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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Gangs</title>
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  <updated>2008-05-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/6530</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6028 Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6028/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-13:/action/157021</id>
    <updated>2008-05-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize law enforcement and security assistance, and assistance to enhance the rule of law and strengthen civilian institutions, for Mexico and the countries of Central America, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5658 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5658/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/action/148545</id>
    <updated>2008-03-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2294 Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2294/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/action/135712</id>
    <updated>2007-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to strengthen immigration enforcement and border security and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4065 Taking Action to Keep Employees Accountable in Immigration Matters Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4065/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/action/135646</id>
    <updated>2007-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws, to enhance border security, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2237 Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2237/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-25:/action/134921</id>
    <updated>2007-10-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to fight crime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3922 Gang Reduction, Investment, and Prevention Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3922/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-22:/action/134348</id>
    <updated>2007-10-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To expand and improve Federal gang prevention programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3846 Youth PROMISE Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3846/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/action/132455</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, and law-abiding lives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3568 Providing Electronic Resources and Prosecutors Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3568/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-18:/action/129463</id>
    <updated>2007-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide grants to prosecutors and law enforcement to combat violent crime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3547 Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3547/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/action/129243</id>
    <updated>2007-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3474 National Safe Streets Gang Crime Prevention Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3474/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-05:/action/128348</id>
    <updated>2007-09-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To expand the Safe Streets Program, to establish a National Gang Activity Database, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3438 Bullying and Gang Reduction for Improved Education Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3438/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-03:/action/127466</id>
    <updated>2007-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3376 Witness Protection Enhancement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3376/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-03:/action/127293</id>
    <updated>2007-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To enhance witness protection.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3384 Safe Neighborhoods Expansion Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3384/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-03:/action/127311</id>
    <updated>2007-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1984 Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1984/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-02:/action/126996</id>
    <updated>2007-08-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to strengthen immigration enforcement and border security and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3168 Path to Success: Gang Prevention through Community Partnerships Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3168/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-24:/action/123807</id>
    <updated>2007-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk youth through community partnerships that provides life, social, academic and vocational skills necessary for youth to become productive law abiding citizens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3156 Proceeds of Crime Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3156/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-24:/action/123767</id>
    <updated>2007-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To control violent crime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1860 Proceeds of Crime Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1860/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-24:/action/123826</id>
    <updated>2007-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to control violent crime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3150 Anti-Gang Enforcement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3150/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-24:/action/123753</id>
    <updated>2007-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3152 Anti-Gang Task Force Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3152/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-24:/action/123759</id>
    <updated>2007-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide funding for multi-jurisdictional anti-gang task forces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.564 Recognizing that violence poses an increasingly serious threat to peace and stability in Central America and supporting expanded cooperation between the United States and the countries of Central America to combat crime and violence.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr564/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-23:/action/123609</id>
    <updated>2007-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing that violence poses an increasingly serious threat to peace and stability in Central America and supporting expanded cooperation between the United States and the countries of Central America to combat crime and violence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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