3.0.0 3547 2023-01-11T20:30:36Z 2023-01-11T20:30:36Z House H HR 2007-09-17 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee Referred to 2007-10-17T21:37:52Z Referred to 2007-09-17T16:33:25Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-09-17T16:33:20Z Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 110 1582 HR 2007-04-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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. Related bill CRS 2007-10-17 hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Committee 2007-09-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-09-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-17 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 2007-09-17 True M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] Jerry McNerney D CA 11 2007-09-17 True L000043 Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22] NICK LAMPSON D TX 22 2007-09-17 True A000363 Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24] Michael Arcuri D NY A. 24 2007-09-17 True C001058 Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] Ben Chandler D KY 6 2007-09-17 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2007-09-17 True 2007-10-30 W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2007-09-24 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2007-09-24 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2007-09-24 False 2007-10-30 C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2007-09-24 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2007-09-24 False 2007-10-30 I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2007-09-25 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2007-09-25 False 2007-11-01 M001168 Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8] Patrick Murphy D PA J. 8 2007-09-25 False M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2007-10-02 False G000021 Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] ELTON GALLEGLY R CA 24 2007-10-02 False 2008-03-13 W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2007-10-03 False D000602 Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] Artur Davis D AL 7 2007-10-03 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2007-10-04 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 27 2007-10-05 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2007-10-22 False W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2007-10-25 False 2007-10-30 B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2007-10-25 False 2007-10-30 E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2007-10-29 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2007-10-31 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 H000213 Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] JANE HARMAN D CA 36 2007-11-14 False B001253 Rep. Bean, Melissa L. [D-IL-8] Melissa Bean D IL L. 8 2007-11-14 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2007-12-17 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2008-01-29 False 2008-03-14 S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2008-03-04 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2008-06-05 False Crime and Law Enforcement Conspiracy Contempt of court Crime prevention Criminal investigation Department of Justice Drug abuse Drug traffic Economics and Public Finance Ex-offenders Executive reorganization Families Federal aid to law enforcement Fines (Penalties) Firearms Firearms control Gangs Government Operations and Politics Homicide Injunctions Juvenile delinquency Kidnapping Labor and Employment Law Licenses Murder Prosecution Recidivists Rehabilitation of criminals Relocation Terrorism Violence Witnesses Youth employment Youth services Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-09-17 Introduced in House 2007-10-12T18:50:29Z Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act - Amends the federal criminal code to define "criminal street gang" and "gang crime" and to prohibit: (1) the commission of, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit, a gang crime to further the activities of a criminal street gang; and (2) the recruitment of another person to join a criminal street gang.

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

Increases criminal penalties for possession of firearms by repeat criminal offenders. Prohibits the possession of firearms by individuals convicted of a gang-related misdemeanor or in contempt of a gang injunction order.

Authorizes the Attorney General to deny the transfer of a firearm or a firearm permit to individuals who may use firearms for terrorist activities.

Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) designate certain areas in states as high intensity interstate gang activity areas and provide assistance to such areas; (2) expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program to require U.S. attorneys to identify, investigate, and prosecute criminal street gangs operating in their districts; (3) expand the Safe Streets Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to support criminal street gang enforcement teams; and (4) make grants to states to prevent abductions of children by family members.

Establishes a grant program in the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) for crime prevention, research, and intervention services designed for gang members and at-risk youth.

Establishes in the U.S. Marshals Service a Short-Term State 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 for witnesses against criminal street gangs.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants for juvenile offender reintegration projects and for employment programs for young adult gang members to reduce recidivism and promote long-term employability.

]]> Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act 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 Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act Short Titles as Introduced Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act Introduced in House 2007-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3547ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3547ih.xml 2007-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. 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.