2013-05-07T20:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/8587 tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-07:/action/357960 2013-05-07T20:00:00Z A bill to protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356779 2013-04-24T20:00:00Z A bill to provide stronger penalties for violations of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/357039 2013-04-24T20:00:00Z A bill to protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide post conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-23:/action/356522 2013-04-23T20:00:00Z A bill to improve compliance with mine and occupational safety and health laws, and empower workers to raise safety concerns, prevent future mine and other workplace tragedies, and establish rights of families of victims of workplace accidents, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-23:/action/356425 2013-04-23T20:00:00Z To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-22:/action/356285 2013-04-22T20:00:00Z To amend title 18, United States Code, to remove knowledge of age as an element of the offense for the sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/356003 2013-04-17T20:00:00Z To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for high gravity violations, to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims or their family members, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/355971 2013-04-17T20:00:00Z Condemning the Republic of the Sudan for its actions to pardon Mubarak Mustafa, who was responsible for the escape of two men convicted of the assassination of John Granville on January 1, 2008, and calling on the United States Department of State to continue to include Sudan on the list of state sponsors of terrorism.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-15:/action/355538 2013-04-15T20:00:00Z A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-15:/action/355627 2013-04-15T20:00:00Z To protect prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and their families.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-14:/action/355462 2013-04-14T20:00:00Z A bill to prevent criminals from obtaining firearms through straw purchasing and trafficking.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-09:/action/354965 2013-04-09T20:00:00Z A bill to protect prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers, and their families.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-08:/action/354644 2013-04-08T20:00:00Z A bill to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-21:/action/354201 2013-03-21T20:00:00Z A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for high gravity violations, to adjust penalties for inflation, to provide rights for victims or their family members, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353808 2013-03-20T20:00:00Z To prohibit certain grants under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to States that do not provide for certain minimal terms of imprisonment for certain child abusers, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/354088 2013-03-20T20:00:00Z A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to specify the circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353800 2013-03-20T20:00:00Z To improve compliance with mine safety and health laws, empower miners to raise safety concerns, prevent future mine tragedies, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353939 2013-03-20T20:00:00Z To amend title 18, United States Code, to specify the circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353880 2013-03-20T20:00:00Z A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-19:/action/353598 2013-03-19T20:00:00Z A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments.<br /><br />