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Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019 [HB-532]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish programs for providing alternatives to detaining individuals under the immigration laws, including community-based supervision and community support programs. DHS may not detain and must place in an alternative detention program individuals deemed members of a vulnerable population (e.g., asylum seekers, pregnant or nursing women, or crime victims), a parent of a child under age 18, or a caregiver. DHS shall not use alternative detention programs for (1) aliens subject to mandatory
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 02/25/2019
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Keep Families Together Act [HB-541]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Limits the separation of families at or near U.S borders or ports of entry and imposes limits on the prosecution of asylum seekers. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall not separate a child from a legal guardian at a port of entry or within 100 miles of a U.S. border unless a state court terminates the legal guardian's rights; a state child welfare agency or court determines it is in the child's best interests to be removed; or the child is determined to be
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 02/25/2019
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Raise the Wage Act [HB-582]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Disabilities ]
[Economic Development ]
(Sec. 3) amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. The bill eliminates the separate minimum wage requirements for tipped and newly hired employees. After a specified period, these employees shall be paid the same minimum wage as regular employees. (Sec. 6) The bill sets forth a schedule of annual increases in the federal minimum wage for individuals with disabilities. The Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 156. on 07/22/2019
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Freedom of Religion Act of 2019 [HB-590]
[Immigration ]
[Religion ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Establishes that an alien may not be denied entry, reentry, or admission to the United States, or any other immigration benefit, because of the alien's religion or lack of religious beliefs. shall not affect the authority of various government agencies or immigration officers to determine whether a particular individual may pose a threat to national security.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 02/25/2019
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Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act [HB-657]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Directs the Department of the Treasury to provide interest-free loans to federal and District of Columbia government employees affected by a government shutdown and to notify the individual's employer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/17/2019
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REACH Act Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act [HB-662]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Addresses hazing incidents that involve students attending an institution of higher education (IHE). Hazing means an intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a student, or a former student, of an IHE against another student, that (1) is connected with an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, an organization that is affiliated with the IHE; and (2) contributes to a substantial risk of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or causes physical injury, mental harm or personal degradation. Specifically,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/17/2019
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Haitian Educational Empowerment Act of 2019 [HB-666]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[International ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Human Services ]
Directs the Department of State to establish a scholarship program for eligible Haitian students who were enrolled as full-time or part-time students in a Haitian or U.S. university or institution of higher education and whose studies were interrupted as a result of the January 12, 2010, earthquake or the October 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew. A Haitian student who receives such a scholarship shall return to Haiti for at least two years upon completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree. The State Department may make grants to institutions of higher
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/17/2019
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Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2019 [HB-674]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/31/2019
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Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2019 [HB-686]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes new requirements and restrictions with respect to the sale, purchase, shipment, and transport of ammunition. Among other things, the bill does the following: requires an ammunition dealer to be licensed; requires ammunition sales to be conducted in person; and requires a licensed ammunition importer, manufacturer, or dealer to report on bulk sales of ammunition.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/04/2019
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MICRO Act Make Identifiable Criminal Rounds Obvious Act [HB-719]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires certain semiautomatic pistols to be capable of microstamping ammunition. A pistol is capable of microstamping ammunition if (1) the characters that identify the make, model, and serial number of the pistol are etched into the breech face and firing pin of the pistol; and (2) these characters are copied onto the cartridge case of the ammunition when the pistol fires such ammunition. Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal firearms licensee (e.g., a gun dealer) from manufacturing, importing, or transferring a semiautomatic pistol that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/04/2019