3.0.0 3142 2023-01-11T21:18:45Z 2023-01-11T21:18:45Z House H HR 2007-07-24 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-07-24T13:02:20Z 2007-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 N G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2007-08-03 False M001152 Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] Marilyn Musgrave R CO N. 4 2007-10-10 False C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2008-04-22 False Crime and Law Enforcement Assault Capital punishment Conspiracy Detention of persons Drug abuse Drug traffic Ex-offenders Fines (Penalties) Firearms Firearms control Illegal aliens Immigration Kidnapping Law Licenses Life imprisonment Limitation of actions Organized crime Rape Sentences (Criminal procedure) Terrorism Violence Women Crime and Law Enforcement

00 2007-07-24 Introduced in House 2007-08-31T19:21:11Z Violent Crime Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to impose civil fines on firearms licensees who willfully violate federal firearms laws; (2) increase criminal penalties for transferring firearms for use in crimes of violence or drug trafficking and for conspiracies against the United States; (3) increase criminal penalties for felons with prior convictions for violent crimes and serious drug offenses who unlawfully possess firearms; (4) expand criteria for the detention for persons charged with firearms offenses prior to trial; (5) include other felony crimes of violence in the prohibition against interstate travel to commit murder-for-hire and increase criminal penalties for such crimes; (6) impose a 10-year limitation period for prosecutions of noncapital crimes of violence and terrorism; and (7) impose increased criminal penalties for illegal aliens who commit felony crimes of violence or drug trafficking.

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