARRA Act Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act of 2017 This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons to establish a pilot program to allow incarcerated women who give birth and children born during such incarceration to reside together in a separate prison housing unit. It sets forth inmate eligibility criteria and program participation requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/06/2017
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Expressing the sense of Congress that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged. [HCR-72]
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Expressing the sense of Congress that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged. Expresses the sense of Congress that: child safety is the first priority of custody and parenting adjudications, and courts should resolve safety risks and claims of family violence before assessing other best interest factors; all evidence admitted in custody and parenting adjudications should be subject to evidentiary admissibility standards;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate. on 09/26/2018
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Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 [HB-3138]
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Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to include Indian tribal governments in an annual allocation of a national tax-exempt bond volume cap. The bill 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 amends the IRC and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Introduced In House on 06/29/2017
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act [HB-1]
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to reduce tax rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses. It also establishes an oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska. (Unless otherwise specified, provisions referred to in this summary as temporary or as a suspension of an existing provision apply for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026.) TITLE I Subtitle A-- Individual Tax Reform
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Signed By President. on 12/22/2017
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Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 [HB-2]
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Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2023 and modifies Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that address: commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, energy, horticulture, and crop insurance. The bill modifies agriculture and nutrition policies to: require farmers to make a new election to obtain either Price Loss Coverage or Agricultural Risk Coverage for
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Sponsored by: Rep. K. Michael Conaway
Signed By President. on 12/20/2018
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Jane's Law [HB-2829]
Jane's Law
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 06/08/2017
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Child Custody Protection Act of 2017 [S.1173]
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Child Custody Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/18/2017