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Concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights. [HR-131]
Asserts that the region's leaders and the international community should break the cycle of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and surrounding region. Calls on: (1) the signatories of the February 24, 2013, Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region to abide by the Framework's provisions; and (2) governments of the Great Lakes region of Africa to respect the national security and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Recognizes efforts by the Democratic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/27/2013
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Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 [HB-955]
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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SAVE Act of 2013 [HB-830]
Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2013 or SAVE Act of 2013 - Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) increases in Border Patrol and investigative personnel, (2) recruitment of former military personnel, (3) use of Department of Defense (DOD) equipment, (4) infrastructure improvements, (5) aerial and other surveillance, (5) a national strategy to secure the borders, (6) accountable financing under the Secure Border Initiative, (7) emergency deployment of Border Patrol agents,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/08/2013
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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-83]
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Became Public Law No: 113-235. on 12/16/2014
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Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 [HB-72]
Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Attorney General to provide to a state on a U.S. border up to 500 additional U.S. Border Patrol agents, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) agents to patrol and defend the border, combat drug trafficking, and combat smuggling of firearms, explosives, alcohol, and tobacco if the state's governor declares an international border security emergency
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 02/12/2013
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Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act [HB-5703]
Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act - Directs the President to appoint a White House Coordinator for International Cultural Property Protection who shall coordinate and promote federal agency efforts to address international cultural property protection activities. Directs the Secretary of State (Secretary in this Act), the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Attorney General (DOJ), and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit to the Coordinator information on efforts to protect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eliot Engel
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 11/24/2014
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ATF Elimination Act [HB-5522]
ATF Elimination Act - Rescinds the hiring authority of the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Requires the Director, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to jointly develop and submit a plan for winding up the affairs of ATF that, without compromising core functions, eliminates and reduces duplicative, unnecessary functions or waste. Requires the Director of the FBI to transmit to the Administrator of the General Services
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Sponsored by: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 10/28/2014
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Targeted Use of Sanctions for Killing Elephants in Their Range Act of 2014 [HB-5454]
Targeted Use of Sanctions for Killing Elephants in Their Range Act of 2014 - Amends the African Elephant Conservation Act to make it a policy to prevent additional African elephant ivory from entering global commerce, and to reduce demand for ivory that is driving elephant poaching by limiting natural resources-related trade with countries whose nationals are engaged in illegal ivory trade. Deems the identification of a country by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Standing Committee as a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 09/16/2014
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Safely Exacting Cautious Useful Rules for Immigration This Year (SECURITY) Act [HB-5316]
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
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CAUSA Initiatives Act [HB-5261]
Central American and USA Initiatives Act or the CAUSA Initiatives Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with Canada, Mexico, and the countries of Central America to establish a program to: assess the needs of Central American countries to maintain the security of their international borders; determine the support needed by such countries from the United States, Canada, and Mexico to meet such needs; and assess the current structure for handling displaced minors and other vulnerable individuals in Central American countries
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Sponsored by: Rep. Loretta Sanchez
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Western Hemisphere. on 09/08/2014
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Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. [HB-5230]
DIVISION A - SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS AND RESCISSIONS Secure the Southwest Border Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014 Provides supplemental FY2014 appropriations to address the significant rise in unaccompanied alien children and alien adults accompanied by an alien minor at the Southwest Border of the United States, and for other purposes. TITLE I - DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 550. on 09/08/2014
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Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014 [HB-5137]
Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of State to negotiate agreements between the United States and other countries for the repatriation of children. Requires that such agreements protect children from severe forms of trafficking in persons and provide for their safe removal and repatriation. (Current law provides separate procedures for unaccompanied alien children from countries that are or are not contiguous to the United
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/02/2014
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Helping Unaccompanied Minors and Alleviating National Emergency Act [HB-5114]
Helping Unaccompanied Minors and Alleviating National Emergency Act or the HUMANE Act - Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to declare that any unaccompanied alien child (UAC) who has not been a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons or does not have a credible fear of persecution on returning to his or her country of nationality or of last habitual residence shall be: (1) placed in removal proceedings, (2) eligible for voluntary departure at no cost to the child, and (3) provided
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Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/02/2014
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-5013]
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 - Title I: Department of State and Related Agency - Makes FY2015 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; the Capital Investment Fund; the Office of Inspector General; educational and cultural exchange programs; representation allowances; protection of foreign missions and officials; U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; emergencies in the diplomatic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 113-499, By Ms. Granger. on 06/27/2014
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National Border and Homeland Security Act [HB-4962]
National Border and Homeland Security Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to give state criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP) funding priority to: (1) northern or southern border states, or (2) state political subdivisions having one of the four largest populations of unlawfully present aliens for the preceding fiscal year. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) to complete the required 700 mile southwest border fencing and priority-area
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/21/2014
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Human Smuggling Prevention Act of 2014 [HB-4961]
Human Smuggling Prevention Act of 2014 - Prohibits an individual acting for financial gain from directing or participating in an effort to bring or attempt to bring five or more persons unlawfully into the United States. Establishes monetary and/or prison penalties for such actions. Prescribes increased penalties for actions that: (1) result in death or serious bodily injury; (2) place a life in jeopardy; or (3) involve bribery of a government official, robbery, sexual abuse, or 10 or more persons. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/21/2014
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Criminal Alien Accountability Act [HB-457]
Criminal Alien Accountability Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish minimum imprisonment terms for specified categories of aliens subject to criminal fines, imprisonment, or both, for reenrty as removed aliens. (Such provision does not apply to aliens removed for security or terrorist grounds.) Subjects an individual who knowingly aids or conspires to allow, procure, or permit any such alien to reenter the United States to criminal penalty, the same imprisonment term as applies to the alien so aided, or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darrell Issa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/28/2013
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Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 [HB-452]
Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person, in of affecting interstate commerce: (1) from purchasing, attempting to purchase, or transferring a firearm, with intent to deliver the firearm to another person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is prohibited from possessing a firearm; (2) in purchasing, attempting to purchase, or transferring a firearm, from intentionally providing false or misleading material information on a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/28/2013
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Egypt Accountability and Democracy Promotion Act [HB-416]
Egypt Accountability and Democracy Promotion Act - States that U.S. policy shall be to use its foreign assistance for Egypt to advance U.S. national security interests in Egypt, including encouraging the advancement of political, economic, and religious freedom in Egypt. Limits specified security and economic assistance to Egypt unless the Secretary of State certifies to Congress every six months that the Egyptian government: (1) is not controlled by or under the influence of a foreign terrorist organization, or that no supporter of a foreign terrorist
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 01/25/2013
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Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 [HB-3979]
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (SAA, 2008) to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before June 1, 2014. (Authority for payment of unemployment compensation expired on December 31, 2013. This amendment authorizes payment of compensation for the entire period between January 1, 2014, and June 1, 2014.) (Sec. 3) Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Signed By President. on 12/19/2014