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H.R. 3462, The Prosecutorial Tools Improvement 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  • This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current.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. 3462 would improve the tools available to prosecute certain violent crimes.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogProsecutorial Tools Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose enhanced criminal penalties for serious violent felonies committed during and in relation to editany drug trafficking crime.

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the wiki and befederal criminal code to: (1) impose additional restrictions on the first to provide a detailed summaryrelease of the bill!)persons charged with certain firearms offenses; and (2) establish limitation periods for prosecuting certain noncapital crimes of violence and terrorism.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 8/4/2007:9/10/2007: 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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