Rep. Clay Higgins
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DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018 [HB-5074]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) national cybersecurity and communications integration center to maintain cyber hunt and incident response teams to provide, upon request, assistance including: (1) assisting asset owners and operators in restoring services following a cyber incident; (2) identifying cybersecurity risk and unauthorized cyber activity; and (3) mitigation strategies to prevent, deter, and protect against
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/20/2018
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Veteran Suicide Prevention Act [HB-411]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
Veteran Suicide Prevention Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete a publicly available review of the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the preceding five-year period. Such review shall include: the total number of veterans who died by suicide during the five-year period; a summary that includes age, gender, and race; a list of the medications prescribed to, and found in the systems of, such veterans at the time of their deaths, and a summary of medical diagnoses by VA physicians which led
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
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Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act [HB-200]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Recreation ]
[Food ]
[Water ]
Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2022 the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Revisions are made to: (1) requirements for fishery management plans for overfished fisheries; and (2) catch limit requirements, including by authorizing Regional Fishery Management Councils to consider changes in an ecosystem and the economic needs of the fishing communities when establishing the limits. To distinguish between fish that are
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/12/2018
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Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act [HB-5310]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Municipal Infrastructure Savings and Transparency Act This bill grants an engineer for a public agency that receives funds from the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , or the Department of Agriculture (USDA), in accordance with state and local procurement requirements, maximum flexibility to select appropriate construction materials that meet the performance requirements of a public contract and that allows open and free competition among suppliers of construction materials,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 05/22/2018
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Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies Act [HB-5260]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
Advanced Nuclear Energy Technologies Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to advance the research and development of domestic advanced, affordable, and clean nuclear energy. Specifically, DOE must enter into one or more agreements to carry out at least four advanced nuclear reactor demonstration projects. DOE must establish goals for research relating to advanced nuclear reactors, including by coordinating with members of private industry to advance the demonstration of various designs of advanced
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Sponsored by: Rep. Clay Higgins
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/22/2018
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IAP Authorization Act of 2018 Immigration Advisory Program Authorization Act of 2018 [HB-5207]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
IAP Authorization Act of 2018 Immigration Advisory Program Authorization Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) an immigration advisory program for CBP officers, pursuant to an agreement with a host country, to assist air carriers and security employees at foreign airports review traveler information during the processing of U.S.-bound flights. CBP shall provide Congress with: a copy of any host country agreement within 60 days of such agreement entering
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/26/2018
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OBIM Authorization Act of 2018 Office of Biometric Identity Management Authorization Act of 2018 [HB-5206]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
OBIM Authorization Act of 2018 Office of Biometric Identity Management Authorization Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Office of Biometric Identity Management, which shall be administered by a director with significant management experience and experience in biometrics and identity management. The director shall have specified duties, including leading DHS's biometric identity services to support anti-terrorism, counterterrorism,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 717. on 12/04/2018
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/26/2018
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DHS Field Engagement Accountability Act [HB-5079]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Science ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
DHS Field Engagement Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop or update not less frequently than once every five years a strategy for DHS engagement with fusion centers. The term "fusion center" means a collaborative effort of two or more government agencies that combines resources, expertise, or information to maximize the ability of such agencies to detect, prevent, investigate, apprehend, and respond to criminal or terrorist activity. Such strategy
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 642. on 11/13/2018
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SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 [HB-4919]
[Food ]
[Public Safety ]
[Agriculture ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Consumer Protection ]
SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement the National Accuracy Clearinghouse (NAC) on a nationwide basis. (The NAC is currently a five-state pilot program.) The NAC is a database of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) information for states to use to prevent SNAP participants from receiving duplicative benefits in multiple states. The bill requires all states to use the NAC when
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Sponsored by: Rep. Clay Higgins
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 02/08/2018