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  • H. R. 7557 aims to protect Coast Guard members from sexual assault and harassment while promoting transparency within the organization. The bill plans to enhance accountability by implementing structural changes and providing special support for victims. It requires regular...

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    H. R. 7557 is a plan to make the Coast Guard a safer place by protecting people from being harmed or bothered, and it makes sure that everyone knows what is going on inside the Coast Guard. It also helps people who have been hurt and tries to make things fair and safe for everyone.

  • H. R. 8454 seeks to modify title 10 of the United States Code to enhance the counseling offered through the Transition Assistance Program for military members transitioning to civilian life. The bill proposes adding information about health care services available to veterans...

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    H.R. 8454 wants to make sure that military members, when they leave service, get more help knowing about healthcare, especially if they've been hurt or threatened. It will help them learn about special services, like doctors and therapy, just for them through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  • 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...

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    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. 9920, also known as the "Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants" or the "BE GONE Act," aims to modify the Immigration and Nationality Act. This bill seeks to classify sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence as aggravated felonies. By...

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    The BE GONE Act wants to make sure that if someone from another country is living in the U.S. and they do something really bad like hurting someone in a way the law calls "sexual assault," they can be sent back to their own country more quickly.

  • H. R. 9693, known as the “Security And Financial Empowerment for Survivors Act of 2024,” aims to improve the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The bill proposes granting victims paid leave, protection...

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    H. R. 9693 is a bill that wants to make sure people who have been hurt or scared by someone they know can feel safe and get help. It plans to give them time off work, protect them from being treated unfairly at jobs, and make sure they can get money support if they need to stop working all while teaching everyone else more about staying safe.

  • S. 5132 aims to support survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking by enhancing their economic security and safety. The bill proposes measures like reauthorizing grant programs, providing safe leave from work, and ensuring legal protections...

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    S. 5132 is a bill that helps people who have been hurt or scared by someone they know by giving them time off work if they need it, making sure they are treated fairly, and teaching more people about helping them.

  • S. 5183 aims to change the Immigration and Nationality Act by adding sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence to the list of aggravated felonies. This change is intended to allow for the quicker removal of non-citizens who are convicted of these crimes. The Act is known...

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    The BE GONE Act is a rule that wants to make it easier to send away people from another country who have broken the law by doing very bad things like hurting others. It wants to add some new bad things to the list so that these people can be told to leave more quickly.

  • The bill S. 3776, titled the "Coast Guard Academy Safe-to-Report Act," proposes the establishment of a safe-to-report policy within the Coast Guard. This policy would apply to all Coast Guard members and cadets at the Coast Guard Academy, ensuring a procedure is in place for...

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    The Coast Guard Academy Safe-to-Report Act is a plan to help Coast Guard members feel safe telling about bad things like bullying, without getting in trouble for small mistakes that happened around the same time. It makes sure there's a way to keep track of these small mistakes too.

  • H.R. 9051, titled the “Compassionate Assault Response and Empathy Act of 2024,” proposes amendments to the Public Health Service Act to enhance trauma-informed training for law enforcement officers dealing with sexual assault cases. The bill authorizes the Secretary to...

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    H.R. 9051 is a plan to help police officers be better at helping people who have been hurt by bad people, giving them special classes so they can be kinder and more understanding. The plan gives money to police groups so they can teach their officers to better help victims without making them feel worse.

  • 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...

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    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.

  • H.R. 7649, also known as the “Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators Act,” aims to modify the Immigration and Nationality Act to address issues related to aliens involved in sexual assault. The bill proposes mandatory detention for certain aliens charged with or...

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    H.R. 7649 wants to make sure that any person from another country who is charged with or admits to doing bad things like sexual assault can't stay in the U.S. and will have to leave. This means they could be kept in detention or not allowed to come into the country in the first place.

  • S. 5062 aims to improve the safety of Bureau of Prisons staff by addressing issues of sexual harassment and assault committed by inmates. This bill requires the Bureau of Prisons to implement recommendations from a 2023 Inspector General report, which highlighted the need for...

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    The bill is about making prisons safer for the people who work there by stopping bad behavior, like bullying or hurting, which is sometimes done by the people in jail. It asks the prison bosses to follow some smart ideas on how to fix this, share information about what they are doing, and create rules to help keep everyone safe.

  • S. 3480, also known as the “CREEPS Act”, addresses the issue of sexual misconduct by federal employees and contractors. It mandates that federal employees convicted of sexual assault while on duty must be removed from service after a hearing. The legislation also prohibits...

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    The "CREEPS Act" says that if people working for the government or companies that work with the government do bad things like hurting others, they have to lose their jobs and can't get better pay or promotions for five years. It also makes sure these rules are part of contracts, so everyone knows they have to be good at work.