Koby Mandell Act of 2003
Latest action · Mar 6, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the office to take specified steps, including: (1) establishing a program which will update American victims of overseas terrorism or their families on the status of efforts to capture the terrorists; (2) undertaking a comprehensive assessment to determine the reasons for the absence of indictments of terrorists residing in some regions; (3) monitoring public actions pertaining to terrorists by governments and regimes overseas, such as naming schools, streets, or other public institutions or sites after terrorists who have harmed American citizens; (4) initiating negotiations to secure financial compensation for American citizens (or their families) who were harmed by terrorist acts overseas by an organization that subsequently became part of a governing regime with which the U.S. Government maintains diplomatic or official contacts; and (5) coordinating with other Government agencies to seek the transfer to the United States of terrorists released from incarceration abroad who are eligible for further prosecution in the United States.
Cosponsors 65
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2003 to Mar 25, 2004; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Edward L. Schrock | Original | Jan 28, 2003 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Jan 28, 2003 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Jan 28, 2003 |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Original | Jan 28, 2003 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Jan 28, 2003 |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Original | Jan 28, 2003 |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Feb 5, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Feb 13, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Feb 13, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Feb 13, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Feb 13, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Feb 27, 2003 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Feb 27, 2003 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Feb 27, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Feb 27, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Mar 18, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Mar 18, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Mar 18, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Mar 18, 2003 | |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Apr 1, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Apr 1, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 1, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 8, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 19, 2003 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | May 19, 2003 | |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | May 22, 2003 | |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Jun 2, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Jun 2, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Jun 2, 2003 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 2, 2003 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Jun 3, 2003 | |
| R-IN | Chris Chocola | Jun 4, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Jun 4, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 11, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jun 17, 2003 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Jun 19, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Jun 26, 2003 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jul 14, 2003 | |
| R-KY | Anne M. Northup | Jul 24, 2003 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Sep 24, 2003 | |
| R-PA | James C. Greenwood | Sep 30, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Philip M. Crane | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Nov 4, 2003 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Nov 4, 2003 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Mar 24, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Mar 25, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2003 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 28, 2003Introduced in House
- Jan 28, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1491 | Robert E. Andrews D-NJ | Mar 4, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To create an office within the Department of Justice to undertake certain specific steps to ensure that all American citizens harmed by terrorism overseas receive equal treatment by the United States government regardless of the terrorists' country of origin or residence, and to ensure that all terrorists involved in such attacks are pursued, prosecuted, and punished with equal vigor, regardless of the terrorists' country of origin or residence.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Koby Mandell Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Advertising
- Americans in foreign countries
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arrest
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Books
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Commercial blacklisting
- Compensation for victims of crime
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Department of Justice
- Diplomacy
- EBB Terrorism
- Economic assistance
- Electronic government information
- Executive reorganization
- Extradition
- Government liability (International law)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Identification of criminals
- Immigration
- Indictments
- Informers
- International Affairs
- Internet
- Israel
- Law enforcement officers
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military assistance
- Military personnel
- Motion pictures
- Murder
- Names
- Negotiations
- Palestinians
- Photography
- Police
- Profit
- Prosecution
- Sanctions (International law)
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Terrorism
- Victims of terrorism
- Visas
- Web sites
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2003Introduced in House
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