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H.R. 1869119th Congress · Aug 31, 2026
Labor & EmploymentJustice & Civil Rights

Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026

Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Justice to establish a task force, program, or other similar structure within its Criminal Division to investigate and prosecute trade-related crimes.

S. 32119th Congress · Aug 31, 2026
EducationJustice & Civil Rights

LACA

Local Access to Courts Act or LACA This bill adds College Station to the list of places where court must be held in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas. Additionally, the bill adds El Centro to the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California.

S. 307119th Congress · Aug 31, 2026
Justice & Civil Rights

Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act This bill establishes requirements for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and component agencies to assess and respond to incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault by incarcerated individuals against Bureau of Prisons (BOP) staff. Specifically, the bill requires DOJ to adopt national standards for the prevention, reduction, and punishment of sexual harassment and sexual assault by incarcerated individuals against correctional officers or other employees of the BOP. Additionally, the bill requires the BOP to fully implement the recommendations of the DOJ Inspector General contained in the report titled Evaluation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Efforts to Address Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Committed by Inmates Toward Staff .

H.R. 625119th Congress · Aug 27, 2026
EducationJustice & Civil Rights

LACA of 2026

Local Access to Courts Act or LACA This bill adds College Station to the list of places where court must be held in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas. Additionally, the bill adds El Centro to the list of places where court must be held in the Southern District of California.

H.R. 309119th Congress · Aug 20, 2026
EducationJustice & Civil Rights

National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act

National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. [ sic ] This bill temporarily directs the Department of the Interior to award a grant to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund for the expenses associated with operating and enhancing the community outreach, public education, and officer safety and wellness programs of the National Law Enforcement Museum.

H.R. 1266119th Congress · Jul 21, 2026
Justice & Civil Rights

Combating Illicit Xylazine Act

Combating Illicit Xylazine Act This bill regulates xylazine under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Xylazine, also known as tranq , is a nonopioid sedative and pain reliever that is approved for use in animals. Recently, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has reported an increase in trafficking of fentanyl mixed with xylazine. This bill adds xylazine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, to schedule III of the CSA.

H.J.Res. 1119th Congress · Jul 6, 2026
Justice & Civil Rights

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to be composed of nine Justices—one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.

H.R. 2978119th Congress · Jun 24, 2026
Science & TechnologyJustice & Civil Rights

GUARD Act

Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception Act of 2026 or the GUARD Act of 2026 This bill allows state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive funds from certain law enforcement grant programs to use the funds to investigate general financial fraud, elder financial fraud, and pig butchering. Pig butchering refers to a confidence and investment fraud in which a victim is gradually lured into transferring increasing amounts of money, generally in the form of cryptocurrency, into a fake virtual investment. The bill allows federal law enforcement agencies to assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and fusion centers in the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related technology tools. Finally, the bill requires the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to report on efforts to combat general financial fraud, elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and scams, including an evaluation of any legislative recommendations to improve the efforts.

S. 545119th Congress · Apr 15, 2026
Justice & Civil Rights

Combating Illicit Xylazine Act

Combating Illicit Xylazine Act This bill regulates xylazine under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Xylazine, also known as tranq , is a nonopioid sedative and pain reliever that is approved for use in animals. Recently, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has reported an increase in trafficking of fentanyl mixed with xylazine. This bill adds xylazine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, to schedule III of the CSA.

H.R. 589119th Congress · Jun 10, 2025
Justice & Civil Rights

FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025

FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 This bill repeals provisions of federal criminal law that prohibit conduct intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons who are seeking to (1) obtain or provide reproductive health services, or (2) exercise their right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship.

H.R. 59119th Congress · Jun 10, 2025
Justice & Civil Rights

Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025

Mens Rea Reform Act of 2025 This bill establishes a default mens rea standard (i. e. , state of mind requirement) for federal criminal offenses—statutory and regulatory—that lack an explicit standard. The government must generally prove that a defendant acted knowingly with respect to each element of an offense for which the text does not specify a state of mind.

H.R. 3562119th Congress · May 21, 2025
Science & TechnologyJustice & Civil Rights

DEFIANCE Act of 2025

Disrupt Explicit Forged Images And Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2025 or the DEFIANCE Act of 2025 This bill expands civil remedies for the nonconsensual disclosure of intimate images (i. e. , nonconsensual pornography). The bill also establishes a new federal civil action for nonconsensual conduct involving intimate digital forgeries (i.

H.R. 2837119th Congress · Apr 10, 2025
Justice & Civil Rights

Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 2784119th Congress · Apr 9, 2025
Science & TechnologyJustice & Civil Rights

Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 1322119th Congress · Apr 8, 2025
Justice & Civil Rights

Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 2618119th Congress · Apr 3, 2025
Justice & Civil Rights

Federal Firearm Licensee Act

Federal Firearm Licensee Act This bill establishes new security requirements and expands recordkeeping and reporting requirements for federally licensed dealers, importers, and manufacturers of firearms (i. e. , federal firearms licensees, or FFLs). The bill also broadens the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to administer federal firearms laws and enforce violations.

H.R. 60119th Congress · Mar 25, 2025
Defense & National SecurityJustice & Civil Rights

Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2025

Knife Owners’ Protection Act of 2025 This bill permits an individual to transport a knife between two places (e. g. , states) where knife possession, carry, or transport is legal. The knife must be transported in compliance with the bill's accessibility and secure storage requirements, unless it is an emergency knife or tool designed to cut seat belts.

H.R. 1773119th Congress · Mar 3, 2025
Justice & Civil Rights

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025 This bill modifies criminal penalties for an offense involving the theft of a firearm from a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, or from their business premises. Specifically, the bill does the following: increases from 10 to 20 years the maximum prison term, and creates a 3- or 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an offense that occurs during the commission of a burglary or robbery. An attempt to commit an offense is subject to the same penalties as a substantive offense.

H.R. 1551119th Congress · Feb 25, 2025
Justice & Civil Rights

Protect and Serve Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 1477119th Congress · Feb 21, 2025
EnvironmentJustice & Civil Rights

Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025

Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025 This bill establishes a new section in the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice to enforce federal laws concerning animal cruelty.

H.J.Res. 54119th Congress · Feb 12, 2025
Justice & Civil Rights

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only. Artificial entities, such as corporations, shall have no rights under the Constitution and are subject to regulation. The amendment requires federal, state, and local governments to (1) regulate, limit, or prohibit election contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures, to ensure equal access of citizens to the political process, regardless of economic status; and (2) require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed. Additionally, the judiciary is prohibited from construing the spending of money to influence elections to be speech under the First Amendment.

H.R. 1058119th Congress · Feb 6, 2025
Justice & Civil Rights

DRONE Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

S.J.Res. 16119th Congress · Feb 6, 2025
Justice & Civil Rights

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to consist of nine Justices.

S. 382119th Congress · Feb 4, 2025
Justice & Civil Rights

Dismantle DEI Act of 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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