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Search Results: keywords:"department of justice"

H. R. 1477 — To establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, and for other purposes.
February 21, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:650
H.R. 1477 aims to create a new Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within the Department of Justice to better enforce federal animal cruelty laws. The bill addresses the connection between animal cruelty and serious crimes, such as violence and drug trafficking, and highlights the...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 1477 is like creating a special team of detectives to catch people who hurt animals. They want to make sure everyone works together to solve these cases and tell Congress how they're doing every year.
H. R. 3019 — An Act To establish an inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.
May 21, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:4,826
H. R. 3019, known as the "Federal Prison Oversight Act," establishes a system of inspections for the Bureau of Prisons to improve the conditions and safety in federal prisons. The bill requires the Department of Justice's Inspector General to conduct regular inspections of...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 3019 is a plan to make sure federal prisons are safe and fair by having regular check-ups and a special person to hear complaints, so everyone feels secure and heard.
S. 4955 — To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes.
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August 01, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,406
The bill, S. 4955, aims to improve the Department of Justice's ability to investigate and prosecute crimes related to international trade. It proposes the establishment of a dedicated task force within the Department of Justice to focus on federal violations such as evasion...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to help the Department of Justice catch people who cheat in international trade by creating a special group to investigate and stop these crimes, giving them $20 million to do their job well.
S. 5073 — To limit the use of funds for entities that care for unaccompanied alien children and have been identified as engaging in misconduct toward children.
September 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:273
S. 5073 aims to prevent funds from being allocated to organizations that care for unaccompanied alien children if they have been identified as having engaged in misconduct toward these children. The bill specifically targets organizations involved in illegal sexual abuse,...
Simple Explanation
S. 5073 is a plan to stop giving money to groups that take care of kids who come to America alone if those groups have been naughty or mean to the kids. They can only get money again if they can prove to lawmakers that they fixed the bad things they did.
S. 133 — An Act To extend the National Alzheimer's Project.
September 25, 2024
Status:Enrolled Bill
Congress:118
Words:1,034
The NAPA Reauthorization Act seeks to extend the National Alzheimer's Project by amending the original National Alzheimer's Project Act. It focuses on promoting healthy aging and reducing risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. The Act adds several new representatives to the...
Simple Explanation
The government wants to keep working on a big project to help people with Alzheimer's disease until the year 2035. They also want to include more people in planning, like those from different communities and other special groups, to make sure everyone gets help.
H. R. 7331 — To establish a FISA Oversight Office for applications under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
February 13, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:651
H.R. 7331 proposes the creation of a FISA Oversight Office within the U.S. Department of Justice. This office will review applications for surveillance under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978 to ensure they meet legal standards, particularly focusing on...
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H.R. 7331 wants to set up a special office to make sure that when the government asks to spy on someone, they have a good reason. This office will check these requests and tell everyone how they're doing once a year.
S. 1144 — An Act To establish a grant program to provide assistance to local law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.
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December 17, 2024
Status:Engrossed in Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,234
S. 1144, also known as the "Invest to Protect Act of 2023," aims to establish a grant program within the Department of Justice to support local law enforcement agencies. The bill sets criteria for eligible local governments, which include smaller municipalities or tribal governments with...
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The "Invest to Protect Act of 2023" is a plan to give money to small local police departments to help them get better training and support for their officers, like being good at calming tricky situations and keeping safe. It's like giving schools special prizes to make sure teachers have what they need to do a good job teaching and staying happy, but for police instead of schools.
S. 3603 — To establish an information-sharing pilot program to combat the illicit use of crypto assets.
January 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,093
S. 3603 proposes the creation of a pilot program to combat the illegal use of cryptocurrencies by encouraging information sharing between government agencies and the private sector. The program would involve agencies like the Department of Justice and the Department of...
Simple Explanation
Imagine some people try to use pretend money, called crypto, to do bad things like hiding money or stealing. This bill wants people who watch for these bad activities, like special government groups and some companies, to share what they know with each other to stop the bad guys.
H. R. 10029 — To establish a national human trafficking database at the Department of Justice, and to incentivize certain State law enforcement agencies to report data to the database.
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October 22, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,027
H.R. 10029, known as the "National Human Trafficking Database Act," proposes the creation of a national database to track human trafficking incidents. The bill encourages state law enforcement agencies to share data about human trafficking by providing grants through the Office for Victims of...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 10029 is a plan to make a big list at the Department of Justice that keeps track of when people are caught for bad things like human trafficking. It also wants to give money to help police share important information so everything is done fairly and carefully.
S. 5578 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to reform certain forfeiture procedures, and for other purposes.
December 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:5,019
S. 5578, also known as the "DUE PROCESS Act of 2024," aims to reform certain forfeiture procedures under title 18 of the United States Code. The bill introduces changes to civil forfeiture laws, reducing the time limits for government actions and ensuring individuals have...
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Imagine the government taking away someone's stuff because they think it was used for breaking the rules. The DUE PROCESS Act of 2024 tries to make sure this is fair by setting stricter rules and giving people more chances to prove their stuff should not be taken.
H. R. 9151 — An Act To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes.
December 04, 2024
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,355
The bill H. R. 9151, titled the "Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2024," focuses on enhancing the Department of Justice's ability to combat trade-related crimes. It proposes the creation of a new task force within the Department's...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to help the Justice Department be better at finding and stopping bad actions related to trade with other countries by creating a special team to focus on this task and work closely with other groups like Customs and Border Protection.
H. R. 1398 — To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.
August 30, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:994
H.R. 1398 aims to establish the CCP Initiative program within the National Security Division of the Department of Justice. This program focuses on countering threats from nation-states, particularly targeting spying and economic espionage by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on U.S....
Simple Explanation
H.R. 1398 is a plan to make a new program in the government to help stop other countries, especially China, from stealing US secrets and ideas. The people working on this plan must tell Congress every year how it's going and if they're running into problems, but there are worries about how they'll manage money and work with other groups.
S. 478 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.
February 06, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:494
S. 478, known as the "Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025," seeks to amend the United States Code to prevent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from sharing certain personal information with the Department of Justice. Specifically, it prohibits the transmission of a...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure that the Veterans Affairs office doesn't tell the Justice Department about a veteran's personal information just because someone else is helping manage their money, unless a judge says the veteran is dangerous.
H. R. 705 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.
September 16, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:863
H. R. 705, titled the “Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act,” aims to change title 38 of the United States Code. This bill would prevent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from sharing veterans' personal information with the Department of Justice for the national criminal...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure that the personal information of veterans can't be shared with the police for background checks unless a judge says the veteran might be in danger or dangerous. This helps protect veterans' privacy and makes sure a judge reviews their situation first.
H. RES. 15 — Rescinding the subpoenas issued by the January 6th Select Committee on September 23, 2021, October 6, 2021, and February 9, 2022, and withdrawing the recommendations finding Stephen K. Bannon, Mark Randall Meadows, Daniel Scavino, Jr., and Peter K. Navarro in contempt of Congress.
January 06, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:520
The resolution H. RES. 15 aims to undo the actions of the January 6th Select Committee, which was formed to investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol. It declares that the committee was illegitimate due to its partisan nature and rescinds the subpoenas issued to Stephen K. Bannon, Mark...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to cancel some legal papers that were sent to four people asking them to talk about the events on January 6, 2021, when people stormed the U.S. Capitol. It says that the group asking the questions was not fair and asks to cancel any punishment for not answering those questions.
S. 5062 — To address sexual harassment and sexual assault of Bureau of Prisons staff in prisons, and for other purposes.
September 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:605
S. 5062 aims to improve the safety of Bureau of Prisons staff by addressing sexual harassment and sexual assault perpetrated against them by incarcerated individuals. The bill mandates the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to conduct a comprehensive analysis of...
Simple Explanation
S. 5062 is a plan to make sure people who work in prisons are safe from bad behavior, like being bothered or hurt by the prisoners. It asks smart people in the government to figure out what’s been happening and to make rules so it stops happening.
S. 5639 — To extend the authority for the protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft.
December 20, 2024
Status:Considered and Passed Senate
Congress:118
Words:209
S. 5639 aims to continue the protection of certain facilities and assets in the United States from unmanned aircraft, like drones. The bill extends the existing authority given to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to counter such aircraft until...
Simple Explanation
S. 5639 lets some parts of the U.S. government keep stopping flying drones from getting too close to important places until September 30, 2025, to help keep those places safe.
H. R. 8419 — To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to provide funding for United States victims of state-sponsored terrorism by ensuring consistent and meaningful distributions from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, and for other purposes.
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May 16, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,409
H.R. 8419, titled the "American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act," aims to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act. The bill seeks to provide funding for U.S. victims of state-sponsored terrorism by ensuring consistent and meaningful distributions...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to help Americans who got hurt by other countries' bad actions by giving them money from a special fund, but it needs clear rules to make sure the money is given out fairly and that everyone knows how it is used.
S. 1038 — To direct the Attorney General to include a data field in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to indicate whether the last known location of a missing person was confirmed or was suspected to have been on Federal land, and for other purposes.
March 13, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:516
S. 1038, also known as the “Tracking and Reporting Absent Community-Members Everywhere Act” or the “TRACE Act,” aims to improve the tracking of missing persons whose last known location is on Federal land. It requires the Attorney General to add a new data field in the...
Simple Explanation
Imagine a system that helps find people who are lost. This bill wants to make it better by adding a special note if a lost person was last seen in a park or big open area that belongs to the country.
S. 4089 — To enhance fraud prevention, improve recovery of improper payments, and for other purposes.
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April 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:6,300
The bill titled "Fraud Prevention and Recovery Act" aims to enhance efforts to prevent fraud and recover improper payments, particularly those related to COVID-19 relief programs. It provides additional funding for inspectors general and the Department of Justice to...
Simple Explanation
The Fraud Prevention and Recovery Act is like a plan to help catch and stop people who take money they're not supposed to, especially from COVID-19 programs. It gives more money to special helpers, like investigators, to find and fix these mistakes and also help people whose identities might have been stolen.
S. 4466 — To direct the Attorney General to prepare a report on the Department of Justice activities related to countering Chinese national security threats, and for other purposes.
June 05, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:503
S. 4466, titled the “Countering Chinese Espionage Reporting Act,” directs the Attorney General to submit an annual report for seven years on the activities of the Department of Justice related to countering Chinese national security threats in the United States. The report...
Simple Explanation
This bill asks a big helper in the government, called the Attorney General, to write a yearly report for seven years about how they are stopping bad guys from China from doing sneaky things like stealing ideas or secrets in the United States. The report should share what the government is doing but keep some details private to stay safe.
H. R. 1398 — An Act To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.
September 16, 2024
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,003
H. R. 1398 aims to establish the CCP Initiative program within the National Security Division of the Department of Justice. This initiative is designed to address national security threats from the Chinese Communist Party, focusing on issues like intellectual property theft...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 1398 is about making a special program to keep an eye on the Chinese government so they don't take important ideas or secrets from the United States. It also wants people to report how things are going every year for six years.
S. 768 — To establish a grant program to provide assistance to local law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.
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February 27, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:2,288
S. 768 establishes a grant program to support local law enforcement agencies by providing training, mental health resources, and funding to improve recruitment and retention of officers. The bill allows eligible local governments, which employ fewer than 175 law enforcement...
Simple Explanation
S. 768 is like a big helping hand for small police stations, giving them money to train better and keep their officers happy and healthy. It sets aside up to $50 million each year for five years to make sure the police officers are well-trained and feel good about their jobs.
S. 3689 — To establish the Office to Enforce and Protect Against Child Sexual Exploitation.
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January 30, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:5,232
S. 3689 seeks to establish a new office within the Department of Justice focused on fighting child sexual exploitation. The bill outlines the creation of specific strategies and increased funding for various federal agencies and organizations, such as the FBI, to improve the...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to create a new team in the government to help stop bad people from hurting children. It plans to give money to schools and other places to help them do this and wants to make sure they do it right.
H. R. 2136 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for enhanced penalties for officers and employees of the Department of Justice and the intelligence communities who conceal, remove, or mutilate Government records, and for other purposes.
March 14, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:322
H. R. 2136, also known as the "Stopping High-level Record Elimination and Destruction Act of 2025" or the "SHRED Act of 2025," aims to change the law to impose harsher penalties on Department of Justice and intelligence community personnel who illegally conceal, remove, or destroy government...
Simple Explanation
The SHRED Act of 2025 is a rule that says if important people working with the government secretly hide, lose, or mess up important papers, they can go to jail for a long time, maybe even their whole life, so that everyone takes better care of these special papers.
S. 672 — To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.
February 20, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:1,082
S. 672 aims to establish the CCP Initiative within the Department of Justice's National Security Division. The program is designed to counteract threats to the United States from the Chinese Communist Party by focusing on preventing intellectual property theft, academic...
Simple Explanation
S. 672 is a plan to keep secrets safe from being taken by others, especially focusing on what some people from China might try to do. It wants to make special rules so that people don't steal ideas from schools and businesses, and to check every year if it's working well.
H. R. 1553 — To establish an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
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February 25, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:3,032
H. R. 1553 seeks to create an "Office of Environmental Justice" within the Department of Justice. This office will focus on ensuring fair treatment of all people, regardless of their background, in environmental decisions that affect health and the environment. It aims to...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 1553 is a plan to make sure everyone is treated fairly when it comes to rules about the environment. It wants to set up a special office to help protect people and make decisions that keep the air, water, and land healthy for everyone.
H. R. 384 — To transfer antitrust enforcement from the Federal Trade Commission to the Attorney General, and for other purposes.
January 14, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:3,019
The bill, H. R. 384, called the "One Agency Act," proposes to move the responsibility for enforcing antitrust laws from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the Attorney General, aiming to streamline and enhance enforcement effectiveness. It addresses...
Simple Explanation
The bill H. R. 384 wants to give one group of people, called the Attorney General, the job of making sure big companies play fair, instead of sharing this job with another group called the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This is like having one person in charge instead of two, so it's easier to decide what to do when companies aren't being fair.
S. 1312 — To establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters within the Department of Agriculture.
April 07, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:772
S. 1312 aims to create the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters within the Department of Agriculture. This office will be responsible for investigating and prosecuting violations of competition and trade practices in the food and agriculture sector,...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to create a special helper in agriculture to find and stop bad behavior in how food is traded. This helper will work with other important groups to make sure everyone plays fair, but they won't look at businesses outside the farming rules.
H. R. 7750 — To amend section 2303 of title 5, United States Code, to require the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to investigate allegations of prohibited against employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for whistleblowing, and for other purposes.
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March 20, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:4,614
H.R. 7750, titled the “Protecting Whistleblowers from Retribution Act,” seeks to change section 2303 of title 5, United States Code. This bill requires the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to investigate claims of retaliation against FBI employees who report...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7750 is a bill that tries to protect people who work for the FBI and speak up when they see something wrong. It says that if someone in the FBI is mean to them for speaking up, the people in charge have to investigate and might give them money to help make things right.
H. R. 10459 — To establish the Joint Task Force to Counter the Illicit Synthetic Narcotics.
December 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,134
H.R. 10459 proposes the creation of a Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics, aiming to tackle the crisis of opioid abuse in the United States. The task force would include members from multiple federal agencies like the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 10459 wants to create a special team made up of different government groups to work together to stop bad people from bringing fake drugs into the country. This team will focus on stopping big groups of traffickers and will try to work smartly with other law enforcement to get the job done.
H. R. 1468 — To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.
February 21, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:1,041
H. R. 1468, also known as the "Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2025," aims to establish the CCP Initiative program within the Department of Justice's National Security Division. This program focuses on combating threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 1468 is about making a special program to help the United States protect itself from things like spying and stealing ideas, especially from a group called the Chinese Communist Party. This program will work with other parts of the government to catch bad guys and report back to Congress every year about how it's doing, but it will only last for six years unless Congress decides to keep it going.
H. R. 10092 — To require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have an office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms, and for other purposes.
November 01, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:851
H.R. 10092, known as the "Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems Act of 2024," requires agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to create a civil rights office. These offices will focus on addressing bias, discrimination, and other harms caused by algorithms. They must report on the...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure that when machines make decisions, they do not treat people unfairly or with bias. It wants to create special teams in places that use or look after these machines to watch over them and suggest ways to make them better.
H. R. 1041 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.
February 06, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:597
H. R. 1041, also known as the "Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act," is a proposed bill aimed at protecting certain information related to veterans. It seeks to prevent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from sending the Department of Justice personally identifiable...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure that private information about veterans isn't shared just because someone else helps them with their money, unless a judge says it's okay because the veteran might hurt themselves or others.
H. R. 8585 — To establish a National Auto Theft Bureau within the Department of Justice.
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May 31, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:315
H. R. 8585 seeks to establish a National Auto Theft Bureau within the Department of Justice. The Bureau's main responsibilities will be to serve as a central source of information on auto theft, facilitate the sharing of information among Federal, State, and local law...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 8585 wants to create a special team in the Department of Justice to help find stolen cars. It would also try out a plan with $10 million to help police work together better in stopping car thefts.
H. J. RES. 144 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice, relating to Definition of Engaged in the Business as a Dealer in Firearms.
May 16, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:623
H. J. RES. 144 is a joint resolution that allows Congress to reject a specific rule proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives within the Department of Justice. This rule concerns the definition of what it means to be "engaged in the business" as a firearms dealer....
Simple Explanation
Congress wants to stop a new rule from being used that changes who is considered a person selling guns as a business. They're using a special power to say, "No, we don't want this rule."
S. 5639 — An Act To extend the authority for the protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft.
December 20, 2024
Status:Engrossed in Senate
Congress:118
Words:174
S. 5639 is a bill that proposes to extend the authority of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to protect certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft, like drones. The legislation amends a section of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to...
Simple Explanation
S. 5639 is a law that lets the government keep using special rules to stop drones from going near important places for a bit longer, until the end of September 2025.
H. R. 6248 — An Act To require Amtrak to report to Congress information on Amtrak compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 with respect to trains and stations.
May 21, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:591
H. R. 6248, also known as the "Think Differently Transportation Act," aims to enhance Amtrak's compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. The bill requires Amtrak to provide Congress with detailed reports, including an action plan to ensure all rail...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 6248 is a bill that wants to make sure Amtrak trains and stations are easy for everyone, including people with disabilities, to use. It asks Amtrak to send reports to Congress about how they are doing this and follow a plan to fix any problems.
S. 3687 — To direct the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice to implement anti-trafficking recommendations of the Government Accountability Office.
January 30, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:358
S. 3687 aims to have the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice implement recommendations from a Government Accountability Office report on child trafficking. This report, published on December 11, 2023, focuses on increasing public awareness and providing...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants a special office in the Department of Justice to follow advice from a report to help kids who have been hurt by bad people who traffic them. It gives them a certain amount of time to start making these changes and then tell some important groups how it's going.
H. R. 7824 — To direct the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice to implement anti-trafficking recommendations of the Government Accountability Office.
March 26, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:356
H.R. 7824 directs the Office for Victims of Crime within the Department of Justice to implement specific anti-trafficking recommendations provided by the Government Accountability Office. These recommendations, found in a report titled “Child Trafficking: Addressing...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7824 is a bill that asks the government to follow advice on how to help kids who have been hurt by people trafficking them, making sure everyone knows more about this problem and giving more support to those kids. It wants this done quickly and for a check-in report to be given to the grown-ups in charge soon after.
H. R. 9884 — To amend title 28, United States Code, to preclude a President from controlling the conduct of an investigation into the President by the Department of Justice.
September 27, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:673
H.R. 9884 is a bill aimed at preventing a U.S. President from controlling investigations conducted by the Department of Justice that concern the President. It proposes amendments to Chapter 31 of title 28, United States Code, by requiring the Attorney General to provide a...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9884 is a bill that wants to make sure the President cannot stop an investigation about themselves by the Department of Justice. It says that if someone tries to stop the investigation, a special group of judges has to agree that it's okay, and if it's not okay, the Department of Justice has to tell Congress about it.
S. 4984 — To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number.
August 01, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:494
S. 4984, also known as the “Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act,” aims to amend the Controlled Substances Act by requiring regulated individuals involved in the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of tableting and encapsulating machines to assign a permanent serial number to...
Simple Explanation
The “Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act” wants to make sure that machines used to make pills have special numbers on them, like how cars have license plates, so they can keep track of them better and stop bad people from messing with those numbers.
H. R. 992 — To prohibit the Department of Justice from bringing a civil action against a State under section 9 or 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899, for certain border security measures, and for other purposes.
February 05, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:514
The bill, known as the “Preventing Aliens Through Rivers or Land Act” or the “PATROL Act,” aims to prevent the Department of Justice from suing states under certain old laws for building barriers along their borders for security reasons. It allows states to install structures like walls or...
Simple Explanation
The PATROL Act is a bill that says states are allowed to build walls or fences to keep people from crossing the border without getting in trouble with the federal government.
H. R. 1869 — To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes.
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March 05, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:1,680
The bill H. R. 1869 aims to enhance the Department of Justice's ability to enforce laws against trade-related crimes, such as evading tariffs and smuggling. It establishes a task force within the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute these crimes. The bill...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to help the government's Department of Justice catch bad guys who cheat on trade rules, like sneaking things into the country without paying. It gives money to hire special people to find and stop them and says the Department has to tell Congress every year how they are doing.
S. 4067 — To provide for an annual report on the prosecution activities of the Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions of the Department of Justice.
March 22, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,135
S. 4067 aims to address the issue of illegal firearms trafficking from the United States to Caribbean countries by mandating an annual report on the prosecution activities of the Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions within the Department of Justice. It also seeks...
Simple Explanation
S. 4067 is a plan to help stop guns from being secretly moved from the U.S. to Caribbean places by making sure reports are made each year about what is being done to catch and punish the bad guys moving the guns.
H. R. 9151 — An Act To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes.
December 03, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:1,358
H.R. 9151 aims to enhance the enforcement against trade-related crimes by establishing a task force or similar structure within the Department of Justice's Criminal Division. This structure will focus on investigating and prosecuting crimes like evasion of duties and...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9151 is a plan to make sure people follow trade rules by having special helpers in the Justice Department. This plan wants to work with other countries to catch bad guys and tell Congress every year how it's going.
S. 133 — An Act To extend the National Alzheimer's Project.
July 30, 2024
Status:Engrossed in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,035
S. 133 aims to extend the National Alzheimer's Project, enhancing the nation's efforts to combat Alzheimer's disease. The bill amends the original act to include the promotion of healthy aging and the reduction of risk factors associated with Alzheimer's. It expands...
Simple Explanation
S. 133 is like a plan to help people with Alzheimer's disease by making it last longer until 2035, bringing more helpers to work on it, and making sure everyone gets a turn to be included and cared for.
H. R. 9119 — To direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to establish a training course relating to Alzheimer’s disease and similar forms of dementia.
July 24, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:443
H. R. 9119 aims to create a training course for law enforcement officers on Alzheimer's disease and similar forms of dementia. The Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, along with other health agencies, will develop the course, which will be...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to make a special class for police officers so they can learn about Alzheimer's and dementia, which are illnesses that make people forget things and get confused. This way, they can understand how to help people with these illnesses better.
S. 68 — To prohibit the suspension of collections on loans made to small businesses related to COVID–19, and for other purposes.
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January 09, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:1,909
The Complete COVID Collections Act seeks to prevent the halting of debt collections on small business loans that were issued in response to COVID-19. It extends the authority of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery to oversee and ensure accountability in...
Simple Explanation
The Complete COVID Collections Act is like a rulebook that says people must pay back the small business loans they took because of COVID-19, and there will be special helpers to make sure the money was used correctly and that everyone knows how we're getting back any misused money.
H. R. 9250 — To create an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network, and for other purposes.
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August 02, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,896
H.R. 9250 proposes the creation of an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network to improve public safety during active shooter incidents. It designates a coordinator within the Department of Justice to work with federal, state, and tribal entities to develop best practices...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9250 wants to make a system to quickly tell people if there's a bad person with a gun trying to hurt others, and they plan to spend $2 million to start making this system work.
H. R. 10160 — To address sexual harassment and sexual assault of Bureau of Prisons staff in prisons, and for other purposes.
November 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:605
H. R. 10160, titled the “Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act,” seeks to address incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault against Bureau of Prisons staff members by incarcerated individuals. The bill mandates a comprehensive study by the Inspector General of the...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 10160 is a plan to keep prison workers safe from bad behavior like bullying and hurting by people in jail. It asks a special helper to learn how often this happens, report it, and suggest ways to stop it so prison workers feel safer at their jobs.
S. 4385 — To reform pattern or practice investigations conducted by the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
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May 22, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,414
S. 4385 aims to reform the Department of Justice's investigations into patterns or practices of discrimination, particularly in policing. It mandates changes to how civil consent decrees are handled, ensuring remedies include broader community support mechanisms and community...
Simple Explanation
S. 4385 is a plan to make sure that investigations into unfair practices, especially by the police, are more helpful to communities by involving them in solutions and giving them more tools to find and fix problems. It also promises to give lots of money to help both the main government and states do these investigations and give communities the support they need.
H. R. 6973 — To permit COPS grants to be used for the purpose of increasing the compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
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January 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,990
H.R. 6973 proposes changes to the COPS grants program, allowing the funds to be used for increasing the pay and hiring of law enforcement officers, particularly to ensure that departments better reflect their communities' diversity. It includes measures to encourage...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 6973 wants to let special grant money be used to hire more police officers and pay them better. It also tries to make sure more cops look like the people in their neighborhoods by encouraging a mix of backgrounds.
H. R. 1530 — To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to clarify and supplement the funding sources for United States victims of state-sponsored terrorism to ensure consistent and meaningful distributions from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, and for other purposes.
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February 24, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:3,601
H. R. 1530 aims to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act. It seeks to clarify and enhance the funding sources to ensure regular and substantial payouts to U.S. victims of state-sponsored terrorism from the relevant fund. The bill...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 1530 wants to make sure that people hurt by countries sponsoring terrorism in the U.S. get money regularly, by changing some rules about how this money is collected and given out. It also makes sure that people check and report how the money is managed each year.
H. R. 8493 — To establish the Task Force to Stop Price Gouging, and for other purposes.
May 22, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:510
H. R. 8493 establishes the "Task Force to Stop Price Gouging." This task force will focus on unfair and illegal pricing practices that negatively impact consumers in the United States. It will consist of members from the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission,...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 8493 is a new plan to make sure people don't cheat others by charging too much for things they need, like food. It creates a special team that will check up on prices and make sure everyone plays fair.
S. 4108 — To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide a process to lock and suspend domain names used to facilitate the online sale of drugs illegally, and for other purposes.
April 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,798
S. 4108, titled the "Domain Reform for Unlawful Drug Sellers Act" or the "DRUGS Act," aims to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to combat the illegal online sale of drugs. The bill mandates that domain name registry operators and registrars lock and suspend...
Simple Explanation
The "DRUGS Act" wants to make sure that websites selling drugs illegally can have their names taken away if they get reported for doing something wrong. This means special helpers can tell the website keepers to stop using those bad website names to keep people safe.
H. R. 2024 — To establish the Joint Task Force to Counter the Illicit Synthetic Narcotics.
March 11, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:2,023
H.R. 2024 aims to create the Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics (JTF–ISN) to tackle the opioid crisis in the United States. The task force will include representatives from various federal departments, such as the Department of Justice, Homeland Security,...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 2024 is a plan to make a team from different government groups to stop bad drugs from coming into the country, work better together, and catch people who make or sell these drugs. This team will also look at how other countries, especially China, might be involved in the problem.
S. 3900 — To prohibit no-knock warrants, and for other purposes.
March 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:268
S. 3900 aims to ban the use of no-knock warrants by law enforcement officers. Under this bill, federal officers must identify themselves and state their purpose before executing a warrant. Similarly, beginning in the first fiscal year after the bill is enacted, state and...
Simple Explanation
S. 3900 is a law that says police can't use special surprise visits, called no-knock warrants, to enter homes without knocking. They have to say who they are and why they're there before going inside, so people know what's happening.
S. 5580 — To regulate monitoring of electronic communications between an incarcerated person in a Bureau of Prisons facility and that person’s attorney or other legal representative, and for other purposes.
December 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,391
The Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (S. 5580) aims to protect the privacy of electronic communications between inmates in Bureau of Prisons facilities and their legal representatives. It requires the Attorney General to establish a system that excludes...
Simple Explanation
The Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (S. 5580) is a rule that makes sure the private messages between people in jail and their lawyers are kept safe, like a secret only they can hear, and no one can read them without special permission. Until everything is set up to keep these messages private, people in jail will be told that someone might be looking over their shoulder when they send these messages.
S. 3813 — To amend title 5, United States Code, relative to the powers of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice.
February 27, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:340
S. 3813 aims to modify the rules in title 5 of the United States Code regarding the powers of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice. The bill, introduced by a bipartisan group of Senators, seeks to change how the Inspector General can investigate Department of...
Simple Explanation
The bill S. 3813 tries to give the person who checks if the Department of Justice is doing the right things more freedom to look into problems, without having to follow some rules that made it harder before. This change is a bit hard to understand, but it's supposed to help them spot bad things that might happen.
H. RES. 1177 — Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2024, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
April 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:501
H. RES. 1177 is a resolution expressing the House of Representatives' support for designating May 5, 2024, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The resolution highlights the significant rates of violence experienced by Indigenous women and...
Simple Explanation
In May, people want to remember and think about Indigenous women and girls who have gone missing or been hurt. This idea helps everyone learn more about this problem and find ways to help the families who have lost loved ones.
H. R. 496 — To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify the Attorney General that basis for the transmission of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system was improper, does not apply, or no longer applies, and for other purposes.
January 16, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:539
H.R. 496, known as the “Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025,” directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inform the Attorney General that certain information shared with the Department of Justice for the national instant criminal background check system was...
Simple Explanation
This bill is about making sure that veterans' information isn’t wrongly used to take away their right to have a gun just because someone else helps them with their benefits, and it says that a veteran shouldn’t lose this right simply because a doctor says they’re not able to make decisions.
S. 698 — To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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February 24, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:829
S. 698, known as the “Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025,” aims to change the way the Director of the Bureau of Prisons is appointed. Currently appointed directly by the Attorney General, this bill proposes that the Director should be appointed by the President with...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to change how the boss of the federal prisons, called the Director, gets their job. Instead of just being picked by one person, the Attorney General, it suggests that the President should pick them and the Senate should agree, to make sure everyone's okay with the choice.
S. 595 — To establish the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and for other purposes.
February 13, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:1,624
The bill S. 595 seeks to create the Office of Gun Violence Prevention under the Department of Justice. It outlines the appointment of a Director who will work to coordinate efforts across various federal agencies to reduce gun violence. The Director will evaluate existing...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to create a special office to help stop gun violence. This office will get people from different groups to work together, look at gun laws, and come up with better ideas to keep everyone safe.
S. 130 — To reform the antitrust laws to better protect competition in the American economy, to amend the Clayton Act to modify the standard for an unlawful acquisition, to deter anticompetitive exclusionary conduct that harms competition and consumers, to enhance the ability of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the antitrust laws, and for other purposes.
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January 16, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:12,791
S. 130 seeks to reform antitrust laws to improve competition in the American economy. It modifies the Clayton Act to address unlawful acquisitions, strengthens the enforcement abilities of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, and imposes penalties for...
Simple Explanation
S. 130 is a plan to make sure companies play fair with each other, asking grown-ups in charge like the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to keep an eye on them, and help whistleblowers speak up if they see cheating. It also wants to give them money and rules so they can do a good job, but it needs to be careful not to make things too tricky or unfair for small companies.
H. R. 6978 — To establish incentive pay for positions requiring specialized skills to combat fentanyl trafficking, and for other purposes.
January 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:359
H.R. 6978, titled the “Combating Online Fentanyl Trafficking Act,” proposes establishing incentive pay for certain positions within the Department of Justice that require specialized cyber skills. This bill allows the Attorney General to offer up to 25 percent extra pay to...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 6978 wants to give extra money, up to 25% more, to special computer experts working to stop the bad guys who sell dangerous drugs online. This extra pay helps the people who are really good at using computers and the internet to catch the ones selling things like fentanyl.
H. RES. 1205 — Finding that Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, is in contempt of the House of Representatives for disobeying a certain subpoena.
May 07, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:241
H. RES. 1205 is a resolution declaring that Merrick Garland, the Attorney General of the United States, is in contempt of the House of Representatives. This is because he did not comply with a subpoena issued on February 27, 2024, which required him to provide certain...
Simple Explanation
Merrick Garland, who is in charge of the nation's lawyers, didn't give some important papers to a group of government leaders when they asked. Now, these leaders want to give someone the job of bringing Merrick to talk to them.
H. R. 962 — To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.
February 04, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:256
H. R. 962, known as the “Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act,” aims to prevent the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from sharing certain personal information about veterans with the Department of Justice. This information could otherwise be used in the national instant criminal...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to make sure that personal information about veterans, who might have disabilities from serving their country, isn't shared with people who check if someone can buy a gun. It’s like saying, "Do not tell anyone this secret just because the person got hurt while being a hero."
H. R. 7134 — To establish the Office to Enforce and Protect Against Child Sexual Exploitation.
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January 30, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:5,269
H.R. 7134 seeks to create an Office within the Department of Justice dedicated to enforcing and protecting against child sexual exploitation. The bill outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Office, including coordinating with various government agencies and foreign...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7134 is a plan to create a new team in the Department of Justice that focuses on keeping kids safe from bad people who try to hurt them online. This team would work with other countries, manage programs to stop these crimes, and make sure there's enough money to help kids who get hurt, while also figuring out better ways to catch the bad people.
H. R. 9151 — To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes.
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July 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,461
H.R. 9151 aims to enhance the Department of Justice's ability to enforce laws against trade-related crimes, such as evading duties or smuggling. It proposes creating a new task force within the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute these crimes, increasing resources...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9151 is a plan to help the Justice Department catch people who cheat on trade rules, like sneaking goods into the country. It gives them more money and makes a special team that works with other groups to stop these bad actions.
S. 5434 — To provide increased oversight of certain pardons, to clarify the applicability of bribery prohibitions to pardons and commutations, and for other purposes.
December 05, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,479
S. 5434 aims to increase oversight and transparency of presidential pardons, particularly those involving offenses related to the President or their relatives. The bill mandates the Department of Justice to investigate such pardons and report findings to Congress, ensuring...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure that when the President forgives someone for a crime, it's done fairly and everyone knows about it, even if the President's family is involved. It also says the President can't forgive themselves for any crimes.
H. R. 7799 — To provide for an annual report on the prosecution activities of the Coordinator for Caribbean Firearms Prosecutions of the Department of Justice.
March 22, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,163
H.R. 7799, also known as the “Caribbean Arms Trafficking Causing Harm Act” or “CATCH Act,” is a bill that aims to address the problem of illegal firearms trafficking from the United States to the Caribbean. The bill requires the Attorney General to submit an annual report to...
Simple Explanation
The CATCH Act is a plan to stop bad people from sending illegal guns from the U.S. to the Caribbean. It asks a very important person in the government to tell Congress every year about what is being done to catch these people and keep everyone safe.
H. R. 863 — To establish a national human trafficking database at the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, and to incentivize certain State agencies to report data to the database.
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January 31, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:2,293
The proposed bill, H. R. 863, titled the "National Human Trafficking Database Act," seeks to create a national database for human trafficking cases at the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime. It encourages state agencies to provide data on human trafficking by...
Simple Explanation
The National Human Trafficking Database Act is about making a big list to keep track of people who might be in trouble because of human trafficking, and it's letting states get money to help collect this information. The list will be made by the government to stop bad things from happening to people and make sure they stay safe.
H. R. 8923 — To establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, and for other purposes.
July 02, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:650
H.R. 8923, known as the “Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2024,” proposes the creation of an Animal Cruelty Crimes Section within the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division. The purpose of this section is to enforce federal animal cruelty laws and...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8923, also known as the "Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2024," aims to create a special team in the government's justice department that will be responsible for making sure people follow the rules about treating animals kindly. This team will also work with other groups to catch and report people who hurt animals.
H. R. 7737 — To transfer antitrust enforcement from the Federal Trade Commission to the Attorney General, and for other purposes.
March 20, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:3,017
The bill, titled the "One Agency Act," proposes to transfer the enforcement of antitrust laws from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the Attorney General. It argues that this would make antitrust enforcement more efficient by eliminating duplication and reducing confusion for businesses...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to give all the job of checking if companies are being fair from one group, called the FTC, to another group, called the Attorney General. The idea is to have only one group do this work, so there isn't any mix-up or extra work.
H. R. 10349 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to investigate alleged violations of the partial birth abortion ban.
December 10, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:776
H.R. 10349 is a bill that aims to amend title 18 of the United States Code to ensure the Attorney General investigates alleged violations of the partial birth abortion ban. It requires an investigation into the discovery of the remains of five babies in Washington, D.C., and mandates that...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 10349 is a plan to make sure that important people check if a special rule about not doing a certain kind of operation on babies is being followed. It says when doctors see someone breaking this rule, they should tell the police, and other big people need to keep everyone updated on what's happening.
S. 1049 — To direct the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice to continue implementing the anti-trafficking recommendations of the Government Accountability Office and to report to Congress regarding such implementation.
March 13, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:427
S. 1049 is a bill that aims to support efforts to combat child trafficking in the United States. It directs the Office for Victims of Crime, in collaboration with the Office on Trafficking in Persons, to follow specific recommendations for preventing child trafficking and...
Simple Explanation
S. 1049 wants a government office to help stop child trafficking by following a plan and checking how well it's working, then tell Congress what they've done.
H. R. 8116 — To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the use of Federal funds for live tissue training for Department of Justice personnel.
April 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:374
H.R. 8116 proposes to amend title 28 of the United States Code by introducing a limitation on the use of federal funds for live tissue training for Department of Justice personnel. The bill specifies that federal money cannot be used for this type of training unless the...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to stop the government from spending money on training using real animal parts for people who work in justice unless it's absolutely necessary and there's no other way, like using fake parts.
S. 3687 — An Act To direct the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice to implement anti-trafficking recommendations of the Government Accountability Office.
April 20, 2024
Status:Engrossed in Senate
Congress:118
Words:338
S. 3687, known as the “Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024,” requires the Office for Victims of Crime within the Department of Justice to put into practice specific anti-trafficking recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office. These recommendations are outlined in a...
Simple Explanation
The Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024 is a rule that tells a special office in the government to follow important steps that help stop children from being taken and hurt. They have to work with another group to make these changes and tell everyone what they did after six months.
H. R. 9151 — To strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes.
November 29, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:1,640
H.R. 9151, also known as the "Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2024," aims to enhance the enforcement of trade-related crimes by the Department of Justice. This bill proposes establishing a new structure within the Criminal...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9151 is a new rule to help the government's lawyers catch and punish people who break trade laws, like cheating on import taxes. It sets up a special team to work with others in the country and around the world to make sure trade is fair and honest.
H. R. 9545 — To provide for the electronic submission of domestic violence information and communications with visa applicants, and for other purposes.
September 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:298
H. R. 9545 aims to streamline the process of sharing information regarding domestic violence and communicating with visa applicants by allowing these exchanges to happen electronically. The bill proposes amending existing laws to permit the electronic submission of domestic...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to make it easier to share and talk about important information by using computers and emails instead of paper, especially when helping people who apply for visas and who might need help because of problems at home.
S. 4308 — To reform the antitrust laws to better protect competition in the American economy, to amend the Clayton Act to modify the standard for an unlawful acquisition, to deter anticompetitive exclusionary conduct that harms competition and consumers, to enhance the ability of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the antitrust laws, and for other purposes.
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May 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:12,784
S. 4308, titled the “Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2024,” aims to improve antitrust laws to enhance competition in the U.S. economy. It proposes changes to the Clayton Act to make it harder for companies to make harmful acquisitions that might lessen competition. The...
Simple Explanation
Imagine a rulebook to make sure big companies play fair and don't act like bullies. This new plan wants to make the rules even stronger so that super-smart helpers can watch over companies and make sure they don't break the rules, and also to give brave people treats when they tell on companies that cheat.
S. 720 — To establish an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
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February 25, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:3,029
S. 720, known as the “Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025,” aims to create an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice. This office would be responsible for developing strategies to ensure fair treatment and involvement of all...
Simple Explanation
The Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025 wants to create a special team in the Department of Justice to help protect everyone’s health and environment, especially focusing on helping people and places that have been affected by pollution the most. It plans to give money to help local communities enforce the rules better and get people involved in making decisions about keeping their environment clean and safe.
H. R. 6828 — To establish within the Department of Justice an Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls.
December 14, 2023
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,023
The bill, H. R. 6828, proposes establishing an Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls within the Department of Justice. This office would focus on addressing the unique vulnerabilities faced by Black women and girls, such as disproportionate rates of...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to create a special office in the Department of Justice that would help find and protect Black women and girls who are missing or hurt. This office would work with other groups, keep track of cases, and help communities get money to keep these women and girls safe.
H. CON. RES. 101 — Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.
March 22, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:362
The concurrent resolution H. CON. RES. 101 recognizes that people with disabilities in the United States face daily challenges in accessing federally funded facilities. It reaffirms support for laws that ensure accessibility, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and...
Simple Explanation
The bill says that the United States needs to make its buildings and spaces easier for everyone to access, especially people who have disabilities, to ensure they can use all the services just like anyone else.
S. 61 — To establish a national human trafficking database at the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, and to incentivize certain State agencies to report data to the database.
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January 09, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:2,288
The bill S. 61, introduced in the 119th Congress, aims to establish a national human trafficking database under the Office for Victims of Crime at the Department of Justice. It seeks to encourage State agencies to gather and report information on human trafficking through...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make a big list of information about people being harmed by human traffickers to help stop it, and it promises to keep everything private and safe. It gives money to states to help gather this information, but it needs to make sure that the money is used wisely and that everything works well for a long time.
H. R. 1307 — To establish the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and for other purposes.
February 13, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:2,093
H.R. 1307 aims to create the Office of Gun Violence Prevention within the Department of Justice. This office, led by a Director, will work to coordinate and improve efforts across various federal programs to reduce gun violence, support victims, and educate the public. The...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 1307 is like setting up a special new office to help stop people from getting hurt by guns. This office will try to make things safer, listen to ideas from many people, and tell everyone how they're doing each year.
H. R. 1398 — An Act To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.
September 11, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:1,004
H. R. 1398 aims to establish the CCP Initiative within the Department of Justice to address threats from the Chinese Communist Party to the United States. This program focuses on preventing spying on U.S. intellectual property, enforcing laws against economic espionage, and...
Simple Explanation
The bill is about making a special program to help the U.S. stop bad guys from taking secrets and ideas, especially from China, and every year they have to tell Congress how it's going.
H. R. 8509 — To reform pattern or practice investigations conducted by the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
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May 22, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,384
H.R. 8509 aims to reform how the Department of Justice investigates patterns of discrimination and unethical behavior in law enforcement. The bill proposes changes to procedures for civil consent decrees and encourages community oversight to ensure transparency and...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8509 is a plan to help make sure that police officers are being fair and treating everyone the same by looking into how they act and making changes if needed, with extra money and help for places that want to do this too.
S. 1059 — To transfer antitrust enforcement from the Federal Trade Commission to the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
March 13, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:6,456
S. 1059, titled the "One Agency Act," aims to transfer responsibility for enforcing antitrust laws from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the Department of Justice (DOJ). This bill addresses concerns that overlapping jurisdiction between these two entities results in...
Simple Explanation
S. 1059 wants to make sure there's only one place, the Department of Justice, in charge of checking if companies are playing fair with each other. This bill would move all the teams and tools from another group, the Federal Trade Commission, to the Justice Department, hoping this will make things less confusing and work better.
H. R. 10393 — To establish a grant program for certain State and local forensic activities, and for other purposes.
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December 12, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,091
H.R. 10393, titled the "Carla Walker Act," aims to create a grant program to enhance forensic activities at the state and local levels. It focuses on improving DNA analysis capabilities and purchasing necessary forensic equipment. The bill authorizes the Attorney General to...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 10393, known as the "Carla Walker Act," is a plan to help police and other groups buy tools to solve crimes using DNA. It gives money to local communities to do more tests, but also has rules about how the money can be used and who can use it.
S. 4412 — To require pre-merger notification to identify entities subject to a collective bargaining agreement and affected labor organizations, to require post-merger monitoring for anticompetitive effects and antitrust violations, and for other purposes.
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May 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,424
The bill S. 4412, titled the “Stopping Threats to Our Prices from Bad Mergers Act”, aims to tighten regulations around corporate mergers in the United States. It requires companies to notify authorities before merging, especially if they're affected by...
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The bill wants companies to tell the government before they join together if they have workers' agreements, and it checks after to make sure they're being fair and not breaking any rules. It also plans to spend money to learn how these big company teams affect jobs and prices.
H. R. 6619 — To prohibit the Department of Justice from bringing a civil action against a State under section 9 or 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899, for certain border security measures, and for other purposes.
December 06, 2023
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:552
H.R. 6619, known as the "Preventing Aliens Through Rivers Or Land Act" or the "PATROL Act," aims to stop the Department of Justice from suing any state for building barriers along the international border under certain historical laws. The bill specifies that states can construct barriers...
Simple Explanation
The PATROL Act is a new idea that wants to let states build things like walls or fences on their borders without getting in trouble with the big U.S. government's rules, so they can try to stop people from coming in without permission.
H. R. 324 — To provide for the collection and sharing of information, including tax return information, for purposes of criminal investigations with respect to loans under the Paycheck Protection Program.
January 09, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:749
The bill, H. R. 324, titled the "PPP Shell Company Discovery Act," is designed to assist in criminal investigations related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. It requires the Secretary of the Treasury to compile and share a list of all PPP loan recipients,...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to help find people who might have lied to get money from a special loan program by letting certain government workers see a list of who got the money and some of their tax information. It's like a teacher checking which students actually turned in their homework honestly.
H. RES. 26 — Deeming certain conduct of members of Antifa as domestic terrorism and designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
January 09, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:279
The resolution, H. RES. 26, introduced in the 119th Congress, seeks to classify certain activities conducted by Antifa members as acts of domestic terrorism and officially designates Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization. It highlights past incidents involving violence, property damage,...
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In this resolution, people want to say that some of the actions by a group called Antifa are like really bad behavior known as terrorism. They want to make sure the government treats those actions seriously and stops them.
H. R. 8871 — To develop a scenario-based training curriculum for law enforcement personnel, and for other purposes.
June 27, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,072
H. R. 8871 aims to create a scenario-based training curriculum for law enforcement officers to help them improve community relations and handle high-stress situations. The bill directs the Attorney General to develop this curriculum and, starting one year after its enactment,...
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H. R. 8871 is a plan to help police officers practice how to be friends with people in their community and stay calm in tough situations, by creating special training activities and giving money to others who can teach this too.
H. R. 8553 — To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to establish a separate unit within the Department of Justice for the investigation and enforcement of such Act, to provide the Attorney General with the authority to impose civil money penalties for violations of such Act, and to require agents of foreign principals who are registered under such Act to disclose transactions involving things of financial value conferred on officeholders.
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May 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,168
H.R. 8553, also known as the "Protect Against Unlawful Lobbying (PAUL) Act of 2024," aims to strengthen the enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938. The bill proposes establishing a dedicated unit within the Department of Justice to investigate and enforce...
Simple Explanation
The PAUL Act of 2024 wants to create a new team to catch people who break rules about being lobbyists for other countries, and it gives the team money to do this. People working for other countries have to tell the truth about any gifts or money they give to U.S. leaders.
H. R. 9053 — To require notification of lack of basis for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to have transmitted certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.
July 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:346
H. R. 9053, titled the "Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2024," requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify the Department of Justice when there isn't a valid reason for sharing certain veterans' personal information. Specifically, it addresses cases where...
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The "Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2024" is a plan that makes sure the people taking care of veterans don't send the wrong information about them to the police background check system if the veteran isn't really sick. It's all about making sure veterans' rights are protected and not wrongly taken away.

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