Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2008
Latest action · Aug 1, 2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8017-8019)
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 28, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to designate a Deputy Chief in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Makes the Deputy Chief responsible for investigating and prosecuting violations of criminal civil rights statutes in which the alleged violation occurred before January 1, 1970 and resulted in death.
Directs the Attorney General to designate a Supervisory Special Agent in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the DOJ to investigate violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred before January 1, 1970, and resulted in a death.
Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state or local law enforcement agencies for the investigation and prosecution of such cases.
Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to authorize staff of an Inspector General to assist the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children by conducting reviews of inactive case files to develop recommendations for further investigations and engaging in similar activities.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8017-8019)
- Jul 30, 2008Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 921.
- Jul 28, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jul 28, 2008Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 535 | Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act | Related bill | Jun 22, 2007 |
| HR 923 | Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007 | Related bill | Oct 7, 2008 |
| S 3430 | Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2008 | Related bill | Sep 8, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Authorization
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil rights enforcement
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Criminal justice information
- Department of Justice
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal law enforcement officers
- Federal officials
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Inspectors general
- Missing children
- Murder
- Prosecution
- Reprogramming of appropriated funds
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2008Placed on Calendar Senate
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