Violent Crime Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2007
Latest action · Jul 24, 2007 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.
- IntroducedJul 24, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Violent Crime Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to impose civil fines on firearms licensees who willfully violate federal firearms laws; (2) increase criminal penalties for transferring firearms for use in crimes of violence or drug trafficking and for conspiracies against the United States; (3) increase criminal penalties for felons with prior convictions for violent crimes and serious drug offenses who unlawfully possess firearms; (4) expand criteria for the detention for persons charged with firearms offenses prior to trial; (5) include other felony crimes of violence in the prohibition against interstate travel to commit murder-for-hire and increase criminal penalties for such crimes; (6) impose a 10-year limitation period for prosecutions of noncapital crimes of violence and terrorism; and (7) impose increased criminal penalties for illegal aliens who commit felony crimes of violence or drug trafficking.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 3, 2007 to Apr 22, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Apr 22, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2007Introduced in House
- Jul 24, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Assault
- Capital punishment
- Conspiracy
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Detention of persons
- Drug abuse
- Drug traffic
- Ex-offenders
- Fines (Penalties)
- Firearms
- Firearms control
- Illegal aliens
- Immigration
- Kidnapping
- Law
- Licenses
- Life imprisonment
- Limitation of actions
- Organized crime
- Rape
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Terrorism
- Violence
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2007Introduced in House
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