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Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 3547, Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act; a bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes S. 456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, a bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes H.R. 2084, Family Budget Protection Act of 2007, a bill to reform Federal budget procedures, to impose spending safeguards, lto combat waste, fraud, and abuse, to account for accurate Government agency costs, and for other purposes H.R. 2640, NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, a bill to improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2640 (110th), S. 456 (110th), H.R. 3547 (110th), H.R. 2084 (110th)

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

S. 388, To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which non-residents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State H.R. 861, National Right-To-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2007, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which non-residents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State H.R. 1141, Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2007, a bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the national Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 861 (110th), H.R. 1141 (110th), S. 388 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 2327, Polar Bear Protection Act of 2007, a bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to strengthen polar bear conservation efforts, and for other purposes S. 1209, Channel Islands National Park Management Act of 2007, a bill to facilitate the restoration of the native ecosystem of Santa Rosa Island within Channel Islands National Park, and for other purposes S. 1406, Polar Bear Protection Act of 2007, a bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to strengthen polar bear conservation efforts, and for other purposes H.R. 1179, To clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior with regard to management of elk in Rocky Mountain National Park H.R. 2029, To facilitate the restoration of the native ecosystem on Santa Rosa Island within Channel Islands National Park, and for other purposes

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 1406 (110th), S. 1209 (110th), H.R. 2029 (110th), H.R. 1179 (110th), H.R. 2327 (110th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 231, Honest Leadership & Open Government Act of 2007, a bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process. (An amendment by Bennett and McConnell # 20 - to strike section 220 of S. 1 "Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act") H.R. 2642, Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008; a bill making appropriations for military construction, veteran affairs & related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes H.R./ 2643, Department of Interior, Environment, & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, a bill making appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes H.R. 2764, Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, a bill making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, l2008, and for other purposes H.R. 3093, Departments of Science, State, Justice, and Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, a bill making appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes H.R. 1399, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act, a bill to restore Second Amend rights in the District of Columbia H.R. 2047, Denying Firearms & Explosives to Dangerous Terrorist Act of 2007, a bill to increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 1399 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th), H.R. 3093 (110th), H.R. 231 (110th), S. 1 (110th), H.R. 2047 (110th), H.R. 2642 (110th)