3.0.0 1582 2023-01-11T19:51:26Z 2023-01-11T19:51:26Z House H HR 2007-03-20 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-20T18:49:13Z Referred to 2007-03-20T14:30:25Z Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act 110 3547 HR 2007-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Related bill CRS Gang Reduction, Investment, and Prevention Act 110 3922 HR 2007-11-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Related bill CRS Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 110 456 S 2007-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Identical bill CRS 2007-04-20 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2007-03-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 N B001228 Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-45] Mary Bono R CA 45 2007-03-20 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2007-04-16 False U000038 Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] MARK UDALL D CO 2 2007-04-17 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2007-04-19 False E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2007-04-23 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2007-05-07 False C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2007-05-07 False W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2007-05-21 False T000260 Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] TODD TIAHRT R KS 4 2007-05-21 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2007-05-22 False B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13] Vern Buchanan R FL 13 2007-06-05 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2007-06-05 False M001168 Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8] Patrick Murphy D PA J. 8 2007-06-13 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2007-06-14 False B000461 Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] BRIAN BILBRAY R CA P. 50 2007-06-26 False M001167 Rep. Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5] Harry Mitchell D AZ E. 5 2007-11-06 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Jim Costa D CA 20 2007-11-06 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Conferences Congress Congressional reporting requirements Conspiracy Crime prevention Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Criminal statistics Criminology Data banks Department of Justice Drug abuse Drug law enforcement Drug traffic Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic surveillance Elementary and secondary education Evidence (Law) Extradition Families Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federal aid to law enforcement Firearms Gangs Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Higher education Homicide Illegal aliens Immigration Indian law enforcement Juvenile delinquency Kidnapping Law Legal education Limitation of actions Minorities Missing children Murder Organized crime Prosecution Public prosecutors Public service advertising Science, Technology, Communications Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines Social Welfare Student records Terrorism U.S. Sentencing Commission Violence Witnesses Youth services Youth violence Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-03-20 Introduced in House 2007-04-07T15:51:58Z Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to define "criminal street gang" and "gang crime" and to prohibit: (1) the commission of a gang crime or crime of violence to further the activities of a criminal street gang ; and (2) the recruitment of another person to join a criminal street gang.

Increases criminal penalties for: (1) certain violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity; (2) possession of firearms by repeat offenders; and (3) crimes of violence and drug trafficking crimes committed by illegal aliens. Provides for criminal forfeiture of any property used to commit a gang crime

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose criminal penalties for murder and other violent crimes committed in the course of a drug trafficking crime.

Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) designate certain areas in states as high intensity interstate gang activity areas and to provide assistance to such areas; (2) expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program to require U.S. attorneys to prosecute criminal street gangs operating in their districts; (3) require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to increase funding for the Safe Streets Programs and support criminal street gang enforcement teams; (4) conduct media campaigns in high intensity interstate gang activity areas to educate the public about efforts to combat criminal gang activities; and (5) make grants to states to prevent abductions of children by family members.

Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to authorize grants for technology and training to increase accurate identification of gang members and violent offenders.

Establishes in the U.S. Marshals Service a Short-Term Witness Protection Section to provide protection for witnesses in state and local trials involving homicide or other violent crimes. Expands the federal witness relocation and protection program to include protection against criminal street gangs.

]]> Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced 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 expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1582ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1582ih.xml 2007-04-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.