Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2007
Latest action · May 23, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 23, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose mandatory minimum prison terms for violent crimes committed to further racketeering activities; (2) increase penalties for using or carrying a firearm while committing a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime; and (3) grant to off-duty law enforcement officers an exemption from the prohibition against possessing a firearm in a school zone.
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose enhanced criminal penalties for committing a crime of violence (i.e., murder, kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, maiming, or assault resulting in serious bodily injury) during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
Directs the Attorney General to establish and assist anti-gang task forces comprised of federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities to combat criminal gangs and offenders.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 23, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Original | May 23, 2007 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | May 23, 2007 |
Committees 2
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 23, 2007 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 23, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 23, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2007Introduced in House
- May 23, 2007Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- May 23, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-393 | THE STATE OF FACILITIES IN INDIAN COUNTRY: JAILS, SCHOOLS, AND HEALTH FACILITIES118 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Mar 6, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent gang crime, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Arrest
- Assault
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Drug abuse
- Drug traffic
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federal law enforcement officers
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Fines (Penalties)
- Firearms
- Gangs
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Kidnapping
- Law enforcement officers
- Mandatory sentences
- Murder
- Organized crime
- Police
- Prosecution
- Rape
- School security
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Violence
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
