3.0.0 1296 2023-01-11T16:32:43Z 2023-01-11T16:32:43Z Senate S S 2007-05-03 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-03T21:07:07Z 2007-05-03 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2007-05-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2007-05-03 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2007-05-03 True Crime and Law Enforcement Abandonment of family Assault Child abuse Child safety Child welfare Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Construction costs Crime prevention Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Curricula Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Emergency Management Emergency medicine Employee training Families Federal aid to law enforcement Gangs Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Guardian and ward Health Hospital care Indian children Indian law enforcement Infants Informers Medical records Minorities Murder Prosecution School buildings School security Sentences (Criminal procedure) State laws Victims of crimes Violence Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-05-03 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-01T20:23:47Z Violence Against Children Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide for enhanced penalties for violent crimes against children (i.e., persons under 18 years of age).

Requires the Attorney General to: (1) provide assistance to state, local, and Indian tribal governments in the criminal investigation or prosecution of any felony crime of violence against children; and (2) award grants to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution of crimes against children and to provide education, prevention, intervention, and victims' assistance services for such crimes.

Requires states receiving grants under this Act or other federal assistance to: (1) use the National Incident-Based Reporting System; (2) enact a statute to allow a parent to leave a newborn baby at a hospital anonymously without penalties; and (3) report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the well-being of children under their care.

Requires the Secretary to develop model training and caseload standards for child guardians in child abuse and neglect cases.

Mynisha's Law - Authorizes any local or tribal government to apply to the Attorney General for designation as a high intensity interstate gang area. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish criteria for reviewing such applications; and (2) establish an Interagency Gang Prevention Task Force to coordinate federal assistance to such high intensity interstate gang areas.

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow the use of school security grants for: (1) the placement of surveillance equipment in schools; (2) the establishment of hotlines or tiplines for reporting potentially dangerous students and situations; and (3) capital improvements to make school facilities more secure.

]]> Violence Against Children Act of 2007 Display Title Violence Against Children Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting crimes of violence against children. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Violence Against Children Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Mynisha's Law Introduced in Senate 2007-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1296is/xml/BILLS-110s1296is.xml 2007-05-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.