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H.R. 3150, The Anti-Gang Enforcement Act of 2007

  • This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.

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H.R. 3150 would increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to reform and facilitate prosecution of juvenile gang members who commit violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogAnti-Gang Enforcement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit certain criminal street gang crimes, including recruitment of persons into such gangs, participation in such gangs by committing two or more predicate gang crimes, and solicitation to editcommit a predicate gang crime; (2) impose or increase criminal penalties for committing certain violent crimes in aid of a criminal street gang or racketeering activity, for murder or other violent crimes while committing a drug trafficking crime, and for the wikiuse of interstate or foreign commerce facilities in the commission of two or more murders; and be(3) provide for forfeiture of property obtained through criminal street gang activity. Defines &quot;criminal street gang&quot; and &quot;predicate gang crime&quot; for purposes of this Act.

Directs
the firstU.S. Sentencing Commission to amend its sentencing guidelines to provide a detailed summaryan enhancement for crimes committed in furtherance or in aid of criminal street gangs.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program to require U.S. attorneys to identify, investigate, and prosecute significant criminal street gangs operating within their districts and to coordinate anti-gang activities; and (2) require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to increase funding for the Safe Streets Program and to support criminal street gang enforcement teams. Authorizes the Attorney General to hire 94 additional assistant U.S. attorneys for
the bill!)Project Safe Neighborhoods program.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 7/24/2007:8/10/2007: Referred to House committee.subcommittee. Status: Referred to the CommitteeSubcommittee on the Judiciary,Crime, Terrorism, 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.Homeland Security.
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