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3/26/2007--Introduced.<br/>Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes programs for combating criminal gangs, including after-school programs, programs for safe and drug-free schools and communities, gang resistance education and training programs, and adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects.<br/>Establishes or increases funding for criminal gang-related programs, including: (1) demonstration grants to public and private entities for innovative approaches to combat gang activity; (2) programs that target certain at-risk youth and juvenile offenders ages 11 to 19; (3) state studies of parole or post-incarceration supervision violations and revocations; (4) substance abuse treatment; (5) mentoring grants to nonprofit organizations; (6) transition training for incarcerated youth offenders; (7) gang activity policing grants; (8) grants to prosecutors and law enforcement officials to combat violent crime and protect witnesses; and (9) the National Youth Gang Survey.<br/>Public and Assisted Housing Gang Elimination Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to public housing agencies and private, for-profit and nonprofit owners of federally assisted low-income housing for use in eliminating gang-related crime.<br/>Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) designate and provide assistance to high-intensity gang activity areas; and (2) expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program to require U.S. attorneys to identify and prosecute criminal street gangs in their respective districts.<br/>Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand the definition of &quot;criminal street gang&quot;; (2) prohibit the recruitment or solicitation of persons to participate in a criminal street gang; (3) impose enhanced penalties for committing violent crimes in furtherance or in aid of a criminal street gang and for use of firearms by felons with multiple felony convictions for violent crimes and drug offenses; (4) increase penalties for use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire or other felony crimes of violence; and (5) increase penalties for violent crimes in aid of racketeering activities.<br/>Extends the limitation period for prosecuting certain noncapital violent crimes. Requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and revise guidelines relating to violent gang-related crimes.<br/>Provides for certain studies and reports relating to criminal gangs, including reports distinguishing criminal offenses committed by juveniles.<br/>

1174881600 2007-03-26 Fri Nov 07 14:21:45 -0600 2008 introduced 42553 'act':6 '2007':8 'gang':2 'empow':4 'fight':1 'youth':5 49672 short introduced 42553 'act':7 '2007':9 'gang':5 'hous':4 'assist':3 'elimin':6 'public':1 49673 short introduced 42553 'bill':2 'gang':6 'fight':4 'crimin':5 45315 official action 42553 1174881600 Mon Mar 26 00:00:00 -0500 2007 107380 Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3757-3758) M000639 1954-01-01 528 Hart Senate Office Building http://menendez.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm 202-228-2197 Robert 'd':4 'nj':5 'bob':8 'sen':1 'robert':2,6,9 'menendez':10 'menéndez':3,7 M 400272 Menéndez Robert_Menendez Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ] Bob N00000699 13683 Democrat 202-224-4744 Roman Catholic NJ Robert Menendez 2.11764705882353 http://menendez.senate.gov/ SenatorMenendezNJ L000123 1924-01-23 324 Hart Senate Office Building http://lautenberg.senate.gov/contact/routing.cfm 202-228-4054 Frank 'd':4 'nj':5 'sen':1 'frank':2,6,8 'lautenberg':3,7,9 M 300064 Lautenberg Frank_Lautenberg R. Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ] N00000659 11406 Democrat 202-224-3224 Jewish NJ Frank Lautenberg 2.125 http://lautenberg.senate.gov/ franklautenberg action 42553 1174881600 Mon Mar 26 00:00:00 -0500 2007 107380 Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3757-3758) introduced 42553 1174881600 Mon Mar 26 00:00:00 -0500 2007 107379 action 42553 1174881600 Mon Mar 26 00:00:00 -0500 2007 115967 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3757-3758) action 42553 1174881600 Mon Mar 26 00:00:00 -0500 2007 107381 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.