Capture Arrest and Transport Charged Fugitives Act of 2008

A bill to assist law enforcement agencies in locating, arresting, and prosecuting fugitives from justice.

6/17/2008--Introduced.
Capture Arrest and Transport Charged Fugitives Act of 2008 - Amends the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations through FY2015 for establishing new Regional Fugitive Task Forces and for hiring criminal investigators and providing training for such Task Forces. Requires the Attorney General to:
(1) provide transportation services to state and local governments for the extradition of fugitives through the U.S. Marshal Service Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation Service;
(2) make grants to states for the extradition of fugitives to other states for prosecution; and
(3) make grants to states for establishing or upgrading information and identification technologies for serious misdemeanor and felony warrants. Makes state compliance with felony and serious misdemeanor warrant reporting requirements a condition for receiving grants under this Act. Requires states to make electronically available to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) all serious misdemeanor and felony warrants issued by such states and their local jurisdictions.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
• and 3 Co-Sponsors
  • Elizabeth Dole
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
  • Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
June 17, 2008

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• Jun 17, 2008: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5821-5822)
• Introduced on Jun 17, 2008.
• Jun 17, 2008: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Criminal justice
• Budgets
• Criminal investigation
• Criminal justice information
• 12 more
• Extradition
• Federal aid to law enforcement
• Federal-state relations
• Fugitives from justice
• Government information
• Identification of criminals
• Law
• Police training
• Prisoners
• Prosecution
• State and local government
• Warrants (Law)

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October 06, 2008 US PIRG's First 100 Days Financial Reform Platform

In addition to proposing prudential regulatory reforms to prevent future fiascoes, the platform urges passage of the Consumer and Shareholders Protection Act, as proposed in 2002 as S. 3143 (his last proposal) by the late consumer ...

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September 28, 2008 North Country Gazette » New Law Protects Sexually Exploited Youth

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