Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act of 2007

A bill to establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish arsonist registries and to require the Attorney General to establish a national arsonist registry and notification program, and for other purposes.

11/16/2007--Introduced.
Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act of 2007 - Requires jurisdictions (i.e., states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and possessions, and federally recognized Indian tribes) to establish and maintain jurisdiction-wide arsonist registries and make such registries available on the Internet.
Requires a criminal arsonist to register in each jurisdiction in which such arsonist resides, is an employee, or is a student. Sets forth other registration requirements and the information required to be provided in a registry by the criminal arsonist and jurisdictions. Allows jurisdictions to exempt from disclosure certain information about an arsonist, including the arsonist's employer and enrollment at an educational institution.
Requires the Attorney General to maintain a national database at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) (to be known as the National Arsonist Registry) and a national arsonist Internet site containing information on each criminal arsonist registered in a jurisdiction's registry or listed on a jurisdiction's Internet site, respectively. Directs the Attorney General to establish a Criminal Arsonist Management Assistance program for awarding grants to jurisdictions to offset the costs of implementing this Act.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2387

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November 16, 2007

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• Nov 16, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Nov 16, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14628-14630)
• Introduced on Nov 16, 2007.

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• Web sites
• Transportation
• Telecommunication
• Technology
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• Social security numbers
• Social security
• Internet
• Identification of criminals
• Identification devices
• Government paperwork
• Government information
• Fingerprints
• Federal aid to law enforcement
• Ex-offenders
• Electronic government information
• Driver licenses
• Directories
• Data banks
• Criminal justice information
• Budgets
• Arson
• Criminal justice

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December 07, 2007 BONO’S BILL TO COMBAT ARSON PASSES HOUSE

A companion US Senate bill to the MATCH Act, S. 2387, was introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). Bono was joined by Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA-29) ...

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December 05, 2007 Bono's bill to combat arson passes House

A companion US Senate bill to the MATCH Act, S. 2387, was introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). Bono was joined by Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) in ...

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April 11, 2008 War Powers for the 21st Century: The Constitutional Perspective ...

Walter Jones, would be salutary, although I in general prefer the changes proposed in a similar bill, S. 2387, 105th Cong., 2nd sess. (1998), introduced by Sen. Joseph Biden. Rather than attempting any fix, however, it may be time for ...

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November 15, 2007 S. 2387, A bill to establish guidelines and incentives for States ...

S. 2387 would establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish arsonist registries and it would require the Attorney General to establish a national arsonist registry and notification program. ...

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November 15, 2007 Introduced Bill: S.2387

A bill to establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish arsonist registries and to require the Attorney General to establish a national arsonist registry and notification program, and for other purposes.

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