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Latest Action: 07/30/2008 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Bill TextTo prohibit the award of contracts to provide guard services under the contract security guard program of the Federal Protective Service to a business concern that is owned, controlled, or operated by an individual who has been convicted of a felony. 10/2/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 14, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Federal Protective Service Guard Contracting Reform Act of 2007 - Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from awarding a contract for the provision of guard services under the contract security guard program of the Federal Protective Service to any business concern that is owned, controlled, or operated by an individual who has been convicted of a felony.
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Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill Text
A bill to require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (Living Kidney Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2007) Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. 2/5/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; (2) full and equitable funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006; (3) appropriate funding for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment; (4) the strengthening of stable African-American communities; (5) reducing the impact of incarceration as a driver of new HIV infections within the African-American community; (6) effective and comprehensive HIV prevention education programs to promote the early identification of HIV through voluntary routine testing and to connect those in need to treatment as early as possible; (7) reducing the number of HIV infections in the African-American community resulting from injection drug use; and (8) efforts to link those infected with HIV to accessible care and treatment options.[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Bill TextTo require the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Defense Contract Audit Agency, to review all defense contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving any contractors, subcontractors, or Federal officers or employees that have been indicted or convicted for contracting improprieties. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Iraq Contracting Fraud Review Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency, to review of each covered contract to determine if the contract has been the subject of fraud or any other contracting impropriety. Defines a covered contract as a contract or subcontract entered into on or after March 1, 2003, by the Department of Defense (DOD), if the contract or subcontract: (1) relates to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq; and (2) involves any contractor, subcontractor, or federal employee that has been indicted or convicted for fraud with respect to another DOD contract relating [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1714-1715) Bill TextA bill to modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. 2/7/2007--Introduced. Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act of 2007 or the SAFE Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to expand the reporting requirements of electronic communication and remote computing service providers with respect to violations of child sexual exploitation and pornography laws. Requires such service providers, in reporting violations of such laws to the CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to provide: (1) information on the Internet identity of a suspected sex offender, including the electronic mail address, website address, uniform resource locator, or other identifying information; (2) the time child pornography was uploaded or discovered; (3) geographic location information for the offender; and (4) images of such child pornography.[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/27/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1644) Bill TextTo permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses. 1/22/2007--Introduced. Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow an individual to file a petition for expungement of a record of conviction for a nonviolent criminal offense if such individual has: (1) never been convicted of a violent offense and has never been convicted of a nonviolent offense other than the one for which expungement is sought; (2) fulfilled all requirements of the sentence of the court in which conviction was obtained; (3) remained free from dependency on or abuse of alcohol or a controlled substance for a minimum of one year and has been rehabilitated, to the court's satisfaction, if so required by the terms of supervised release; (4) obtained a high school diploma or completed a high school equivalency program; and (5) completed at least one year of community service.Authorizes an individual convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. 11/14/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007 or the KIDS Act of 2007 - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 to: (1) evaluate and purchase Internet filtering and monitoring programs and devices; (2) train probation officers in the use of such programs and devices and in the supervision of sex offenders; and (3) hire probation officers and other personnel as required to supervise convicted sex offenders effectively.Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include as discretionary conditions for the probation and supervised release of a convicted sex offender restricted access to the Internet and monitoring of computers used by such offender by a probation officer; (2) impose a fine and/or prison term of [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Star Print ordered on the bill. Bill TextTo amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. 3/9/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 - Title I: Technical and Management Assistance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (popularly known as the Clean Water Act [CWA]) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to nonprofit organizations to provide: (1) technical assistance to rural and small municipalities for grants from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Funds; (2) technical assistance and training for rural and small publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) and decentralized wastewater systems to enable them to protect water quality and comply with the CWA; and (3) information to rural and small municipalities and municipalities that meet a state's affordability [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Bill TextA bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. 3/7/2007--Introduced. Count Every Vote Act of 2005 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 with respect to : (1) voter verification and mandatory auditing by state officials; (2) provisional ballots and requirements for casting and counting them; (3) shortening of voter wait lines; (4) equitable allocation of voting systems, poll workers, and election resources; (5) absentee balloting; (6) training of poll workers; (7) standards for purging voters; (8) an election day registration grant program; (9) standards for early voting; (10) voter registration and identification; (11) prohibition of deceptive practices and certain campaign activities; (12) voting rights of individuals convicted of criminal offenses; and (13) the Election Assistance Commission. Makes appropriations to carry out this Act. Federal Election Day Act of [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. 2/5/2007--Introduced. Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2007 - Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual: (1) is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility; or (2) is on parole or probation for a felony offense. Provides for enforcement and remedies for violations of this Act.Specifies that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a state from enacting any state law that affords the right to vote in any election for federal office on terms less restrictive than those terms established by this Act; and (2) the rights and remedies established by this Act shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, and shall not [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/31/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Bill Text
A bill to require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Bill TextTo prohibit the purchase or lease of housing acquired using Federal loan or grant funds appropriated for the purchase and rehabilitation of foreclosed housing under the Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 by any individual convicted under Federal or State law of a drug-dealing offense, a sex offense, or mortgage fraud. 5/12/2008--Introduced. Prohibits any individual from purchasing or leasing any housing (or any dwelling unit in housing) acquired using federal loan or grant funds Congress appropriates for the purchase and rehabilitation of foreclosed housing under the Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008, if he or she has been convicted under federal or state law of a felony drug-dealing offense (within the five-year period preceding the purchase or lease transaction date), a sex offense, or mortgage fraud.
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Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to authorize funds to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation to carry out its Community Safety Initiative. 5/1/2008--Introduced. Community Safety Initiative Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs to make grants in FY2009-FY2014 to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation to carry out its Community Safety Initiative.
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to increase the incentives for employers to hire qualified ex-felons by enhancing the effectiveness of the work opportunity tax credit, to reduce the backlog of applications pending certification under the work opportunity tax credit program, to enhance the effectiveness of the Federal bonding program, to enhance the effectiveness of the Federal bonding program, and to authorize a pilot program for employment-focused re-entry projects. 4/2/2008--Introduced. Employment Access for Recidivism Reduction Nationwide or the EARN Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) promote the work opportunity tax credit program by reducing backlogs of employer applications for certifications under such program and by increasing awareness of the availability of such credit; and (2) increase the number of fidelity bonds purchased and issued by states through the Federal Bonding Program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the work opportunity tax credit for employers [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1560-1561) Bill TextTo reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 3/10/2008--Introduced. Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NSCA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise the programs under such Acts and reauthorize appropriations for such programs through FY2012. Revises under NSCA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service (Learn and Serve programs); (2) National Service Trust programs (AmeriCorps); (3) the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); and (4) the Investment for Quality and Innovation program. Eliminates the current Community-Based Learn and Serve programs. Establishes a new Learn and Serve program, Innovative Service-Learning Programs and Research, providing matching grants to: (1) provide community service-learning opportunities to elementary and [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1061-1063) Bill TextA bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to improve programs carried out through youth opportunity grants, and for other purposes. 2/14/2008--Introduced. Supporting Training and Employment Potential for Underemployed Populations Act, or the STEP UP Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise Youth Opportunity Grant Program requirements to direct the Secretary of Labor to make grants to local boards and eligible entities to carry out programs that provide job training and employment activities and related services to youth and young adults (allows up to 25% of funds to be made available for hard-to-serve young adults) as defined in this Act who live in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or high poverty areas. Earned Income Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to revise requirements with respect to the earned income tax credit, including to increase the maximum earned income tax credit [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo amend title 18, United States Code, to make a technical correction to ensure sex offenders who travel between States, regardless of when they traveled, must register with appropriate state and local authorities. 2/19/2008--Introduced. Sex Offender Mandatory Registration Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) apply registration requirements to sex offenders regardless of the date of their offense or the date of their travel in interstate commerce; and (2) make failure to register or update a sex offender registration a continuing offense for as long as such failure exists.
Latest Action: 02/13/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S980-981) Bill TextA bill to ensure that the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act is applied retroactively. 2/13/2008--Introduced. Sex Offender Registration and Notification Retroactivity Correction Act of 2008 - Makes the registration requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act applicable to sex offenders convicted before, on, or after the enactment of that Act. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) apply registration requirements to sex offenders regardless of the date of their offense or the date of their travel in interstate commerce; and (2) make failure to register or update a sex offender registration a continuing offense for as long as such failure exists.
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Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Bill TextTo enhance public safety by improving the reintegration of youth offenders into the families and communities to which they are returning. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Youth Reentry Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require: (1) information on the number of juveniles released from prison and their living arrangements upon release in the annual report of the Administrator of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office; (2) states seeking juvenile justice grants to adopt procedures to assure the availability of post-release programs and services for juvenile offenders; and (3) research and evaluation on outcomes for juvenile offenders who have been released from custody and reintegrated into communities. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) award grants to states to establish programs to identify juveniles likely to be released before attaining age 25 and to help such juveniles attain self-sufficiency; [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Bill TextTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Removing Impediments to Students Education Act or the RISE Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal a provision which makes persons convicted of drug offenses ineligible to receive federal student financial assistance for specified periods.
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