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...
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. 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...
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.
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...
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. 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...
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. 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...
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.
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...
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. 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...
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.
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...
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. 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,...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.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...
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.
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...
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. 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...
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.
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...
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. 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...
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.
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...
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. 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...
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.
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...
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. 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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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,...
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. 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...
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.
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,...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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. 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...
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. 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...
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. 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...
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. 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...
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.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...
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. 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...
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. 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...
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.
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...
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. 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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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. 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...
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.
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...
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. 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...
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.
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....
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."
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...
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. 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...
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. 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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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. 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...
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. 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...
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.
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...
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. 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...
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. 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...
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.
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...
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. 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...
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.
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...
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. 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...
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. 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,...
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. 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...
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. 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....
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.
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...
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.
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