3.0.0 1022 2020-02-10T16:51:54Z 2020-02-10T16:51:54Z House H HR 2009-02-12 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee Referred to 2009-03-30T16:53:17Z hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2009-03-30T16:52:15Z Referred to 2009-02-12T15:03:43Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2009-03-16T22:12:15Z Referred to 2009-02-12T15:03:42Z 2009-03-30 hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Committee 2009-03-30 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Committee 2009-03-16 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2009-02-12 Referred to House Education and Labor IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-02-12 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 2009-02-12 Referred to House Judiciary IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-02-12 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 Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] MARY BONO MACK R CA 45 2009-02-12 True F000445 Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] J. Forbes R VA Randy 4 2009-09-24 False C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2009-09-24 False Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Justice Drug trafficking and controlled substances Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Firearms and explosives Government information and archives Juvenile crime and gang violence Law enforcement administration and funding Policy sciences South Carolina Violent crime Vocational and technical education Youth employment and child labor Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-02-12 Introduced in House 2009-02-26T19:38:58Z 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 and for firearm transfers to commit crimes of violence or drug trafficking crimes.

Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) designate certain areas in states as high intensity 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.

Directs the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a National Gang Research, Evaluation, and Policy Institute. Authorizes such Office to make grants to governmental and private entities to develop community-based crime prevention programs designed for gang members and at-risk youth.

Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide for grants to prosecutors and law enforcement to assist in identifying gang members and violent offenders and to coordinate efforts to combat violent crime.

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 Short Titles as Introduced Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act Display Title 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 2009-02-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1022ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1022ih.xml 2009-03-30 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.