PORAC Legislative Position Chart – 115th Congress Bill Name Sponsor Subject of Legislation Position Status Project Safe Sen. John Cornyn Authorizes funding for Neighborhoods (R-TX)/ the Project Safe Grant Program Rep. Barbara Neighborhoods Block Monitoring House Judiciary Authorization Act of Comstock Grant program 2018 (R-VA) (S. 2703/ H.R. 3249) Directs additional funding under the Sen. John Cornyn Debbie Smith Act grant Justice Served Act of (R-TX)/ program to support state 2018 Support House Judiciary Rep. John Carter and local prosecutors’ (S. 2345/H.R. 4854) (R-TX) efforts to resolve cold cases with backlogged DNA evidence Pretrial Integrity and Sen. Kamala Reforms pretrial Senate Safety Act of 2017 Harris detention and money bail Monitoring Judiciary (S. 1593) (D-CA) systems Grant program to assist Safer Officers and Sen. Tim Scott agencies in purchasing Senate Safer Citizens Act Support (R-SC) body-worn cameras Judiciary (S. 1280) Requires states to report Police Reporting to DOJ instances of Information, Data, Sen. Cory Booker police use of force in Senate and Evidence Monitoring (D-NJ) order to receive grant Judiciary (PRIDE) Act funding (S. 1258) Sen. Dianne Feinstein Establishes grant Gun Violence (D-CA), program to assist states Senate Prevention Order Rep. Salud in implementing and Monitoring Judiciary, Act Carbajal enforcing gun violence House Judiciary (S. 1212/H.R. 2598) (D-CA) prevention orders Allows sale or donation Lifesaving Gear for Senate Sen. Pat Toomey of excess federal Police Act Support Homeland (R-PA) property to state and (S. 1087) Security local agencies 1 PORAC Legislative Position Chart – 115th Congress Bill Name Sponsor Subject of Legislation Position Status Makes straw purchases a Stop Illegal federal crime and creates Trafficking in penalties for persons Sen. Pat Leahy Senate Firearms Act who knowingly transfer Support (D-VT) Judiciary (S. 1185) a firearm to be used in a crime Creates new federal crimes for actions Protect Our Heroes targeting federal judges, Act Sen. Dan Sullivan Senate federal law enforcement Support (S. 1175) (R-AK) Judiciary officers, and state and local officers Creates new federal crimes for actions Sen. John Cornyn targeting law Back the Blue Act Senate (R-TX), enforcement officers and (S. 1134/H.R. 2437) Support Judiciary, Rep. Ted Poe allows officers to carry House Judiciary (R-TX) firearms on federal property Requires coaches to Sen. Dianne report suspected abuse of Protecting Young Feinstein Placed on young athletes, mandates Victims from Sexual (D-CA), Senate training for those adults, Abuse Rep. Susan Support Legislative and directs amateur (S. 534/H.R. 1973) Brooks Calendar, athletic organizations to (R-IN) Passed House develop new policies Sen. Jon Tester Permits governors to Honoring Hometown Senate (D-MT), order flags lowered to Heroes Act Support Judiciary, Rep. John Larson half-staff when a public (S. 1108/H.R. 1892) Passed House (D-CT) safety officer dies in the line of duty 2 PORAC Legislative Position Chart – 115th Congress Bill Name Sponsor Subject of Legislation Position Status Establishes Sen. Chuck congressional oversight Strengthening State Grassley of the National and Local Cyber Senate (R-IA), Computer Forensics Crime Fighting Act Support Judiciary, Rep. John Institute and expands (S. 904/H.R. 1616) Passed House Ratcliffe education and training (R-TX) for state and local agencies Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Sen. Chuck Reauthorizes and Prevention Active Grassley improves DOJ juvenile Passed Senate Reauthorization Act Support (R-IA) justice programs (S. 860) Law Enforcement Sen. Joe Donnelly Establishes and enhances Mental Health and (D-IN), Passed Senate, mental health services Support Wellness Act Rep. Susan House Judiciary for law enforcement (S. 867/H.R. 2228) Brooks (R-IN) Elder Abuse Sen. Chuck Prevention and Combats abuse and Grassley Support Passed Senate Prosecution Act exploitation of seniors (R-IA) (S. 178) Reporting Efficiently Sen. Claire to Proper Officials in McCaskill Agencies investigating Response to (D-MO), acts of terrorism must Support Passed House Terrorism Rep. Pete Aguilar submit report to (REPORT) Act (D-CA) Congress (S. 1884/H.R. 625) Record Creates federal sealing Expungement pathway for records of Designed to Enhance Sen. Rand Paul Senate non-violent adult ex- Monitoring Employment (R-KY) Judiciary offenders and juveniles (REDEEM) Act (S. 827) Sen. Cory Booker PROTECT (D-NJ), Prevents state and local Senate Immigration Act Rep. Mike law enforcement from Monitoring Judiciary, (S. 303/H.R. 1236) Quigley enforcing federal House Judiciary (D-IL) immigration law 3 PORAC Legislative Position Chart – 115th Congress Bill Name Sponsor Subject of Legislation Position Status Sen. Mike Crapo Hearing Protection Eliminates certain House (R-ID), Act restrictions on firearm Monitoring Judiciary, Rep. Jeff Duncan (S. 59/H.R. 367) silencer purchases Senate Finance (R-SC) Sen. Sherrod Brown Social Security (D-OH), House Ways & Fairness Act Rep. Rodney Pension Reform Support Means, Senate (S. 915/ H.R. 1205) Davis Finance (R-IL) Public Safety Sen. Chuck Reporting on the Public Officers’ Benefits Signed into law Grassley Safety Officers’ Benefits Support Improvement Act on June 2 (R-IA) program (S. 419) Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Passed House; Email Privacy Act Updates and amends Oppose in Rep. Kevin Yoder Senate (S. 1654, H.R. 387) ECPA current form (R-KS) Judiciary Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Rapid DNA Act Addresses DNA analysis Signed into law Rep. Jim Support (S. 139/H.R. 510) backlog on August 18 Sensenbrenner (R-WI) To make aliens associated with a Sen. Chuck criminal gang Senate S. 52 Grassley Support inadmissible, deportable, Judiciary (R-IA) and ineligible for various forms of relief Extends number of programs to support Trafficking Victims Sen. Chuck Passed Senate, trafficking victims; Protection Act Grassley Support Referred to promotes training for (S. 1312) (R-IA) House Judiciary SROs to identify and assist victims 4 PORAC Legislative Position Chart – 115th Congress Bill Name Sponsor Subject of Legislation Position Status Enhances penalties for human trafficking and Abolish Human Passed Senate, Sen. John Cornyn extends Domestic Trafficking Act Support Referred to (R-TX) Trafficking Victims (S. 1311) House Judiciary Fund Clarifies that current law does not prohibit the enforcement against Stop Enabling Sex Sen. Rob Portman providers and users of Senate Traffickers Act of (R-OH), interactive computer. Support Commerce, 2017 Rep. Ann Wagner services of federal and House Judiciary (S. 1693/H.R. 1865) (R-MO) state criminal and civil law relating to human trafficking Sen. Cory Booker Reverse Mass Creates new State Prison (D-NJ), Senate Incarceration Act of Population Reduction Rep. Tony Monitor Judiciary, 2017 grant program for $2 Cardenas House Judiciary (S. 1458/H.R. 3845) billion per year (D-CA) Prohibits federal Senate Sen. Cory Booker Fair Chance to agencies from requesting Homeland (D-NJ), Compete for Jobs applicant’s criminal Security and Rep. Elijah Monitor Act history before applicant Governmental Cummings (S. 842/H.R. 1905) receives conditional Affairs, House (D-MD) offer Judiciary Recalibrates sentences Sentencing Reform Sen. Chuck for nonviolent offenders, Senate and Corrections Act Grassley Support helps inmates reenter Judiciary (S. 1917) (R-IA) society Would make $50,000,000 in federal The School Training, education funds Equipment, and Rep. Stephen available for school House Protection (STEP) Knight safety equipment and Support Education and Act of 2018 (R-CA) activities, including the Workforce (H.R. 5307) certain state and local law enforcement agency activities 5 PORAC Legislative Position Chart – 115th Congress Bill Name Sponsor Subject of Legislation Position Status Would provide $1.5 billion in supplemental appropriations for the Protect America’s Rep. Mark Cops in Schools program House Schools Act of 2018 Meadows for fiscal year 2018, Neutral Appropriations (H.R. 5185) (R-NC) offsetting the extra cost by cutting NOAA funding by $1.5 billion The Preventing Swatting and Would amend federal Protecting our House criminal law to enhance Communities Act of Rep. Ron Estes Education and penalties for false Monitoring 2018 / the Andrew (R-KS) Workforce; communications to cause T. Finch Memorial House Judiciary an emergency response Act of 2018 (H.R. 5204) Would establish a wide range of urban economic assistance and crime Urban Progress Act House Rep. Robin Kelly reduction programs, of 2018 Monitoring Agriculture (D-IL) some of which would be (H.R. 5164) Committee related to law enforcement Would provide for additional grants for Securing Children in Rep. Kay Granger school security screening Schools Act of 2018 Neutral House Judiciary (R-TX) equipment, such as metal (H.R. 5135) detectors Reauthorizes the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968— focused on the Hire Our Heroes to Rep. Brad assignment of additional Protect Our Schools Wenstrup Support House Judiciary school resource officers, (H.R. 5139) (R-OH) priority given to law enforcement officers who are veterans/ retired law enforcement officers who have returned to service 6 PORAC Legislative Position Chart – 115th Congress Bill Name Sponsor Subject of Legislation Position Status Would increase death, disability, and education benefit amounts under The Heroes Lesley the Public Safety Zerebny and Gilbert Officers’ Benefit Vega First (PSOB) Program and Rep. Raul Ruiz Responders modify certain aspects of Support House Judiciary (D-CA) Survivors Support the program in an effort Act of 2018 to ensure beneficiaries (H.R. 5060) receive the full amounts to which they are entitled Eliminates the U Visa cap; Prohibits ICE from Immigrant Witness targeting aliens who and Victim Rep. Jimmy cooperate with law Protection Act Panetta Support House Judiciary enforcement in (H.R. 5058) (D-CA) investigations and prosecutions (with certain exceptions) Allows states to reduce LEOSA Training firearm training Rep. Don Bacon Extension Act standards from every 12 Support House Judiciary (R-NE) (H.R. 4896) months to up to every 36 months Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe STOP School Rep.