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Category: Judiciary
Cosponsor H.R. 7062, the Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Act
The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 killed 2,997 and injured thousands in New York City, Shanksville, PA and the Pentagon. In the years since, tens of thousands more men and women, including first responders, relief workers, and local residents, have
lost their lives or gotten sick after they were exposed to a toxic cocktail of burning chemicals, pulverized drywall and powdered cement.
BRIEFING – Tuesday 10/30- Legal Orientation Programming in Immigration Detention
We wanted to draw your attention to a briefing invitation you recently received from the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), the American Immigration Council, and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services, on
Legal Orientation Programming (LOP) in Immigration Detention on October 30th from 11 AM until 12 pm in 122 Cannon.
Cosponsor the Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act to Support Workplace Protections for Domestic Violence Victims
One in four women and one in nine men have suffered physical violence at the hands of an intimate partner, which has a devastating impact on a survivor’s physical and emotional health. Often forgotten when we talk about victims of intimate partner violence,
sexual assault, stalking, and revenge pornography, is the severe economic impact this abuse can have on victims. It can cost victims their jobs, their homes, their health, and their insurance – and, in cases of domestic violence, reinforce their dependency
on their abusers as a result. Abusers often use economic necessities like rent, health care, and child care to exert control over their victims. And victims of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, and revenge pornography often find that abuse
and threats follow them from home into the workplace – each year, they lose nearly eight million days of paid work—the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs.
Cosponsor Resolution to Honor 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Winners and Their Work to End the Use of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
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Remove Marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act: Support H.R. 1227, the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017
Even though 31 states have legalized medical marijuana and over 60 percent of Americans support legalization, marijuana is still
listed under Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act. Enforcing federal prohibition of marijuana will only serve to increase incarcerations, prevent invaluable research into its medicinal benefits, and create financial barriers for businesses.
Co-Sponsor the Marijuana Data Collection Act
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Cosponsor the Opioid Crisis Accountability Act (H.R. 5782)
I hope you’ll consider joining us in introducing the Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018.
Cosponsor the Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act to Support Workplace Protections for Domestic Violence Victims
One in four women and one in nine men have suffered physical violence at the hands of an intimate partner, which has a devastating impact on a survivor’s physical and emotional health. Often forgotten when we talk about victims of intimate partner violence,
sexual assault, stalking, and revenge pornography, is the severe economic impact this abuse can have on victims. It can cost victims their jobs, their homes, their health, and their insurance – and, in cases of domestic violence, reinforce their dependency
on their abusers as a result. Abusers often use economic necessities like rent, health care, and child care to exert control over their victims. And victims of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, and revenge pornography often find that abuse
and threats follow them from home into the workplace – each year, they lose nearly eight million days of paid work—the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs.
Become an Original cosponsor of the National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2018
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