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Community-Based Gang Intervention Act [HB-1924] [Crime ] [Community Development ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Nonprofit ] [Public Safety ]
Community-Based Gang Intervention Act This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize grants to nonprofit community-based organizations for community-based gang intervention. It adds a definition for the term "community-based gang intervention." Additionally, the bill modifies the qualifications of State Advisory Group members to include representatives of community-based gang intervention agencies and to specify that a representative of a nonprofit organization includes a person with a special focus on (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Introduced In House on 04/05/2017

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A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. [S.834] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Science ]
A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/05/2017

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Campus Accountability and Safety Act [S.856] [Education ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
Campus Accountability and Safety Act This bill addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other violence and harassment on the campuses of colleges and universities. The bill amends provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to expand reporting requirements included in the annual campus security report provided to current and prospective students and employees. Specifically, the report must include information about: (1) the institutions coordination (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/05/2017

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Campus Accountability and Safety Act [HB-1949] [Education ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
Campus Accountability and Safety Act This bill addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other violence and harassment on the campuses of colleges and universities. The bill amends provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to expand reporting requirements included in the annual campus security report provided to current and prospective students and employees. Specifically, the report must include information about: (1) the institutions coordination (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/26/2017

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National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017 [HB-1886] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017 This bill establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system; make recommendations for criminal justice reform; and disseminate findings and guidance to the federal government and to state, local, and tribal governments.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/26/2017

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Strengthening Children's Safety Act of 2017 [HB-1842] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Strengthening Children's Safety Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to add violent state crimes to the list of violent offenses that trigger an additional five-year consecutive mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who fails to comply with sex offender registration requirements and commits such offense. (Sec. 3) Additionally, it expands the prior military sex offense convictions that trigger an enhanced mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who subsequently commits aggravated child sex abuse or certain (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Claudia Tenney Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/23/2017

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To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. [HB-1832] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Science ]
To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. This bill authorizes FY2018-FY2023 appropriations for the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/31/2017

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