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3/20/2007--Introduced.<br/>Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to define &quot;criminal street gang&quot; and &quot;gang crime&quot; and to prohibit: (1) the commission of a gang crime or crime of violence to further the activities of a criminal street gang ; and (2) the recruitment of another person to join a criminal street gang.<br/>Increases criminal penalties for: (1) certain violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity; (2) possession of firearms by repeat offenders; and (3) crimes of violence and drug trafficking crimes committed by illegal aliens. Provides for criminal forfeiture of any property used to commit a gang crime Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose criminal penalties for murder and other violent crimes committed in the course of a drug trafficking crime.<br/>Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) designate certain areas in states as high intensity interstate gang activity areas and to provide assistance to such areas; (2) expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program to require U.S. attorneys to prosecute criminal street gangs operating in their districts; (3) require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to increase funding for the Safe Streets Programs and support criminal street gang enforcement teams; (4) conduct media campaigns in high intensity interstate gang activity areas to educate the public about efforts to combat criminal gang activities; and (5) make grants to states to prevent abductions of children by family members.<br/>Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to authorize grants for technology and training to increase accurate identification of gang members and violent offenders.<br/>Establishes in the U.S. Marshals Service a Short-Term 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 against criminal street gangs.<br/>

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Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38] 344 N00006789 6063 Democrat 202-225-5256 Roman Catholic CA Grace Napolitano 1.66666666666667 http://www.napolitano.house.gov/ R000435 1952-07-15 4281 2160 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 18 202-225-5620 Ileana 'r':6 'fl':7 '-18':8 'rep':1 'ros':4,11,15 'ileana':2,9,13 'lehtinen':5,12,16 'ros-lehtinen':3,10,14 F 400344 Ros-Lehtinen Ileana_Ros-Lehtinen Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18] 2162 N00002858 7563 Republican 202-225-3931 Roman Catholic FL Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 3.11111111111111 http://www.house.gov/ros-lehtinen/ T000260 1951-06-15 3551 2441 Rayburn House Office Building http://tiahrt.house.gov/?sectionid=12 4 202-225-3489 Todd 'r':4 '-4':6 'ks':5 'rep':1 'todd':2,7,9 'tiahrt':3,8,10 M 400405 Tiahrt Todd_Tiahrt Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R, KS-4] 1898 N00008144 6853 Republican 202-225-6216 Assembly of God KS Todd Tiahrt 5.30769230769231 http://tiahrt.house.gov/ CongressmanTiahrt U000038 1950-07-18 7273 B40e Dirksen Senate Office Building http://markudall.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm 202-226-7840 Mark 'd':4 'co':5 'sen':1 'mark':2,6,8 'udal':3,7,9 M 400412 Udall Mark_Udall E. Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO] 3109 N00008051 13009 Democrat 202-224-5941 CO Mark Udall 2.57777777777778 http://markudall.senate.gov W000784 1951-09-10 725 Albert 'wynn':2,4,6 'albert':1,3,5 M 400438 Wynn Albert_Russell_Wynn Russell Albert Wynn 250 N00001849 4730 Democrat Baptist Albert Wynn action 42146 1177041600 Fri Apr 20 00:00:00 -0500 2007 115729 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. action 42146 1174363200 Tue Mar 20 00:00:00 -0500 2007 96961 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. introduced 42146 1174363200 Tue Mar 20 00:00:00 -0500 2007 96960