3.0.0 1793 2022-02-03T06:01:23Z 2022-02-03T06:01:23Z Senate S S 2011-11-02 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2011-11-17T23:04:54Z Markup by 2011-11-17T16:43:56Z Referred to 2011-11-02T21:55:43Z Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012 112 2076 HR 2013-01-14 Became Public Law No: 112-265. Identical bill CRS Related bill House 2012-12-18 17:40:35 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2012-12-18 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2012-12-18 10:01:39 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2012-12-17 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2012-12-17 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2012-12-17 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8087) Floor 2011-11-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 233. Calendars 2011-11-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report. Committee 2011-11-17 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-11-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2011-11-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2011-11-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N H.R.2076 https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2076 Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Law enforcement administration and funding Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2011-11-02 Introduced in Senate 2011-12-15T20:08:29Z

Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), at the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a state or political subdivision, to assist in the investigation of violent acts and shootings occurring in venues such as schools, colleges, universities, nonfederal office buildings, malls, and other public places, and in the investigation of mass killings and attempted mass killings.

Defines "mass killings" as three or more killings in a single incident.

Authorizes the AG to pay rewards up to $3 million (currently, $2 million), subject to exceptions, pursuant to public advertisements for assistance to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Allows funds available to the AG for the FBI for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United States to be used to deploy tactical response, command and control, and other crisis-management assets of the FBI, as appropriate. Requires any such conduct or assistance to be presumptively within the scope of federal office or employment.

]]> 80 2011-11-17 Reported to Senate without amendment 2011-12-29T18:06:11Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), at the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a state or political subdivision, to assist in the investigation of violent acts and shootings occurring in venues such as schools, colleges, universities, nonfederal office buildings, malls, and other public places, and in the investigation of mass killings and attempted mass killings.

Defines "mass killings" as three or more killings in a single incident.

Authorizes the AG to pay rewards up to $3 million (currently, $2 million), subject to exceptions, pursuant to public advertisements for assistance to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Allows funds available to the AG for the FBI for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United States to be used to deploy tactical response, command and control, and other crisis-management assets of the FBI, as appropriate. Requires any such conduct or assistance to be presumptively within the scope of federal office or employment.

]]> 35 2012-12-17 Passed Senate amended 2013-01-04T17:21:28Z Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Attorney General (AG), at the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a state or political subdivision, to assist in the investigation of violent acts and shootings occurring in a place of public use, and in the investigation of mass killings and attempted mass killings.

Defines "mass killings" as three or more killings in a single incident.

Authorizes the AG to pay rewards of up to $3 million (currently, $2 million), subject to exceptions, for assistance to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to permit the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), at the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a state or political subdivision and through deployment of the Secret Service or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to assist in the investigation of violent acts and shootings occurring in a place of public use, and in the investigation of mass killings and attempted mass killings.

Requires that any assistance provided under this Act be presumed to be within the scope of federal office or employment.

]]> Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012 Short Titles as Passed Senate Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012 S Senate Short Titles as Introduced Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2011 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2011 S Senate Display Title Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the statutory authority for the longstanding practice of the Department of Justice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes, and for other purposes. 3341 112 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2022-02-03T06:01:23Z 2012-12-17 Amendment SA 3341 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 3341 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/112th-congress/senate-amendment/3341 W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2012-12-17T05:00:00Z 2012-12-17T05:00:00Z Senate 112 S Senate S 1793 Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012 2022-02-03T06:01:23Z 6 2012-12-17 0 Senate Amendment SA 3341 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2012-12-17 0 Senate Amendment SA 3341 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Whitehouse. (consideration: CR S8087; text: CR S8087) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2012-12-17 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3341 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2012-12-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2012-12-17 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3341 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Whitehouse.(consideration: CR S8087; text: CR S8087) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed in Senate 2012-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1793es/xml/BILLS-112s1793es.xml Reported to Senate 2011-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1793rs/xml/BILLS-112s1793rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2011-11-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1793is/xml/BILLS-112s1793is.xml 2012-12-18 Held at the desk. 17:40:35 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.