3.0.0 3922 2023-01-11T20:23:27Z 2023-01-11T20:23:27Z House H HR 2007-10-22 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee Referred to 2007-11-14T16:54:50Z Referred to 2007-10-22T16:31:35Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2007-11-02T14:38:47Z Referred to 2007-10-22T16:31:30Z 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 Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act 110 3547 HR 2007-10-17 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 2007-11-14 hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Committee 2007-11-02 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2007-10-22 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 2007-10-22 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 2007-10-22 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 2007-10-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13] Vern Buchanan R FL 13 N K000361 Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] RIC KELLER R FL 8 2007-10-22 True Crime and Law Enforcement Conferences Crime prevention Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Data banks Department of Justice Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Families Federal aid to law enforcement Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Gangs Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Homicide Juvenile delinquency Labor and Employment Mentoring Police training Prosecution Rehabilitation of criminals Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Violence Witnesses Youth services Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-10-22 Introduced in House 2007-12-26T16:10:25Z Gang Reduction, Investment, and Prevention Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) designate and provide assistance to high-intensity gang activity areas in specified states and localities; (2) make grants to develop community-based programs for gang members and high-risk youth; (3) expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program; (4) expand the Safe Streets Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to support criminal street gang enforcement teams; and (5) make grants for demonstration projects to carry out innovative approaches to combat gang activity.

Directs the Attorney General to establish a National Gang Activity Database to provide information to law enforcement agencies about criminal street gangs.

Directs the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a National Gang Research, Evaluation, and Policy Institute to implement programs to combat gang violence, including conducting a national conference to teach and promote gang violence prevention, intervention, and reentry strategies and establishing one or more gang intervention academies to promote effective gang intervention and policing.

Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to authorize grants to assist prosecutors and law enforcement officers in investigating and prosecuting gang members and violent offenders.

Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to expand the number of sites receiving juvenile delinquency reduction grants from 4 to 12. Extends funding for the Mentoring Initiative for System Involved Youth Program through FY2013.

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 major violent crimes. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to prosecutor's offices to identify witnesses in need of protection.

]]> Gang Reduction, Investment, and Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced To expand and improve Federal gang prevention programs. Introduced in House IH Display Title Gang Reduction, Investment, and Prevention Act Short Titles as Introduced Gang Reduction, Investment, and Prevention Act Introduced in House 2007-10-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3922ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3922ih.xml 2007-11-14 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.