Anti-Gang Enforcement Act of 2007

To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to reform and facilitate prosecution of juvenile gang members who commit violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes.

7/24/2007--Introduced.
Anti-Gang Enforcement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to:
(1) prohibit certain criminal street gang crimes, including recruitment of persons into such gangs, participation in such gangs by committing two or more predicate gang crimes, and solicitation to commit a predicate gang crime;
(2) impose or increase criminal penalties for committing certain violent crimes in aid of a criminal street gang or racketeering activity, for murder or other violent crimes while committing a drug trafficking crime, and for the use of interstate or foreign commerce facilities in the commission of two or more murders; and
(3) provide for forfeiture of property obtained through criminal street gang activity. Defines "criminal street gang" and "predicate gang crime" for purposes of this Act.
Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend its sentencing guidelines to provide an enhancement for crimes committed in furtherance or in aid of criminal street gangs.
Directs the Attorney General to:
(1) expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program to require U.S. attorneys to identify, investigate, and prosecute significant criminal street gangs operating within their districts and to coordinate anti-gang activities; and
(2) require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to increase funding for the Safe Streets Program and to support criminal street gang enforcement teams. Authorizes the Attorney General to hire 94 additional assistant U.S. attorneys for the Project Safe Neighborhoods program.


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Sponsor

• Ric Keller
• and 3 Co-Sponsors
  • Tom Feeney
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Marilyn Musgrave
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 3 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Judiciary
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3150

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 24, 2007

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• Aug 10, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Jul 24, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Introduced on Jul 24, 2007.
• Jul 24, 2007: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
• Jul 24, 2007: Referred to House Judiciary
• Jul 24, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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• Criminal justice
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• Criminal investigation
• Department of Justice
• Drug abuse
• Drug traffic
• Executive departments
• Federal aid to law enforcement
• Federal officials
• Fines (Penalties)
• Forfeiture
• Gangs
• Government employees
• Kidnapping
• Life imprisonment
• Murder
• Organized crime
• Prosecution
• Public prosecutors
• Rape
• Recruiting of employees
• Sentencing guidelines
• Violence
• Weapons
• Women

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