Gang Elimination Act of 2006
Latest action · May 4, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedMay 4, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Gang Elimination Act of 2006 - Directs the Attorney General to report to Congress on a national strategy to eliminate the illegal operations of National Threat Drug Gangs (i.e., the top three international drug gangs that present the greatest threat to law and order in the United States). Sets forth criteria for the Attorney General to consider in identifying a National Threat Drug Gang, including (1) ties to international terrorist organizations or state-sponsored terrorism; (2) the volume of controlled substances imported or distributed by such gangs; and (3) the threat to children and schools in the United States.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 4, 2006 to Sep 19, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | May 4, 2006 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | May 10, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | May 10, 2006 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | May 10, 2006 | |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | May 10, 2006 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | May 10, 2006 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | May 10, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | May 10, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | May 10, 2006 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | May 10, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | May 11, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | May 11, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | May 11, 2006 | |
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | May 17, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | May 17, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | May 17, 2006 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | May 18, 2006 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 22, 2006 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | May 22, 2006 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | May 25, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| R-MI | John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Jun 28, 2006 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Jun 29, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jul 11, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Jul 12, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Jul 25, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Sep 19, 2006 |
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 May 4, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 4, 2006Introduced in House
- May 4, 2006Referred 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Attorney General to develop a national strategy to eliminate the illegal operations of the top three international drug gangs that present the greatest threat to law and order in the United States.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Gang Elimination Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Conspiracy
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Drug abuse
- Drug law enforcement
- Drug traffic
- Drugs and youth
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Families
- Gangs
- International Affairs
- Organized crime
- Rape
- School security
- Smuggling
- State-sponsored terrorism
- Strategic planning
- Terrorism
- Violence
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 4, 2006Introduced in House
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