3.0.0 155 2022-02-03T05:26:08Z 2022-02-03T05:26:08Z Senate S S 2005-01-25 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Markup by 2006-06-29T15:09:54Z Referred to 2005-01-25T17:37:52Z Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2005 109 970 HR 2005-05-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3136-3137) Related bill CRS 2006-06-29 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. Committee 2005-01-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S475-482) IntroReferral 2005-01-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S474-475) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2005-01-25 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2005-01-25 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2005-01-25 True K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2005-01-25 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2005-06-06 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2005-06-15 False S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA 2005-06-15 False A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2006-09-14 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2006-09-19 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Arrest Arson Assault Authorization Automobile theft Bribery Capital punishment Change of venue Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Community policing Congress Congressional reporting requirements Conspiracy Court records Crime prevention Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Criminal procedure Criminal statistics Data banks Detention of persons District courts Drug abuse Drug law enforcement Drug traffic Economics and Public Finance Electronic surveillance Evidence (Law) Extortion Families Federal aid to law enforcement Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fines (Penalties) Firearms Forfeiture Gangs Government Operations and Politics Homicide Indian law enforcement Interstate relations Jurisdiction Juvenile delinquency Kidnapping Larceny Law Law enforcement officers Limitation of actions Magistrates Minorities Murder Obstruction of justice Organized crime Performance measurement Pretrial procedure Probation Prosecution Public prosecutors Rape Right to counsel Science, Technology, Communications Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines Sex crimes Speedy trial Transportation and Public Works U.S. Sentencing Commission Victims of crimes Violence Warrants (Law) Witnesses Women Youth Youth violence Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2005-01-25 Introduced in Senate 2005-02-23T16:22:51Z Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit various criminal street gang-related offenses, including participating in a criminal street gang by committing a predicate crime in furtherance of the activities of such gang, to gain entrance to or to maintain or increase position in the gang, or for the gang's benefit.

Amends: (1) the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit murder and other violent crimes committed during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; and (2) the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to authorize the use of grants by the Attorney General to fund technology and training for prosecutors and to create and expand witness and victim protection programs.

Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) designate high intensity interstate gang activity areas; and (2) expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program.

Prohibits traveling in, or causing another to travel in, interstate or foreign commerce with intent that one or more murders be committed in violation of State or Federal law.

Expands the scope of predicate crimes for authorization of interception of wire, oral, and electronic communications to cover violations relating to criminal street gangs.

Modifies code provisions regarding the treatment of Federal juvenile offenders. Amends the Federal judicial code to direct the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate and distribute guidelines for use by a court in determining the sentence to be imposed in a criminal case if the defendant committed the offense as a juvenile, and is tried as an adult.

]]> Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2005 Display Title Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to reform and facilitate prosecution of juvenile gang members who commit violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-01-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s155is/xml/BILLS-109s155is.xml 2006-06-29 Committee on the Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.