Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act

A bill to establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.

6/20/2007--Reported to Senate amended. Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act - Directs the Attorney General to designate a Deputy Chief in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. Makes the Deputy Chief responsible for investigating and prosecuting violations of criminal civil rights statutes in which the alleged violation occurred before January 1, 1970 and resulted in death.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Attorney General to designate a Supervisory Special Agent in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the Department of Justice to investigate violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred before January 1, 1970 and resulted in a death.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state or local law enforcement agencies for the investigation and prosecution of violations of state or local laws that are similar to the federal criminal civil rights statutes. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 8) Terminates the effectiveness of the above provisions at the end of FY2017.
(Sec. 9) Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to authorize staff of an Inspector General to assist the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children by conducting reviews of inactive case files to develop recommendations for further investigations and engaging in similar activities.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
• and 19 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
  • Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
  • Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]
  • Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
  • Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
  • Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
  • Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
  • Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
  • Barack Obama
  • Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
  • Gordon Smith
  • Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA]
  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
  • Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.535

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 08, 2007

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• Jun 22, 2007: By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-88.
• Jun 20, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
• Added to calendar on Jun 20, 2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211..
• Jun 14, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• Added to calendar on Jun 14, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably..
• Jun 14, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
• Jun 07, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-226. 10:00 a.m.
• Feb 08, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1788)
• Introduced on Feb 08, 2007.
• Feb 08, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1788)
• Feb 08, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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September 25, 2008 United States Senator John Cornyn, Texas :: For The Press

John Cornyn, R-Texas, applauded Senate passage of the bipartisan Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, S. 535. Sen. Cornyn co-sponsored the bill, which allows the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of ...

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