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110-hr-7332 110 hr 7332 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for counterfeiting or selling Presidential inauguration tickets, and for other purposes. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-12-10 2008-12-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MA D C001037 3 Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term for up to six months for knowingly: (1) transferring for money or property a ticket to a presidential inaugural ceremony; (2) falsely making, forging, counterfeiting, or altering such a ticket, with intent to defraud; or (3) entering or attempting to enter a presidential inaugural ceremony with a forget ticket, with intent to defraud. 2021-04-20T15:28:16Z  
110-s-3726 110 s 3726 Crime-Free Rural States Reauthorization Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-12-10 2008-12-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10882) Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 0 Crime-Free Rural States Reauthorization Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations for FY2009-FY2012 for the grant program to assist rural states in the prevention and reduction of crime, violence, and substance abuse. 2019-11-15T22:00:17Z  
110-hr-7312 110 hr 7312 To prohibit the selling and counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural ceremony. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-12-09 2008-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] MO D C001061 0 Makes it unlawful to knowingly and intentionally sell or forge a ticket to a presidential inaugural ceremony or to use, unlawfully possess, or exhibit a forged ticket with the intent to defraud. Exempts the sale of tickets to a presidential inaugural ceremony that has already occurred. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to one year for violations. 2018-11-21T20:29:38Z  
110-hr-7304 110 hr 7304 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to address the use of intrathecal pumps. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-11-20 2008-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] TX R G000552 0 Amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise the definition of "dispense" to include the delivery of a controlled substance through the use of an intrathecal pump by a practitioner acting in the usual course of professional practice. 2021-06-07T20:07:23Z  
110-s-3695 110 s 3695 POWER Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] NV R E000194 0 Prisoner Opportunity, Work, and Education Requirement Act or the POWER Act - Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require federal prison inmates to: (1) work for not less than 50 hours weekly; and (2) engage in job training and educational and life skills preparation study. Requires Federal Prison Industries (a government corporation) to employ inmates in manufacturing activities by subcontracting with private sector contractors. Requires inmate wages earned in a 50-hour work week program to be used for the costs of incarceration, victim restitution, inmate expenses, and related state and local prisoner programs.Repeals certain provisions restricting the funding of, and purchase of products from, Federal Prison Industries and prohibiting a public private competition for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons and Federal Prison Industries.Directs the Attorney General to establish the Foreign Labor Substitute Panel to review pilot projects by U.S. companies for the manufacture of goods by federal convicts that would otherwise be manufactured by foreign labor.Revises federal criminal code provisions to restate the mission, operating objectives, performance standards, and other requirements for Federal Prison Industries.Requires the Comptroller General to provide for annual independent evaluations of the operations of Federal Prison Industries and to report to Congress on such evaluations (currently, the Board of Directors of Federal Prison Industries is required to report to Congress). 2019-11-15T22:00:15Z  
110-s-3704 110 s 3704 FBI Priorities Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-11-19 2008-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 1 FBI Priorities Act of 2008 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 to fund 1,000 additional Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field agents to investigate financial crimes. 2019-11-15T22:00:16Z  
110-s-3685 110 s 3685 A bill to prohibit the selling and counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural ceremony. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-11-17 2008-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 3 Makes it unlawful to knowingly and intentionally sell or forge a ticket to a presidential inaugural ceremony or to use, unlawfully possess, or exhibit a forged ticket with the intent to defraud. Exempts the sale of tickets to a presidential inaugural ceremony that has already occurred. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to one year for violations. 2019-04-11T15:40:57Z  
110-s-3668 110 s 3668 Crime Victims with Disabilities Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10326-10328) Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 0 Crime Victims with Disabilities Act of 2008 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations to plan for or implement a collaboration program to investigate and remediate abuse of or crimes committed against individuals with disabilities and to provide services to such individuals. Requires the Attorney General to establish a national center to evaluate the effectiveness of such programs.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a national interdisciplinary advisory council to develop a methodology for collecting data on violence against people with developmental and related disabilities; and (2) award grants to collect such data. 2019-11-15T22:00:13Z  
110-s-3677 110 s 3677 Financial Crimes Accountability Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 1 Financial Crimes Accountability Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to establish within the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Special Joint Task Force on Financial Crimes to: (1) provide direction for the investigation and prosecution of financial crimes (i.e., fraud, misrepresentation, or malfeasance involving financial products); and (2) make recommendations to the Attorney General and the President on allocating resources and coordinating governmental efforts to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. 2019-11-15T22:00:13Z  
110-hr-7224 110 hr 7224 To amend title 18, United States Code, to create an offense for misuse in communications of a registered mark. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-29 2008-09-29 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] UT R C000116 0 Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine of up to $2 million ($5 million for a person other than an individual [e.g., a business entity]) and/or a prison term of up to 10 years on any person who uses a trademark, service mark, collective mark, or certification mark registered on the principal register in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with the intent to deceive the public that such use is authorized by the owner of the mark. Increases such penalties for subsequent offenses. 2018-11-21T20:29:26Z  
110-hr-7227 110 hr 7227 Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-29 2008-09-29 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] VA D S000185 0 Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2008 - Requires states that receive certain criminal justice assistance grants to report to the Attorney General on a quarterly basis certain information regarding the death of any person who is detained, under arrest, en route to incarceration, or incarcerated in state or local facilities or a boot camp prison. Imposes penalties on states that fail to comply with such reporting requirements.Requires the Attorney General to: (1) study the information obtained from states relating to deaths in custody; and (2) collect information regarding the death of any person in custody for each fiscal year. 2018-11-21T20:29:26Z  
110-hr-7208 110 hr 7208 Teen Dating Violence Prevention Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-28 2008-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] GA D L000287 6 Teen Dating Violence Prevention Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state, local, or tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and community and faith-based organizations to provide services and education and counseling programs for runaway and homeless youth or other at-risk youth who are the victims of domestic or dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 2021-09-29T17:25:22Z  
110-s-3641 110 s 3641 A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-27 2008-10-15 Became Public Law No: 110-431. Senate Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] AZ R K000352 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Amends the Justice for All Act of 2004 to extend through FY2013 funding for the grant program to provide legal assistance to victims of crime. 2023-11-13T20:13:40Z  
110-hr-7115 110 hr 7115 CAN DO Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-26 2008-09-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2097) House Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] IL D R000515 6 Communities in Action Neighborhood Defense and Opportunity Act of 2008 or the CAN DO Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General, through the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ), to establish a five-year program of grants to six communities to establish and maintain pilot programs for Communities in Action Neighborhood Defense and Opportunity Centers (CAN DO Centers) to establish, administer, and coordinate: (1) the CAN DO Safer Streets Strategy Group Program and Guns off Our Streets Program; (2) the CAN DO Operation Community Patrol Program; (3) the CAN DO Street Monitoring Program; and (4) the CAN DO Services Providers Network. 2021-09-29T17:25:06Z  
110-hr-7136 110 hr 7136 Democracy Restoration Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-26 2008-09-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2114) House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] MI D C000714 0 Democracy Restoration Act of 2008 - Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility. Provides for enforcement and remedies for violations of this Act. Specifies that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a state from enacting any state law that affords the right to vote in any election for federal office on terms less restrictive than those terms established by this Act; and (2) the rights and remedies established by this Act shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, and shall not supersede, restrict, or limit the application of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 or the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Prohibits any state, unit of local government, or other person from receiving or using any federal grant amounts to construct or improve a place of incarceration unless that person has a program to notify each U.S. citizen incarcerated in that person's jurisdiction, on release from such incarceration, of that individual's rights under this Act. 2018-11-21T20:29:39Z  
110-hr-7149 110 hr 7149 SERV Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-26 2008-09-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] RI D K000113 4 Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states and other entities: (1) to develop, implement, or enhance veteran's treatment courts or to expand operational drug courts to serve veterans; and (2) for programs that involve continuing judicial supervision over nonviolent offenders with substance abuse or mental health problems who have served in the U.S. military. Requires such programs to include mandatory periodic testing for the use of drugs, substance abuse and mental health treatment, opportunities for diversion, probation, or supervised release, and programmatic, offender management, and aftercare services. Directs the National Drug Court Institute to conduct national training programs for state and local communities to improve the professional skills of drug court practitioners and provide comprehensive technical assistance to adult, juvenile, and family dependency drug courts. 2018-11-21T20:29:39Z  
110-s-3605 110 s 3605 Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-26 2008-10-13 Became Public Law No: 110-408. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the PROTECT Act to extend by 12 months the Child Safety Pilot Program (allowing certain volunteer organizations to obtain national and state criminal history background checks on their volunteers). 2023-11-13T20:13:05Z  
110-s-3634 110 s 3634 End Gun Trafficking Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-26 2008-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9716-9717) Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 1 End Gun Trafficking Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit a firearms dealer from selling a handgun to an unlicensed individual if such dealer knows or has reasonable cause to believe that such individual has purchased another handgun within the previous 30 days; (2) prohibit an unlicensed buyer of firearms from purchasing more than one handgun during any 30-day period; (3) increase from one to five years the maximum prison term for firearms dealers who make false statements in their sales records; and (4) require background check records to be retained for not less than 180 days.Repeals prohibitions on the use of funds for: (1) implementation of the national instant criminal background check system for firearms; and (2) background check systems that do not require and result in the destruction within 24-hours of any identifying information for individuals determined not to be prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm. 2019-11-15T22:00:19Z  
110-s-3640 110 s 3640 Democracy Restoration Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-26 2008-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9720-9721) Senate Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] WI D F000061 2 Democracy Restoration Act of 2008 - Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility. Provides for enforcement and remedies for violations of this Act. Specifies that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a state from enacting any state law that affords the right to vote in any election for federal office on terms less restrictive than those terms established by this Act; and (2) the rights and remedies established by this Act shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, and shall not supersede, restrict, or limit the application of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 or the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Prohibits any state, unit of local government, or other person from receiving or using any federal grant amounts to construct or improve a place of incarceration unless that person has a program to notify each U.S. citizen incarcerated in that person's jurisdiction, on release from such incarceration, of that individual's rights under this Act. 2019-11-15T22:00:19Z  
110-hr-7089 110 hr 7089 Federal Prison Work Incentive Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-25 2008-09-25 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] IL D D000096 0 Federal Prison Work Incentive Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow reductions in the prison term of a federal prisoner whose record of conduct shows that such prisoner has substantially observed all prison regulations and has not been subjected to punishment.Allows the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to grant a reduction in a prisoner's term for actual employment in an industry or camp or for exceptionally meritorious service or for performing duties of outstanding importance in connection with institutional operations. 2018-11-21T20:29:36Z  
110-hr-7099 110 hr 7099 Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-25 2008-09-26 For Further Action See S.3598. House Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] CA R L000517 1 Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 15 years for knowingly operating or attempting or conspiring to operate by any means, or for embarking in, any submersible or semi-submersible vessel that is without nationality and that is navigating or has navigated into, through, or from waters beyond the outer limit of the territorial sea of a single country or a lateral limit of that country's territorial sea with an adjacent country, with the intent to avoid detection. Imposes an additional civil fine of up to $1 million for violations. 2021-06-07T20:06:56Z  
110-s-3579 110 s 3579 National Silver Alert Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-25 2008-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] FL R M001162 1 National Silver Alert Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Silver Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors; (2) assign a DOJ officer to serve as the Silver Alert Coordinator to coordinate the network with states; and (3) award grants to states for support of Silver Alert plans and the network. Defines "missing senior" as any individual who is reported as missing to or by a law enforcement agency and who meets state requirements for designation as a missing senior. Directs the Coordinator to: (1) establish minimum standards for the issuance and dissemination of alerts issued through the network; and (2) make available to states, local governments, law enforcement agencies, and other concerned entities network training and information.Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states and local governments to provide voluntary electronic monitoring services to elderly individuals (Sammy Kirk Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Program).Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to make competitive grants to public agencies and/or nonprofit private organizations to: (1) maintain a national resource center and database for tracking missing adults; and (2) provide assistance and to law enforcement agencies, families, and victim advocates in locating and recovering missing adults. 2019-11-15T22:00:16Z  
110-s-3592 110 s 3592 New York/New Jersey High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Expansion Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-25 2008-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] NY D S000148 1 New York/New Jersey High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Expansion Act of 2008 - Designates the counties of Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence in the state of New York as high-intensity drug trafficking areas and incorporates such counties into the New York/New Jersey high-intensity drug trafficking area program administered by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. 2019-11-15T22:00:16Z  
110-s-3598 110 s 3598 Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-25 2008-10-13 Became Public Law No: 110-407. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 13 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 - Title I: Criminal Prohibition - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 15 years for knowingly operating, attempting or conspiring to operate, or embarking in any submersible or semi-submersible vessel that is without nationality in, through, or from waters beyond the outer limit of the territorial sea of a single country or a lateral limit of that country's territorial sea with an adjacent country, with the intent to avoid detection. Grants extraterritorial federal jurisdiction over an offense under this Act. Specifies that a claim of nationality or registry under this Act includes only: (1) possession on board the vessel and production of documents evidencing the vessel's nationality as provided in the 1958 Convention on the High Seas; (2) flying its nation's ensign or flag; or (3) a verbal claim of nationality or registry by the person in charge of the vessel. Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this Act that a vessel operated at the time of a violation was: (1) a vessel of the Untied States or lawfully registered in a foreign nation; (2) classed by and designated in accordance with the rules of a classification society; (3) lawfully operated in a government regulated or licensed activity; or (4) equipped with and using an operable automatic identification system, vessel monitoring system, or a long range identification and tracking system. Specifies the documents required to conclusively prove an affirmative defense.Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate or amend sentencing guidelines to provide adequate penalties for violating the criminal prohibition imposed by this Act.Title II: Civil Prohibition - Imposes a civil penalty of up to $1 million for a violation of this Act. Allows the same defenses to a civil enforcement proceeding as for a criminal prosecution un… 2023-11-13T20:13:04Z  
110-s-3599 110 s 3599 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to add crimes committed in Indian country or exclusive Federal jurisdiction as racketeering predicates. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-25 2008-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9505) Senate Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] AZ R K000352 0 Amends the federal criminal code to amend the definition of "racketeering activity" to include crimes committed in Indian country or in any other area of exclusive federal jurisdiction as predicates for racketeering prosecutions. 2022-02-03T05:10:34Z  
110-s-3601 110 s 3601 A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-25 2008-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9516) Senate Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] AZ R K000352 1 Amends the Justice for All Act of 2004 to extend through FY2013 funding for the grant program to provide legal assistance to victims of crime. 2019-11-15T22:00:17Z  
110-s-3602 110 s 3602 A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-25 2008-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9516) Senate Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] AZ R K000352 0 Amends the Justice for All Act of 2004 to extend through FY 2014 funding for the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice (DOJ) for victim advocates, staff support, and legal counsel and support services for crime victims. 2019-11-15T22:00:17Z  
110-hr-7033 110 hr 7033 Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-24 2008-09-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] VA D S000185 3 Fairness and Accuracy in Employment Background Checks Act of 2008 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) adopt procedures to ensure the accuracy and completeness of federal criminal background records exchanged for employment purposes; and (2) report annually to Congress on all employment restrictions and disqualifications based on criminal records required by federal law and policy. 2018-11-21T20:29:18Z  
110-hr-7042 110 hr 7042 First Responders Support Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-24 2008-09-24 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. House Rep. Cazayoux, Donald J., Jr. [D-LA-6] LA D C001073 0 First Responders Support Act of 2008 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) increase death and disability benefits for public safety officers; and (2) expand educational benefits for dependents of public safety officers killed or disabled in the line of duty.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for up to $7,500 of the medical expenses paid or incurred by a public safety officer or a family member for injuries sustained while such officer was performing an official duty.Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants for mental health services or counseling to public safety officers seriously injured in the line of duty and the family members of such officers who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty. 2021-06-07T20:06:48Z  
110-hr-7056 110 hr 7056 Interrogation and Detention Reform Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-24 2008-09-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2095-2096) House Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] NC D P000523 10 Interrogation and Detention Reform Act of 2008 - Requires a head of an element of the intelligence community who has custody or effective control of an detained individual to notify the International Committee of the Red Cross of such custody or control and allow such Committee physical and repeat access to such individual. Repeals: (1) the Military Commissions Act of 2006; (2) additional punitive provisions relating to conspiracy to commit crimes against the law of war and additional prohibitions against cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; (3) prohibitions against the issuance of writs of habeas corpus for enemy combatants; and (4) the authority to conduct combatant status review tribunals.Directs the President to: (1) close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; (2) remove from such facility each individual designated as an enemy combatant or unlawful enemy combatant; and (3) submit a plan to Congress for the prosecution, transfer, release, or other disposition of such combatants.Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the investigation and prosecution of international terrorism.Directs the President to: (1) establish uniform standards for the interrogation of individuals in U.S. custody or under U.S. control; (2) establish the U.S. Center for Excellence in Human Intelligence Collection to train members of the Armed Forces and personnel of the intelligence community to conduct research and examine doctrine and policy related to human intelligence collection; and (3) submit to Congress a strategy for the detention of terrorist suspects and convicts.Prohibits the use of private contractors for activities relating to the capture, custody, control, or other pertinent interaction with a detainee or prisoner in U.S. custody.Establishes requirements for recording strategic intelligence interrogations of individuals held in U.S. custody or under detention in a U.S. facility.Expresses the sense of Congress relating to international cooperation on human intelligenc… 2021-06-07T20:06:49Z  
110-s-3568 110 s 3568 A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to address the use of intrathecal pumps. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-24 2008-09-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 0 Amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise the definition of "dispense" to include the delivery of a controlled substance through the use of an intrathecal pump by a practitioner acting in the usual course of professional practice. 2019-11-15T22:00:15Z  
110-hr-7016 110 hr 7016 Susan B. Anthony Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-23 2008-09-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] AZ R F000448 5 Susan B. Anthony Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 - Imposes criminal penalties for knowingly: (1) performing an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex, gender, color or race of the child, or the race of a parent; (2) using force or the threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection or race-selection abortion; or (3) soliciting or accepting funds to finance a sex-selection abortion or a race-selection abortion. Provides for injunctive relief and the loss of federal funding. Provides for a private right of action for appropriate relief: (1) for the father if he is married to the mother at the time she has such an abortion; or (2) for the maternal grandparents of the unborn child if the mother is under 18 at the time of the abortion. Declares that appropriate relief includes money damages for all injuries, whether psychological, physical, or financial, including loss of companionship and support. Requires a medical or mental health professional to report known or suspected violations to law enforcement authorities. Imposes criminal penalties for a failure to so report. Prohibits a woman having such an abortion from being prosecuted or held civilly liable. Excludes from the definition of "abortion" actions taken to terminate a pregnancy if the intent is to save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child, remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion, or remove an ectopic pregnancy. 2018-11-21T20:29:40Z  
110-s-3547 110 s 3547 Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-23 2008-09-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] FL D N000032 2 Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator Act of 2008 - Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to assign the Chief of its Financial Crimes Section, Criminal Investigative Division, to be the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator, who shall oversee all FBI activities related to investigation of mortgage fraud. Directs the Coordinator to: (1) establish regional task forces, consisting of the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (2) train such agencies; (3) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (4) perform other related functions. Authorizes the Coordinator to: (1) establish a toll-free hotline and other information systems for receiving reports and informing the public about mortgage fraud; and (2) creating a database of mortgage industry license suspensions and revocations. Authorizes the Department of Justice, upon consideration of any recommendations by the Coordinator, to: (1) propose legislation to federal, state, and local legislative bodies to assist in the detection, investigation, and prosecution of mortgage fraud, including measures to address mortgage loan procedures and property appraiser practices; and (2) make recommendations to Congress as to the need for additional resources to combat mortgage fraud. 2022-02-03T05:08:42Z  
110-hr-6995 110 hr 6995 Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-22 2008-09-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] CA D S001150 1 Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008 - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Attorney General to: (1) establish policies and procedures for a program for national criminal history background checks for child-serving organizations; (2) assist such organizations in obtaining access to nationwide background checks; (3) establish procedures for insuring the accuracy of criminal history records; (4) identify individuals convicted of serious misdemeanors or felonies involving children; and (5) collect demographic data relating to individuals and organizations covered by this Act and make reports to Congress on such data. Limits the liability of a child-serving organization for failure to conduct criminal background checks or to take adverse action against employees with a criminal history. Imposes limitations on the disclosure or use of criminal history records.Amends the PROTECT Act to provide for an extension of the Child Safety Pilot Program. 2018-11-21T20:29:39Z  
110-hr-6954 110 hr 6954 Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-18 2008-09-18 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. House Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] WI D B001230 7 Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2008 - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to: (1) review and amend its sentencing guidelines to include the age of a crime victim in its criteria for determining whether a sentencing enhancement is appropriate; and (2) report to Congress on issues relating to the age of crime victims. Directs the Attorney General to establish and administer a competitive grant program for mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud prevention education programs for senior citizens. Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to public awareness of the impact of mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud on senior citizens. 2021-09-29T17:24:23Z  
110-hres-1465 110 hres 1465 Recognizing the work of the law enforcement officers in Lake County, Illinois, their cooperative work with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents, and expressing congressional support for their ongoing work protecting Lake County communities from drugs and gangs. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-18 2008-09-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] IL R K000360 0 Recognizes the excellent work of law enforcement officers in Lake County, Illinois, and their cooperative work with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). 2018-11-21T20:29:38Z  
110-s-3524 110 s 3524 Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Improvements Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-18 2008-09-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9035-9036) Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 0 Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Improvements Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reassign to the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement (Office). Establishes within the Office: (1) the Law Enforcement Information Sharing Resource Center to provide technical assistance relating to information sharing and intelligence; (2) the Foreign Liaison Officers Against Terrorism Program; and (3) the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program to make counterterrorism technology, equipment, and information available to local law enforcement agencies. Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for State and Local Law Enforcement to establish a National Law Enforcement Deployment Team Program to respond to the threat or occurrence of a natural or man-made incident.Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to make grants to states and local governments for law enforcement terrorism prevention activities. 2022-02-03T05:11:03Z  
110-s-3526 110 s 3526 Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-18 2008-11-18 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1116 under authority of the order of the Senate of 11/17/2008. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 6 Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 15 years for knowingly operating or embarking in any submersible or semisubmersible vessel that is without nationality and that is navigating in, or has navigated into, through, or from, waters beyond the outer limit of the territorial sea of a single country or a lateral limit of that country's territorial sea with an adjacent country, with the intent to evade detection. Grants extraterritorial federal jurisdiction over violations of this Act.Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this Act that a vessel operated at the time of a violation was: (1) a vessel of the Untied States or lawfully registered in a foreign nation; (2) classed by and designated in accordance with the rules of a classification society; (3) lawfully operated in a government-regulated or licensed activity; or (4) equipped with and using an operable automatic identification system, vessel monitoring system, or a long range identification and tracking system. Specifies the documents required to conclusively prove an affirmative defense. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate or amend existing guidelines to provide adequate penalties for violations of this Act. 2022-02-03T05:10:20Z  
110-hr-6934 110 hr 6934 Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-17 2008-09-17 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] CA D S001153 0 Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2008 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to: (1) revise the definition of "contact" in such Act to include any sight or sound interaction between a juvenile in custody and an adult inmate; (2) expand eligibility for participation in grant programs under such Act to certain individuals and organizations with an interest in the juvenile justice system ("juvenile justice stakeholders"); (3) require state plans under such Act to provide for increased protections for juveniles in custody, provide for culturally and linguistically appropriate services to juveniles at risk, and establish policies and strategies to identify and reduce racial and ethnic disparities among youths in the juvenile justice system; (4) require the inclusion on state juvenile delinquency prevention advisory boards of individuals with experience and competence in addressing the needs of girls or in implementing gender responsive services; and (5) require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to assess and report on the effectiveness of treating juveniles as adults for purposes of criminal prosecutions. Amends the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 to require the inclusion of gender specific services in the incentive grant program for juvenile delinquency prevention. 2020-02-10T16:54:28Z  
110-s-3499 110 s 3499 An original bill to protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-16 2008-09-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1007. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Bars the promulgation or enforcement of any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or functional firearm, in any unit of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge System if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm; and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state relating to the possession of a firearm in a state park, state wildlife refuge, or similar unit of state land in such state in which the unit or that portion thereof is located. 2020-01-29T20:30:47Z  
110-hr-6892 110 hr 6892 Community Safety Initiative Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-15 2008-09-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] WI D M001160 12 Community Safety Initiative Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs to make grants in FY2009-FY2014 to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation to carry out its Community Safety Initiative. 2019-11-15T21:37:54Z  
110-hr-6869 110 hr 6869 Border Security Search Accountability Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-11 2008-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. House Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] CA D S000030 10 Border Security Search Accountability Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) issue a rule regarding the scope of, and procedural and recordkeeping requirements associated with, border security searches of electronic devices; and (2) provide related officer training. Sets forth rule contents. 2019-11-15T21:12:35Z  
110-hr-6875 110 hr 6875 Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-11 2008-09-11 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. House Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] OH D K000336 19 Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2008- Repeals death penalty provisions for a wide range of homicide-related offenses under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act, and other statutes relating to aircraft hijacking, espionage and treason, and offenses punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.Prohibits the sentencing to death or execution of any person for any violation of federal law after the enactment of this Act. Commutes death penalties imposed prior to the enactment of this Act to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. 2021-06-07T20:06:22Z  
110-hr-6842 110 hr 6842 Second Amendment Enforcement Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-09 2008-11-18 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1117 under authority of the order of the Senate of 11/17/2008. House Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] DC D N000147 1 Second Amendment Enforcement Act - (Sec. 3) Amends specified law prohibiting the killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of Columbia to declare that nothing in it or any other provision of law shall authorize or be construed to permit the Council, the Mayor, or any governmental or regulatory authority of the District to prohibit, constructively prohibit, or unduly burden the ability of persons otherwise not prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law from acquiring, possessing in their homes or businesses, or using for sporting, self-protection or other lawful purposes, any firearm neither prohibited by federal law nor subject to the National Firearms Act. Denies the District any authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms. Declares that nothing in such prohibitions shall be construed to prohibit the District from regulating or prohibiting the carrying of firearms by a person, either concealed or openly, other than at the person's dwelling place, place of business, or on other land possessed by the person. (Sec. 4) Amends the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 (FCRA) to repeal the definition of a machine gun as any firearm which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily converted or restored to shoot semiautomatically, more than 12 shots without manual reloading. (Thus repeals the ban on semiautomatic weapons.) Redefines "machine gun" as any firearm which shoots, is designed to shoot, or is readily restored to shoot automatically, more than one shot without manual reloading by a single function of the trigger. Includes the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or combination of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon into a machine gun, and any combination of parts from which a machine gun can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person. (Sec. 5) Amends FCRA to repeal the District's: (1) registration … 2022-02-03T05:38:18Z  
110-hr-6853 110 hr 6853 Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-09-09 2008-09-23 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] FL D M001148 10 Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator Act of 2008 - Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to assign the Chief of its Financial Crimes Section, Criminal Investigative Division, to be the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator, who shall oversee all FBI activities related to investigation of mortgage fraud. Directs the Coordinator to: (1) establish regional task forces, consisting of the voluntary participation of federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, to organize initiatives to address mortgage fraud; (2) train such agencies; (3) collect and disseminate mortgage fraud data; and (4) perform other related functions. Authorizes the Coordinator to: (1) establish a toll-free hotline and other information systems for receiving reports and informing the public about mortgage fraud; and (2) creating a database of mortgage industry license suspensions and revocations. Authorizes the Department of Justice, upon consideration of any recommendations by the Coordinator, to: (1) propose legislation to federal, state, and local legislative bodies to assist in the detection, investigation, and prosecution of mortgage fraud, including measures to address mortgage loan procedures and property appraiser practices; and (2) make recommendations to Congress as to the need for additional resources to combat mortgage fraud. 2019-11-15T21:37:53Z  
110-hr-6776 110 hr 6776 David Ray Ritcheson Hate Crime Prevention Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-08-01 2008-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] TX D J000032 5 David Ray Ritcheson Hate Crime Prevention Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow victims of hate crimes to claim unemployment insurance for loss of employment directly resulting from their experience as victims of such crimes.Prohibits health care insurers from taking into account whether a person is or has been a victim of a hate crime when making a determination as to eligibility for insurance coverage, the rate or premium of an insurance plan or policy, and the amount of insurance coverage provided. Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow a victim of a hate crime to take family and medical leave.Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award grants to provide housing to victims of a hate crime, homeless individuals who require housing assistance as a result of being a victim of a hate crime, and individuals for whom emergency shelter services are unavailable or insufficient. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to: (1) provide counseling and related assistance to victims of hate crimes and their dependents; (2) establish and operate a national clearinghouse and resource center for information and statistics relating to the incidence and prevention of hate crimes; and (3) establish and operate a national, toll-free telephone hotline and a website to provide information and assistance to victims of hate crimes.Requires the head of each federal agency to establish prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs and services relating to hate crimes for employees. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies and institutions of higher education to improve and provide programs relating to hate crimes. 2021-06-07T20:06:03Z  
110-hr-6777 110 hr 6777 Noose Hate Crime Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-08-01 2008-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] TX D J000032 4 Noose Hate Crime Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to two years on anyone who, with intent to harass or intimidate any person because of that person's race, religion, or national origin, displays a noose in public. 2019-11-15T21:37:58Z  
110-hr-6801 110 hr 6801 New York/New Jersey High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Expansion Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-08-01 2008-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] NY R M000472 1 New York/New Jersey High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Expansion Act of 2008 - Designates the counties of Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence in the state of New York as high-intensity drug trafficking areas and incorporates such counties into the New York/New Jersey high-intensity drug trafficking area program administered by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. 2019-11-15T21:37:57Z  
110-hr-6808 110 hr 6808 Presidential Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-08-01 2008-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] FL D H000324 0 Presidential Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America Act - Establishes the Presidential Commission to Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America. Sets forth the duties of such Commission, including an examination of: (1) the glorification of violence in the United States; (2) the relationship between psychological factors and increased violence; (3) the role of media; (4) the correlation between economic frustration and increased violence; (5) the correlation between ease of access to firearms and increased violence; and (6) the role of the schools in preventing violent behaviors and identifying potential perpetrators of violence. 2019-11-15T21:37:58Z  
110-s-3430 110 s 3430 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-08-01 2008-09-08 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 944. Senate Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] OK R C000560 0 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. 2017-12-15T00:38:05Z  
110-s-3434 110 s 3434 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-08-01 2008-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8042-8044) Senate Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] IL D D000563 0 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand the definitions of the crimes of transporting and selling or receiving stolen goods to include thefts having an aggregate value of $5,000 or more during any 12-month period; (2) modify the crime of fraud involving access devices to include the Universal Product Code label as an access device; and (3) set forth provisions to prevent sales of illegally obtained goods in a physical or online retail marketplace and to grant enforcement powers to states to obtain injunctive and other relief against persons engaged in organized retail crime.Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend federal sentencing guidelines for persons convicted of offenses involving organized retail crime. 2019-11-15T21:59:03Z  
110-hr-6691 110 hr 6691 Second Amendment Enforcement Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-31 2008-07-31 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. House Rep. Childers, Travis [D-MS-1] MS D C001074 135 Second Amendment Enforcement Act - Amends specified law prohibiting the killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of Columbia to declare that nothing in it or any other provision of law shall authorize or be construed to permit the Council, the Mayor, or any governmental or regulatory authority of the District to prohibit, constructively prohibit, or unduly burden the ability of persons otherwise not prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law from acquiring, possessing in their homes or businesses, or using for sporting, self-protection or other lawful purposes, any firearm neither prohibited by federal law nor subject to the National Firearms Act. Denies the District any authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms. Amends the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 (FCRA) to repeal the definition of a machine gun as any firearm which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily converted or restored to shoot semiautomatically, more than 12 shots without manual reloading. (Thus repeals the ban on semiautomatic weapons.) Redefines "machine gun" as any firearm which shoots, is designed to shoot, or is readily restored to shoot automatically, more than one shot without manual reloading by a single function of the trigger. Includes the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or combination of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon into a machine gun, and any combination of parts from which a machine gun can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person. Repeals the District's: (1) registration requirement for possession of firearms; (2) requirement that licensed firearms dealers keep records of ammunition received into inventory and ammunition sold or transferred; and (3) requirement that, under certain conditions, firearms in the possession of certain individuals must be kept unloaded, disassembled, or wit… 2022-02-03T05:19:23Z  
110-hr-6713 110 hr 6713 E-fencing Enforcement Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-31 2008-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] VA D S000185 1 E-fencing Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a duty on any online market provider to disclose the contact information (i.e., name, telephone number, and address for service of legal process) of any high volume seller who has listed goods or items for sale on such provider's online marketplace that match the description of stolen goods listed in a signed report from a criminal law enforcement agency. Defines "high volume seller" as any person who, through an online marketplace, sells or offers for sale in a single offering goods or items worth more than $5,000, or more than $12,000 in one or more offerings during the preceding 365 days. Requires an online market provider to: (1) retain contact information on high volume sellers for three years; and (2) deny high volume sellers access to the marketplace if such provider has good reason to believe that such sellers acquired their goods unlawfully. Allows high volume sellers to bring a civil action to challenge the denial of access to an online marketplace. 2022-01-06T17:18:34Z  
110-s-3379 110 s 3379 Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-31 2008-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 2 Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act.Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states and other entities: (1) to develop, implement, or enhance veteran's treatment courts or to expand operational drug courts to serve veterans; and (2) for programs that involve continuing judicial supervision over nonviolent offenders with substance abuse or mental health problems who have served in the U.S. military. Requires such programs to include mandatory periodic testing for the use of drugs, substance abuse and mental health treatment, opportunities for diversion, probation, or supervised release, and programmatic, offender management, and aftercare services. Directs the National Drug Court Institute to conduct national training programs for state and local communities to improve the professional skills of drug court practitioners and provide comprehensive technical assistance to adult, juvenile, and family dependency drug courts. 2019-11-15T21:59:01Z  
110-s-3397 110 s 3397 First Responders Support Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-31 2008-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] LA D L000550 0 First Responders Support Act of 2008 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) increase death and disability benefits for public safety officers; and (2) expand educational benefits for dependents of public safety officers killed or disabled in the line of duty.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for up to $7,500 of the medical expenses paid or incurred by a public safety officer or a family member for injuries sustained while such officer was performing an official duty.Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants for mental health services or counseling to public safety officers seriously injured in the line of duty and the family members of such officers who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty. 2019-11-15T21:57:55Z  
110-hr-6663 110 hr 6663 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-30 2008-07-30 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. House Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] TX R S000250 5 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General should focus prosecutorial efforts on persons who: (1) offer Internet sports betting in the United States; or (2) process payments for illegal Internet sports betting in the United States. Amends federal law governing prohibited funding of unlawful Internet gambling to declare that no person shall be subject to criminal liability arising out of certain bets or wagers by means of the Internet. Defines criminal liability to include actions against real or personal property that arise from or depend upon the allegedly criminal nature of the bet or wager or of the transmission or receipt of funds in connection with that bet or wager. 2022-01-06T17:18:34Z  
110-hr-6664 110 hr 6664 To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to impose limitations on the transfer of firearms by a person who has received official notice of the revocation of the Federal firearms dealer license of the person, or of the denial of the application of the person to renew such a license. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-30 2008-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] IL R K000360 5 Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any person who has been notified by the Attorney General of a firearms license revocation or nonrenewal from transferring firearms from that person's business inventory into a personal collection of: (1) such person; (2) another unlicensed individual; or (3) an employee. Prohibits such person, individual, or employee, after such a revocation or nonrenewal, from transferring a firearm that had been in such inventory, except to another firearms licensee. Requires license revocation notices to set forth the provisions of federal laws prohibiting an unlicensed individual from dealing in firearms. 2019-11-15T21:37:55Z  
110-hr-6676 110 hr 6676 To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require background checks for employees authorized to possess or transfer firearms or ammunition in the course of a licensed firearms business. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-30 2008-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] NY D M000309 9 Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for a licensed firearms dealer to authorize an employee to possess or transfer a firearm or ammunition in the course of employment unless such dealer has received a notice from the Attorney General that the receipt of a firearm by such employee would not be unlawful. Requires the Attorney General to notify the dealer in writing or electronically of a determination that the receipt of a firearm by any employee of the dealer would be unlawful and provide the affected employee with an explanation of the grounds for such determination. Provides civil and criminal penalties for knowingly violating the requirements of this Act. 2019-11-15T21:37:54Z  
110-s-3348 110 s 3348 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-28 2008-08-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8017-8019) Senate Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] OK R C000560 0 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. 2017-12-15T00:36:03Z  
110-s-3351 110 s 3351 Drug Trafficking Interdiction Assistance Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-28 2008-07-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 3 Drug Trafficking Interdiction Assistance Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 15 years for the intentional operation of, or for embarking in, any submersible or semi-submersible vessel that is without nationality (as defined by federal law) and that is navigating or has navigated into, through, or from waters beyond the outer limit of the territorial sea of a single country or a lateral limit of that country's territorial sea with an adjacent country with the intent to evade detection.Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to amend or promulgate sentencing guidelines to provide adequate penalties for such offense. 2020-02-12T18:55:28Z  
110-s-3344 110 s 3344 Protecting Children from Pornography and Internet Exploitation Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-26 2008-07-28 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 906. Senate Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] OK R C000560 11 Protecting Children from Pornography and Internet Exploitation Act of 2008 - Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2008 or the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to create and implement a National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction and to submit such Strategy to Congress by February 1 of each year.Establishes within the Department of Justice (DOJ) a National Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program consisting of state and local law enforcement task forces (including at least one ICAC Task Force for each state) to address online enticement of children, child exploitation, and child obscenity and pornography. Directs the Attorney General to conduct periodic reviews of the effectiveness of ICAC task forces and provide training programs to support such task forces.Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) a National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System (System) to assist the National ICAC Task Force Program and federal, state, local, and tribal agencies in investigating and prosecuting child exploitation; (2) a steering committee to provide guidance to the System on training and technology and the development of strategic plans; and (3) additional computer forensic capacity to address the current backlog for computer forensics, including for child exploitation investigations.Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state and local ICAC task forces. Requires the National Institute of Justice to prepare a report on investigative factors that indicate whether a subject of an online child exploitation investigation poses a higher risk of harm to children.Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007 [sic] - Amends the federal criminal code to enhance prohibitions against child sexual exploitation and child pornography. Imposes additional requirements on electronic communication or remote computing service providers for reporting suspected violation… 2017-12-15T00:35:57Z  
110-sres-626 110 sres 626 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court of the United States erroneously decided Kennedy v. Louisiana, No. 07-343 (2008), and that the eighth amendment to the Constitution of the United States allows the imposition of the death penalty for the rape of a child. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-25 2008-07-25 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7481-7482) Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 9 Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the eighth amendment to the Constitution allows the death penalty for the rape of a child where the crime did not result, and was not intended to result, in death of the victim; (2) the Louisiana statute making child rape punishable by death is constitutional; (3) because Kennedy v. Louisiana was decided under a mistaken view of federal law, the U.S. Supreme Court should grant any petition for rehearing of the case and the portions of the decision regarding the national consensus or evolving standards of decency with respect to the imposition of the death penalty for child rape should not be viewed as binding precedent; and (4) the Supreme Court should reverse its decision on rehearing or in a future case because it was supported by neither commonly held beliefs about cruel and unusual punishment nor by the text, structure, or history of the Constitution. 2019-11-15T21:58:58Z  
110-hr-6597 110 hr 6597 Animal Cruelty Statistics Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-24 2008-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] MI D C000714 31 Animal Cruelty Statistics Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to change existing Department of Justice (DOJ) crime data bases so that data on all crimes of animal cruelty will be collected and made publicly available in a manner that facilitates analysis. 2019-11-15T21:37:55Z  
110-hr-6622 110 hr 6622 Second Amendment Restoration Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-24 2008-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] MI D S001045 2 Second Amendment Restoration Act - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the definition of "crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year" for purposes of allowing states to determine the eligibility of individuals convicted of minor crimes to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms. 2019-11-15T21:37:55Z  
110-hres-1380 110 hres 1380 Commending Federal and local law enforcement for their efforts to crack down on illegal immigration in the Chicagoland suburbs and calling on the Governor of the State of Illinois to immediately implement employee verification technology to curb rising trends in illegal immigration in the State of Illinois. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-24 2008-07-24 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. House Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] IL R R000580 1 Commends local law enforcement officers participating in Operation Community Shield.Reaffirms the basic right of employers to verify the immigration status of prospective employees.Calls on the Illinois General Assembly to repeal Illinois Public Act 095-0138, which denies employers the right to verify the legal status of potential employees.Urges the Governor and legislature of Illinois to take every possible action to enforce existing immigration laws and address the growing illegal immigrant population in Illinois. 2021-06-07T19:39:27Z  
110-s-3313 110 s 3313 Victims of Polygamy Assistance Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-23 2008-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7156) Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 0 Victims of Polygamy Assistance Act of 2008 - Establishes within the Department of Justice a Federal Polygamy Task Force to strengthen federal law enforcement activities and provide state and local law enforcement officials the assistance they need to address the illegal activity of one or more polygamist organizations. Requires the Federal Polygamy Task Force to: (1) formulate effective responses to the unique set of crimes committed by polygamist organizations; (2) establish partnerships with state and local law enforcement agencies to share relevant information and strengthen state and federal efforts to combat crimes perpetrated by polygamist organizations; (3) assist states by providing strategies and support for the protection of witnesses; (4) track the criminal behavior of polygamist organizations that cross state and international borders; and (5) ensure that local officials charged with protecting the public are not corrupted because of financial, family, or membership ties to a polygamist organization. Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to authorize the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime to make grants to specified entities to develop, establish, and maintain programs for the enforcement of rights and provision of social services for an individual exploited or otherwise victimized by practitioners of polygamy. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for discretionary grants by the Attorney General to states and local governments to investigate and prosecute polygamist organizations that violate federal, state, or local laws. 2019-11-15T21:58:59Z  
110-s-3293 110 s 3293 Border Law Enforcement Relief Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-21 2008-07-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6975) Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 3 Border Law Enforcement Relief Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants on a competitive basis to eligible law enforcement agencies to assist such agencies in addressing border-related criminal activity within their jurisdictions. Defines "eligible law enforcement agency" as a tribal, state, or local law enforcement agency located or performing duties in a county that is within 100 miles of the Mexican or Canadian border or a county that has been certified by the Attorney General as a high impact area. 2019-11-15T21:58:58Z  
110-s-3294 110 s 3294 United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-21 2008-08-12 Became Public Law No: 110-312. Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2008 - Extends the U.S. Parole Commission for three years (until October 31, 2011). 2023-11-13T20:31:03Z  
110-hr-6539 110 hr 6539 Tracking Registered And Convicted Known (TRACK) Sex Offenders Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-17 2008-07-17 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. House Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] MN R B001256 4 Tracking Registered And Convicted Known (TRACK) Sex Offenders Act - Amends title IV (Grants to States for Aid and Services to Needy Families with Children and for Child-Welfare Services) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disclose to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) information in the National Directory of New Hires to assist in the enforcement of a federal or state law requiring the registration of sex offenders. Authorizes the FBI to disclose such information to state or local law enforcement agencies for purposes of enforcing sex offender registration laws. 2021-06-07T20:05:20Z  
110-hr-6508 110 hr 6508 Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Procedures Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-16 2008-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] NC D M001154 18 Special Criminal Contempt of Congress Procedures Act of 2008 - Establishes alternate procedures for the prosecution of current or former officers or employees of the executive branch found in contempt of Congress for refusal to testify or produce documents in response to a congressional subpoena. Establishes a Special Division of the U.S. Supreme Court to hear such criminal contempt cases. Requires the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court to designate three judges or justices, one of whom shall be an active judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, to serve on the Special Division. Requires the Special Division to appoint a special advocate to serve as the prosecuting attorney in criminal contempt cases after the Attorney General declines to present such cases to a grand jury. Grants full power and independent authority to the special advocate to exercise all prosecutorial functions and powers.Sets forth provisions for the removal of the special advocate and the termination of the special advocate's authority. Makes this Act effective on January 20, 2009. 2021-09-29T17:20:23Z  
110-hr-6509 110 hr 6509 United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-16 2008-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] MI D C000714 4 United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2008 - Extends the U.S. Parole Commission for three years (until October 31, 2011). 2021-04-20T15:22:37Z  
110-hr-6518 110 hr 6518 Justice Integrity Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-16 2008-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] TN D C001068 3 Justice Integrity Act of 2008 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish a pilot program in 10 U.S. districts to promote fairness and the perception of fairness in the federal criminal justice system and to determine whether legislation is required; and (2) designate a U.S. attorney in each of the districts to implement a plan for carrying out such pilot program.Requires each U.S. attorney designated to implement a pilot program to appoint an advisory group consisting of judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and other individuals and entities who play an important role in the criminal justice system. Requires each advisory group to: (1) collect and analyze data on the race and ethnicity of defendants at each stage of a criminal proceeding; (2) seek to determine causes of racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice process; and (3) submit to the U.S. attorney a report and proposed plan for addressing such disparities. Requires each U.S. attorney to annually evaluate the efficacy of a plan submitted by an advisory group. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) prepare a comprehensive report on all advisory group plans and submit such report and plans to Congress; and (2) exercise continuing oversight of the criminal justice system to reduce unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities and improve such system. 2019-11-15T21:37:58Z  
110-hr-6491 110 hr 6491 Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-15 2008-07-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8] IN D E000289 9 Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to define "organized retail crime" as: (1) the stealing, embezzlement, obtaining by fraud, false pretenses, or other illegal means of retail merchandise in quantities that would not normally be purchased for personal use or consumption for the purpose of reselling or otherwise reentering such retail merchandise in commerce; or (2) the recruitment of persons to participate in such criminal activities.Modifies the crime of transporting and selling or receiving stolen goods to include activities involving organized retail crime and the facilitation of such crime through the operation of an online marketplace. Expands the crime of fraud involving access devices to include the use of gift cards, a Universal Product Code label, or a radio frequency identification transponder to obtain goods or services illegally.Imposes reporting and other requirements on operators of online marketplaces and high volume (at least $12,000 annually) sellers relating to the sale of goods and services suspected of being acquired through organized retail crime.Requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend its guidelines for persons convicted of offenses involving organized retail crime. Provides for civil forfeiture of any property used to commit or facilitate organized retail crime.Allows a business whose goods or services were sold or used in the facilitation of organized retail crime through the operation of an online marketplace to obtain injunctive relief and compensatory damages. 2019-11-15T21:37:58Z  
110-hr-6492 110 hr 6492 Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-15 2008-07-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] NJ D P000096 3 Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2008 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) issue public written guidelines for deferred prosecution agreements and nonprosecution agreements; (2) establish rules for the selection of independent monitors for deferred prosecution agreements; and (3) place the text of deferred prosecution agreements on the public website of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Defines "deferred prosecution agreement" as an agreement between a federal prosecutor and an organization to conditionally defer criminal prosecution of that organization. Defines "nonprosecution agreement" as an agreement between a federal prosecutor and an organization to conditionally decide not to file criminal charges against the organization. Requires a deferred prosecution agreement to be filed in an appropriate U.S. district court. Requires such court to approve an agreement if it is consistent with the guidelines for such agreements and is in the interests of justice. 2021-09-29T17:20:16Z  
110-hr-6503 110 hr 6503 Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-15 2008-09-22 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] CA D W000187 25 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2008 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program through FY2015 and to revise program requirements to: (1) provide for competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to assist in locating missing patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; (2) expand such program to include locating other missing elderly individuals; (3) require the Attorney General to solicit grants for program applications in the Federal Register and on the Department of Justice (DOJ) website; and (4) establish a preference in awarding grants to national nonprofit organizations that have a direct link to patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families (currently, grants may be awarded to only such organizations). 2022-02-03T05:19:21Z  
110-hr-6486 110 hr 6486 Drug Testing Integrity Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-14 2008-07-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] NY D E000179 4 Drug Testing Integrity Act of 2008 - Makes it unlawful to knowingly manufacture, market, sell, ship, or otherwise provide to another individual any product with the intent to assist such individual to use such product to defraud a drug test. Defines "defraud a drug test" to mean to: (1) submit a substance that purports to be from an individual other than its actual source, or purports to have been excreted or collected other than when it was actually excreted or collected; or (2) engage in any other conduct with the intent to produce a false or misleading outcome of a test for the presence of a controlled substance. Grants the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement powers as a violation of an unfair or deceptive act or practice. 2019-11-15T21:22:03Z  
110-hr-6462 110 hr 6462 Jose Rivera Correctional Officer Protection Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-10 2008-07-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] CA D C001050 19 Jose Rivera Correctional Officer Protection Act - Requires the Bureau of Prisons to: (1) provide all its correctional officers with stab-resistant personal body armor; and (2) require such officers to wear such body armor while on duty. 2021-09-29T17:19:58Z  
110-s-3245 110 s 3245 Justice Integrity Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-10 2008-07-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6566-6567) Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 5 Justice Integrity Act of 2008 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish a pilot program in 10 U.S. districts to promote fairness and the perception of fairness in the federal criminal justice system and to determine whether legislation is required; and (2) designate a U.S. attorney in each of the districts to implement a plan for carrying out such pilot program.Requires each U.S. attorney designated to implement a pilot program to appoint an advisory group consisting of judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and other individuals and entities who play an important role in the criminal justice system. Requires each advisory group to: (1) collect and analyze data on the race and ethnicity of defendants at each stage of a criminal proceeding; (2) seek to determine causes of racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice process; and (3) submit to the U.S. attorney a report and proposed plan for addressing such disparities. Requires each U.S. attorney to annually evaluate the efficacy of a plan submitted by an advisory group. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) prepare a comprehensive report on all advisory group plans and submit such report and plans to Congress; and (2) exercise continuing oversight of the criminal justice system to reduce unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities and improve such system. 2019-11-15T21:59:02Z  
110-hres-1324 110 hres 1324 Requesting that the President focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention and community policing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate in National Night Out, which occurs the first Tuesday of August each year, including by supporting local efforts and community watch groups and by supporting local officials, to promote community safety and help provide homeland security. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-07-08 2008-07-31 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] MI D S001045 35 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Night Out. Requests that the President: (1) focus appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime by delivering speeches, convening meetings, and directing the Administration to make crime reduction an important priority; and (2) coordinate the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the USA Freedom Corps, the Citizen Corps, the National Senior Service Corps, and AmeriCorps to participate by supporting local efforts, neighborhood watches, and local officials, including law enforcement personnel, to provide homeland security and combat terrorism in the United States. 2021-09-29T14:56:16Z  
110-hjres-96 110 hjres 96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-26 2008-06-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] OH R C000266 15 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the death penalty for the forcible rape of a child under age 12 does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. 2019-11-15T21:37:54Z  
110-s-3207 110 s 3207 Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-26 2008-06-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 4 Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide for reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms in different states by persons who are not prohibited by federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm and who are: (1) carrying a valid state license or permit for carrying a concealed firearm; or (2) otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in their state of residence. 2019-11-15T21:59:00Z  
110-s-3217 110 s 3217 Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-26 2008-06-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 13 Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit any U.S. agent or attorney, in any federal investigation or criminal or civil enforcement matter, including any form of administrative proceeding or adjudication, from: (1) demanding or requesting that an organization, or a current or former employee or agent of such organization, waive the protections of the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrine; (2) offering to reward or actually rewarding an organization, or current or former employee or agent, for waiving such protections; or (3) threatening adverse treatment or penalizing an organization, or current or former employee or agent, for declining to waive those protections. Prohibits a U.S. agent or attorney in any federal investigation or criminal or civil enforcement matter, including any form of administrative proceeding or adjudication, from considering specified conduct in: (1) making a civil or criminal charging or enforcement decision relating to an organization, or one of its current or former employees or agents; or (2) determining whether an organization, or a current or former employee or agent, is cooperating with the government. Numbers among the actions a U.S. agent or attorney may not use as a charging decision condition or a cooperation-determining factor: (1) any valid assertion of the protection of the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrine; (2) the provision of counsel to, or contribution to the legal defense fees or expenses of, a current or former employee or agent of an organization; (3) entry into, or existence of, a valid joint-defense, information-sharing, or common-interest agreement between an organization and a current or former employee or agent, or among its current or former employees; (4) the sharing of relevant information in anticipation of or in response to an investigation or enforcement matter between an organization and a current or former employee or agent, or among its current or former… 2019-11-15T21:59:00Z  
110-s-3218 110 s 3218 Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-26 2008-07-30 Became Public Law No: 110-296. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the PROTECT Act to extend by six months the Child Safety Pilot Program (allowing certain volunteer organizations to obtain national and state criminal history background checks on their volunteers). 2023-11-13T20:30:43Z  
110-hr-6367 110 hr 6367 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-25 2008-06-25 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] TX R B000755 30 Amends the federal criminal code to allow an exception to the minimum sentencing requirement for a crime of violence while using, carrying, or possessing a firearm for a law enforcement officer who committed the offense during or in relation to the pursuit of an individual whom the officer reasonably believed committed a crime of violence. 2019-11-15T21:37:54Z  
110-hr-6353 110 hr 6353 Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-24 2008-10-15 Became Public Law No: 110-425. House Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] MI D S001045 13 (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 28, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the delivery, distribution, or dispensing of a controlled substance that is a prescription drug over the Internet without a valid prescription. Exempts telemedicine practitioners. Defines "valid prescription" as a prescription that is issued for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice by a practitioner who has conducted at least one in-person medical evaluation of a patient.Defines "online pharmacy" as a person, entity, or Internet site, whether in the United States or abroad, that knowingly or intentionally delivers, distributes, or dispenses a controlled substance by means of the Internet. Excludes from such definition: (1) manufacturers or distributors who do not dispense controlled substances to an unregistered individual or entity; (2) nonpharmacy practitioners; (3) certain hospitals or medical facilities operated by the federal government or by an Indian tribe or tribal organization; (4) mere advertisements that do not attempt to facilitate an actual transaction involving a controlled substance; and (5) other persons or entities the exclusion of which the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services find to be consistent with effective controls against diversion and with the public health and safety.Imposes registration and reporting requirements on online pharmacies that dispense 100 or more prescriptions or 5,000 or more dosage units of all controlled substances combined in one month. Requires an online pharmacy to: (1) display specified information on its Internet home page, including a statement that it complies with the requirements of this Act, its name, address, and telephone number, the qualifications of its pharmacist-in-charge, and a certification of its registration under this Act;… 2023-11-13T20:13:30Z  
110-hr-6350 110 hr 6350 Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-23 2008-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] CA D S001150 1 Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the PROTECT Act to extend by six months the Child Safety Pilot Program (allowing certain volunteer organizations to obtain national and state criminal history background checks on their volunteers). 2019-11-15T21:37:52Z  
110-hr-6295 110 hr 6295 Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-18 2008-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. House Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] CA R L000517 7 Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 15 years for knowingly operating or embarking in any submersible or semisubmersible vessel that is without nationality and that is navigating in, or has navigated into, through, or from, waters beyond the outer limit of the territorial sea of a single country or a lateral limit of that country's territorial sea with an adjacent country, with the intent to evade detection. Grants extraterritorial federal jurisdiction over violations of this Act.Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this Act that a vessel operated at the time of a violation was: (1) a vessel of the Untied States or lawfully registered in a foreign nation; (2) classed by and designated in accordance with the rules of a classification society; (3) lawfully operated in a government-regulated or licensed activity; or (4) equipped with and using an operable automatic identification system, vessel monitoring system, or a long range identification and tracking system. Specifies the documents required to conclusively prove an affirmative defense. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate or amend existing guidelines to provide adequate penalties for violations of this Act. 2020-02-12T18:55:29Z  
110-s-3155 110 s 3155 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-18 2008-09-18 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1033. Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 9 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Title I: Findings and Declaration of Purpose - (Sec. 102) Adds as a purpose of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) the support of a continuum of programs (including delinquency prevention, intervention, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and aftercare) to address the needs of at-risk youth and youth who come into contact with the justice system.(Sec. 103) Adds and amends definitions under JJDPA. Defines "core requirements" as certain requirements relating to the protection of juveniles against placement in adult prison facilities and the treatment of juveniles equitably on the basis of gender, race, family income, and disability. Defines "evidence based" as a program or practice that is demonstrated to be effective and that: (1) is based on a clearly articulated and empirically supported theory; (2) has measurable outcomes; and (3) has been scientifically tested.Title II: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - (Sec. 201) Revises the date on which the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention must issue the annual plan for coordinating federal juvenile justice efforts. (Sec. 202) Revises and increases the membership of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to include mental health professionals. Requires the Coordinating Council to report to Congress on its recommendations for coordinating federal juvenile delinquency programs and to publish such report on the websites of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Coordinating Council.(Sec. 203) Adds elements required for the Administrator's annual report, including: (1) data on the confinement and release of juveniles from custody and on status offenders (juveniles arrested for offenses that would not be criminal if committed by adults); (2) a description of the criteria used to determine what JJDPA programs qualify as evidence-based and promising programs; (3… 2022-02-03T05:09:07Z  
110-s-3143 110 s 3143 Capture Arrest and Transport Charged Fugitives Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-17 2008-06-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] IL D D000563 3 Capture Arrest and Transport Charged Fugitives Act of 2008 - Amends the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations through FY2015 for establishing new Regional Fugitive Task Forces and for hiring criminal investigators and providing training for such Task Forces. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) provide transportation services to state and local governments for the extradition of fugitives through the U.S. Marshal Service Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation Service; (2) make grants to states for the extradition of fugitives to other states for prosecution; and (3) make grants to states for establishing or upgrading information and identification technologies for serious misdemeanor and felony warrants. Makes state compliance with felony and serious misdemeanor warrant reporting requirements a condition for receiving grants under this Act. Requires states to make electronically available to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) all serious misdemeanor and felony warrants issued by such states and their local jurisdictions. 2019-11-15T21:59:02Z  
110-s-3136 110 s 3136 FIND Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-16 2008-09-18 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1032. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 2 Fugitive Information Networked Database Act of 2008 or the FIND Act - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states for use by states or Indian tribes to develop and implement or upgrade secure electronic warrant management systems for the preparation, submission, and validation of state felony warrants that are compatible and interoperable with the National Crime Information Center Database (NCIC Database). Provides for set asides of grant funds to hire additional personnel to validate warrants entered into the NCIC Database and for Indian tribal governments. Requires grant applicants to submit to the Attorney General: (1) a plan to develop and implement, or to upgrade, electronic warrant management systems; (2) a report on active felony warrants; and (3) guidelines for entering warrants into the NCIC Database. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2011.Directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide technology and technical assistance to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of all state and local warrant databases with the NCIC Database.Directs the Comptroller General to submit a statistical report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on felony warrants issued by state, local, and tribal governments and entered into the NCIC Database and on the apprehension and extradition of persons with active felony warrants.Amends the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000 to extend through FY2015 the authorization of appropriations for the Fugitive Apprehension Task Forces. Requires allocations of funding to hire criminal investigators, for the establishment of new Regional Fugitive Task Forces, and for training.Directs the Attorney General to assist states and local governments that participate in a Regional Fugitive Task Force by providing transportation of fugitives through the U.S. Marshals Service Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation Service. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2014 to assist the extradition of fugitives through the U.S. Marshals Service Justice Priso… 2019-11-15T22:00:17Z  
110-hr-6253 110 hr 6253 Always Think Freedom Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-12 2008-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Sali, Bill [R-ID-1] ID R S001167 8 Always Think Freedom Act - Prohibits the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) from purchasing, using, or distributing any hand tool or tool kit on which any reminder about forfeiture appears. 2019-11-15T21:37:57Z  
110-hr-6257 110 hr 6257 Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-12 2008-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] IL R K000360 4 Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to reinstate, for 10 years, the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act's assault weapons ban to prohibit the manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon or a large capacity ammunition feeding device. Specifies models and features of banned weapons. Sets forth exceptions to such ban, including: (1) firearms or devices lawfully possessed under federal law on the date of enactment of this Act; (2) certain firearms, replicas, or duplicates listed in an appendix as they were manufactured on October 1, 1993; (3) any firearm that is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action and that has been rendered permanently inoperable or that is an antique firearm; (4) any semiautomatic rifle that cannot accept a detachable magazine that holds more than five rounds of ammunition; (5) any semiautomatic shotgun that cannot hold more than five rounds in a fixed or detachable magazine; and (6) firearms manufactured for, transferred to, or possessed by a federal, state, or local government agency or for law enforcement.Requires the serial number of any weapon or device manufactured after enactment of this Act to clearly show the date of manufacture.Directs the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on the effects of this Act on violent and drug trafficking crime. 2019-11-15T21:37:57Z  
110-s-3104 110 s 3104 DNA Felony Collection Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-10 2008-06-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 0 DNA Felony Collection Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to require states to: (1) collect a DNA sample from each individual convicted of a felony under the laws of such states; and (2) include DNA analysis results from such samples in a federal or state index of DNA analysis records. 2019-11-15T21:58:57Z  
110-s-3105 110 s 3105 Funding DNA Technology Initiative Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-10 2008-06-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 0 Funding DNA Technology Initiative Act of 2008 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2010 for the Advancing Justice through DNA Technology initiative. 2019-11-15T21:58:57Z  
110-hr-6192 110 hr 6192 Illegal Alien Crime Reporting Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-05 2008-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight. House Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] NC R J000255 9 Illegal Alien Crime Reporting Act of 2008 - Prohibits a state or political subdivision thereof from receiving funds under any program or activity administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless the state: (1) compiles statistics on each person who is arrested, charged with a crime, convicted, or incarcerated after being convicted of a crime by the state or political subdivision, including each person's crime, immigration status, and country of origin; (2) reports such statistics monthly to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and (3) certifies compliance with these requirements monthly to the Secretary of Homeland Security. Requires each federal agency to: (1) compile such statistics for any person it arrests, charges, prosecutes to conviction, or incarcerates after conviction of a crime; and (2) report such statistics monthly to the FBI. Directs the FBI to publish all statistics reported under this Act annually as a separate data collection of the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports. 2021-06-07T20:04:09Z  
110-hr-6167 110 hr 6167 Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-03 2008-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] FL R K000361 1 Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to increase criminal penalties for offenses relating to the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, transportation of minors for illicit sexual purposes, child sex trafficking and prostitution, and sex crimes against children resulting in death. Directs the Attorney General to notify the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security of individuals, including aliens, who are convicted of sex offenses against children. Requires the Secretary of State to deny passports for such individuals and authorizes the Secretary to revoke, restrict, or limit a passport issued to a convicted sex offender if the passport was used to transport a minor for illicit sexual purposes.Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to place aliens convicted of sex offenses in removal proceedings. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) render aliens who are convicted of sexual abuse of a minor inadmissible to the United States; and (2) subject aliens convicted of a sex crime against a minor to deportation. 2021-06-07T20:04:03Z  
110-s-3074 110 s 3074 Internet Safety Education Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-06-02 2008-06-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] NJ D M000639 3 Internet Safety Education Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants to certain U.S. entities that assist elementary and secondary school administrators, faculty and staff, and law enforcement officials in implementing Internet crime prevention education. Defines "Internet crime prevention education" to mean programs that help parents, educators, and law enforcement officials to educate children and communities about how to recognize and prevent potentially criminal activity on the Internet, telephone, and other electronic means. 2019-11-15T21:59:02Z  
110-hr-6123 110 hr 6123 Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-05-22 2008-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] CA D S001156 5 Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act - Amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties on anyone who transmits in interstate or foreign commerce a communication intended to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to another person, using electronic means to support severe, repeated, and hostile behavior. 2021-09-29T14:12:18Z  
110-hr-6141 110 hr 6141 Elder Serve Act of 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-05-22 2008-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] KY D Y000062 1 Elder Serve Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice (DOJ), to carry out a three-year Elder Serve Coordinating Councils grant program to provide grants to eligible entities to establish pilot programs to facilitate and coordinate Emergency Crisis Response Team programs to provide short-term emergency services for victims of elder abuse. Requires grant recipients, within one year, to establish counseling, mental health screening, legal advocacy, job placement assistance, and family bereavement counseling programs for such victims. 2019-11-15T21:37:56Z  
110-hr-6120 110 hr 6120 To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education. Crime and Law Enforcement 2008-05-21 2008-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] CA D S001156 10 Directs the Attorney General to award grants to U.S. entities that assist elementary and secondary school administrators, faculty, and staff and law enforcement officials in implementing Internet crime prevention education. Defines "Internet crime prevention education" as programs that help parents, educators, and law enforcement officials to educate children and communities to recognize and prevent potentially criminal activity on the Internet, telephone, and other electronic means. 2021-09-29T14:12:18Z  

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