Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007
Latest action · Oct 25, 2007 Read twice and referred to the 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.
- IntroducedOct 25, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, and other federal laws to establish and reauthorize programs to prevent and control crime.
Reauthorizes and expands the program for community-oriented policing services (COPS program).
Authorizes the hiring of an additional 1,000 agents for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in FY2008-FY2012. Authorizes the hiring of additional Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents.
Establishes a National Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice to study the role of law enforcement after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for: (1) early Head Start programs; (2) child abuse and prevention treatment; (3) after school programs; (4) grants for local juvenile delinquency prevention programs; (4) juvenile justice intervention programs; and (5) crime prevention in Indian tribal communities.
Provides grants for community service programs for youthful offenders (16-25 years old), for improving juvenile delinquency practice in state courts, for preventing gang membership and gang violence, and for school safety. Imposes new penalties for gang-related violent crimes.
Establishes a National Commission on Crime Intervention and Prevention Strategies.
Reauthorizes or establishes new programs for the reduction of recidivism, for alternatives to incarceration of non-violent mentally ill offenders, and for assisting the reentry of offenders into the community after release from incarceration.
Establishes programs and national task forces to combat child exploitation over the Internet. Authorizes additional funding to hire federal agents to investigate child exploitation. Imposes enhanced criminal penalties for violent crimes against children (under 18 years of age).
Eliminates sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine.
Establishes programs for combating drug addiction and drug trafficking and for assisting children of drug addicted parents.
Imposes restrictions on obtaining prescription drugs over the Internet.
Requires background checks of gun purchasers at gun shows. Renews the ban on assault weapons.
Provides for new criminal and forfeiture penalties to combat computer fraud and copyright infringement.
Enhances protections for crime victims with disabilities. Requires courts to enter orders for immediate restitution to victims of crime and protective orders to preserve assets available for payment of restitution.
Establishes the Homeland Security and Neighborhood Safety Trust Fund.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 5, 2007 to Mar 3, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 3, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 25, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Oct 25, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13451-13452)
- Oct 25, 2007Read twice and referred to the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13451 | Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE | Oct 25, 2007 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-93 | DRUGS IN SPORTS: COMPROMISING THE HEALTH OF ATHLETES AND UNDERMINING THE INTEGRITY OF COMPETITION187 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Feb 27, 2008 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32842 | Gun Control Legislation Archived | Report | Nov 14, 2012 |
| RL34388 | Child Welfare Issues in the 110th Congress Archived | Report | Jun 17, 2008 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2274 | Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 2007 | Related bill | Mar 12, 2008 |
| S 2577 | Gun Show Background Check Act of 2008 | Related bill | Jan 30, 2008 |
| HR 3845 | PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007 | Related bill | Nov 15, 2007 |
| HR 4110 | Restitution for Victims of Crime Act of 2007 | Related bill | Dec 3, 2007 |
Titles 49
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to fight crime.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program Act of 2007
- Homeland Security Trust Fund Act of 2007
- Collection of Restitution Improvement Act of 2007
- Environmental Crimes Restitution Act of 2007
- Preservation of Assets for Restitution Act of 2007
- Continuity of Justice Act of 2007
- FBI Act of 2007
- Extraterritorial Controlled Substance Trafficking Venue Clarification Act of 2007
- Local Drug Crisis Enhancement Grants Act
- Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007
- Children of Addicted Parents Act of 2007
- Recognizing Addiction as a Disease Act of 2007
- Dextromethorphan Abuse Reduction Act of 2007
- Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007
- Mynisha's Law
- Violence Against Children Act of 2007
- Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2007
- Commission to Study Alternatives to Incarceration of Non-Violent Mentally Ill Offenders Act of 2007
- Enhanced Second Chance Act of 2007
- Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2007
- Model Courts Enhancements Act
- Assault Weapons Ban Renewal Act of 2007
- Restitution for Victims of Crime Act of 2007
- Crime Victims with Disabilities Act of 2007
- Cyber Security Act of 2007
- Forensics Grants Improvement Act of 2007
- Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act of 2007
- PACT Act
- Police and Communities Together Act
- Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2007
- Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2007
- Protecting Electronic Voting Act of 2007
- National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act
- Civic Justice Corps Demonstration Act of 2007
- School Safety and Student Protection Act of 2007
- PRECAUTION Act
- Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2007
- Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007
- Safe Babies Act of 2007
- National Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Act of 2007
- Drug Enforcement Special Agents Restoration Act of 2007
- Project to Protect America Act of 2007
- Full-strength Bureau Initiative Act of 2007
- COPS Improvements Act of 2007
- Juvenile and Family Court Training, Technical Assistance, and Data Collection Act
- Juvenile Delinquency Judicial Training and Technical Assistance Act
- Juvenile Delinquency Court Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administration of justice
- Administrative procedure
- Annuities
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Assault weapons
- Authorization
- Caregivers
- Chemicals
- Child abuse
- Child pornography
- Civil service retirement
- Cocaine
- Commerce
- Community organization
- Community policing
- Community service (Punishment)
- Community-based corrections
- Compensation for victims of crime
- Computer crimes
- Computer software
- Conspiracy
- Copyright
- Counterfeiting
- Crack (Drug)
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation
- Criminal statistics
- Customs administration
- Day care
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Disabled
- DNA
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse prevention
- Drug abuse treatment
- Drug addiction
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Drug law enforcement
- Drug traffic
- Drugs
- Drugs and youth
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic commerce
- Electronic surveillance
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee training
- Equipment and supplies
- Evidence (Law)
- Ex-offenders
- Exhibitions
- Extortion
- Extradition
- Families
- Family courts
- Family violence
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal law enforcement officers
- Fines (Penalties)
- Firearms
- Firearms control
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Forensic medicine
- Forfeiture
- Fraud
- Gangs
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Government trust funds
- Governmental investigations
- Group homes
- Health
- Heroin
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing subsidies
- Identification of criminals
- Immigration
- Indian courts
- Indian law enforcement
- Infants
- Informers
- Intellectual property
- International Affairs
- Internet
- Jurisdiction
- Juvenile delinquency
- Kidnapping
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Legal aid
- Legal fees
- Limitation of actions
- Medical tests
- Mental illness
- Methamphetamine
- Minorities
- Motion pictures
- Murder
- Nurses
- Organized crime
- Parole
- Pharmacies
- Polygraphs
- Postal service
- Preschool education
- Prison alternatives
- Prison violence
- Prisoners
- Probation
- Prosecution
- Public prosecutors
- Rape
- Recidivists
- Recruiting of employees
- Rehabilitation of criminals
- School security
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Sentencing guidelines
- September 11, 2001
- Sex crimes
- Social Welfare
- State courts
- Terrorism
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Victims of crimes
- Violence
- Witnesses
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2007Introduced in Senate
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.
