Search Results: keywords:"law enforcement collaboration"

  • S. RES. 844 — Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Forensic Science Week.
    Status:Agreed to Senate
    Words:510

    S. RES. 844 is a resolution from the U.S. Senate that acknowledges and supports "National Forensic Science Week," which took place from September 15 to September 21, 2024. The resolution emphasizes the importance of forensic science in crime investigation, prosecution, and...

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    This resolution from the U.S. Senate is all about saying thank you to people who use science to help solve crimes, like in TV shows. It suggests having fun activities and visits to labs where they work, so everyone can learn more about what they do and how it helps keep us safe.

  • H. R. 2789 — An Act To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy on efforts to strengthen subnational cooperation between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:870

    H. R. 2789, also called the "American Cooperation with Our Neighbors Act," instructs the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to enhance cooperation between different regions of the United States and Mexico. The main goals are to improve law enforcement collaboration to...

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    H. R. 2789 is a plan that asks a special helper, the Secretary of State, to make friends and work better with people in Mexico, especially to stop bad stuff like drugs from crossing the border. It also wants to check how people in certain Caribbean countries can use banks more easily.

  • H. R. 9759 — To authorize the establishment of a program to combat oil theft in the Permian Basin.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:780

    H. R. 9759 aims to combat oil theft in the Permian Basin by establishing the Permian Basin Oil Theft Task Force under the authority of the FBI. The bill authorizes $1 million for this initiative, requiring collaboration between federal, state, local, and tribal law...

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    H.R. 9759 is a new plan that wants to stop people from stealing oil in a place called the Permian Basin by creating a special team with police and law helpers who will work together, and they will have some money to help them do their job. The plan also says that people who steal oil will get in bigger trouble, and every year, the team has to tell grown-ups in charge how they spent the money and what they did.

  • H. R. 443 — An Act To direct the Secretary of Labor to train certain employees of Department of Labor how to effectively detect and assist law enforcement in preventing human trafficking during the course of their official duties, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:811

    H. R. 443 aims to train certain Department of Labor employees to better detect and help law enforcement prevent human trafficking during their work. The bill requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a program within 180 days of the bill's enactment that provides necessary...

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    The bill wants some people who work at the Department of Labor to learn how to help stop bad people who trick and hurt other people, called human traffickers. It asks them to be given special training to notice and help police catch those doing these bad things.

  • H. R. 8585 — To establish a National Auto Theft Bureau within the Department of Justice.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    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...

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    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. R. 8834 — To establish a Supply Chain Fraud and Theft Task Force.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,186

    H.R. 8834, titled the "Safeguarding Our Supply Chains Act," aims to combat supply chain fraud and theft in the United States. It directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center to collect and analyze data on these crimes. The...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is like setting up a special team of grown-ups to stop bad guys from stealing things or tricking people in the places where we get our stuff, like stores or delivery trucks. They will have a big pot of money, like treasure, to help them do their job for several years.

  • H. R. 8023 — To require the Federal Trade Commission to include in the report of the Commission under the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act certain information relating to scams disproportionately impacting seniors during emergencies, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:501

    H.R. 8023 requires the Federal Trade Commission to report on scams that target seniors during emergencies, as part of the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act. The bill mandates the inclusion of details about the number and types of these scams, policies to prevent them, and any...

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    H.R. 8023 is a bill that asks a group called the Federal Trade Commission to help keep Grandma and Grandpa safe from scams, especially during emergencies. They will do this by telling everyone about these scams and working with others to spread the word.

  • H. RES. 1212 — Ending campus encampments.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:187

    H. RES. 1212 addresses the issue of tent encampments on university campuses, which have led to illegal activities and disruption. The resolution criticizes universities that have negotiated with those in encampments or canceled classes, and it emphasizes maintaining free...

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    H. RES. 1212 is a plan that says schools should work with police to quickly remove people living in tents on their campuses to keep the area safe and not change their rules just because someone asks in a protest.