H.R. 2898: Secure Background Checks Act of 2023
H.R. 2898, the Secure Background Checks Act of 2023, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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H.R. 2648: Secure Background Checks Act of 2025
H.R. 2648, the Secure Background Checks Act of 2025, was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on 2025-04-03.
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H.R. 5080: Secure Background Checks Act of 2021
Latest action (2022-11-01) on H.R. 5080, the Secure Background Checks Act of 2021: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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2715-2026: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to initiate a transaction to return funds to the State of Ohio for the unused $15,000.00 drawn for administration costs from the awarded U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant CARES Act (
Ordinance 2715-2026 would authorize returning unused $15,000.00 in HUD CDBG-CV funds to the State of Ohio for granting to a local non-profit providing harm reduction services.
Advances the causeSource: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
2803-2026: To authorize the Director of the Office of Violence Prevention to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform to coordinate efforts to reduce gun violence and violence prevention amongst youth in the community; to authorize the expe
Ordinance 2803-2026 would authorize the expenditure of $249,012.38 from the general fund for a contract with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform to reduce gun violence amongst youth.
Advances the causeSource: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (columbus.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Immigrant’s Death in Abusive Georgia ICE Facility Reignites Call for Its Closure
An immigrant's death has reignited calls for the closure of a Folkston, Georgia ICE facility, where Luis Sandoval was detained and a hunger strike has been ongoing for over 2 weeks.
Advances the causeSource: Truthout (truthout.org)
“Just Like Kidnapping”
In late August, the Trump administration flew 12 Somali immigrants to an ICE facility at Guantanamo Bay, where Sakariye Abdi Mohamed told journalist Amanda Moore it was 'just like kidnapping'.
Works against the causeSource: Mother Jones (motherjones.com)
Massachusetts and Idaho put guns on the ballot. One to restrict them, the other to honor them
Voters in Idaho and Massachusetts face contrasting gun-related ballot questions, one to restrict guns and the other to honor them.
Neutral reportSource: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
New York County Jails Received Historic Sums to Detain Immigrants for ICE
New York county jails billed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement around $20 million for detaining thousands of immigrants for the agency since early last year, according to records.
Works against the causeSource: Documented (documentedny.com)
PA HB 1859: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms and for abando
Pennsylvania HB 1859 would amend firearms statutes and add provisions relating to risk protection orders; latest action: motion to reconsider final passage.
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PA HB 1604: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, providing for mandatory firearms training for certain officers.
PA HB 1604, amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) and providing for mandatory firearms training for certain officers, was referred to Law & Justice.
Advances the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
At least 11 wounded, some children, in Tallahassee shooting near Florida A&M
At least 11 people, some of them children, were shot in a mass shooting near Florida A&M's campus in Tallahassee; police are searching for a gunman.
Neutral reportSource: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
VT S 329: An act relating to criminal procedures involving firearms
VT S 329, an act relating to criminal procedures involving firearms, was read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary on 2026-05-13.
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Man detained at Georgia immigration detention center dies as hunger strike continues
An immigrant detained at the D Ray James immigration detention center in Folkston, Georgia died on Friday, local and federal officials confirmed, as a hunger strike continues at the facility.
Advances the causeSource: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
They Were Accused of Illegal Fishing. They Ended Up in ICE Detention.
The New York Times reports that those accused of illegal fishing have ended up in ICE detention and that officers in states like Florida have been deputized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Works against the causeSource: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
MT LC 324: Revise firearm accessories and firearm laws
MT LC 324 to revise firearm accessories and firearm laws shows latest action Draft in Edit as of 2026-10-23.
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PA HR 673: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility, community impact and process for converting immigrant detention centers operating in this Commonwealth into community-centered projects, with fair, transparent and rigorous local stakeholde
PA HR 673 would direct the Joint State Government Commission to study converting immigrant detention centers into community-centered projects; referred to Intergovernmental Affairs & Operations.
Advances the causeSource: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
ICE affirms in court documents there are no plans to build detention center in Newport
ICE affirms there are no plans to build a detention center in Newport, and the federal government agreed to a month's notice before environmental permitting in a settlement through Aug. 1, 2027.
Advances the causeSource: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Hundreds Lose Access to Food After ICE Arrest Leader of Bronx Food Pantry
Hundreds lose access to food after ICE arrested Bronx food pantry leader Aleksander Nilaj, who has been detained at Delaney Hall; community leaders and elected officials have called for his release.
Works against the causeSource: Documented (documentedny.com)
Appeals Court Backs Trump on Constitutionality of Detentions
A ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit backs Trump on the constitutionality of detentions and curtails judges' ability to free undocumented immigrants.
Works against the causeSource: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)