S. 1959: | Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 |
110th Congress 2007-2008 |
A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes.
OverviewSponsor: | | Text: | Summary
|
Full Text | Status: |  | Introduced | Aug 2, 2007 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments |  | Reported by Committee | (did not occur) | | Senate Vote | (did not occur) | | House Vote | (did not occur) | | Signed by President | (did not occur) |
This bill never became law.
This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions
of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all
proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books.
Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate
under a new number in the next session.
| Last Action: | Aug 2, 2007:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Related: | See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms
that have been applied to this bill.
Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. |
|
Question & Answer 
Can you answer any of these questions posed by other users? Think of it as a civic good deed.
See 2 more questions posed on this topic or submit your own question on the Q&A page.
Sep 19, 2008 1:00 AM - In the text of this bill it is often stated "force or violence." What is the definition of force that is being referenced by this? Would it not be easier to assign force and violence by using the term "physical force" in place of "force or violence?" -
Read AnswersAnswered by a visitor on Oct 19, 2008 1:02 PM -
If you read the text of the bill you will see that force is also defined as intellectual or intelligent argument. Dec 22, 2008 6:32 PM - Why is this bill, which will effectively name anyone who questions government a "terrorist" even in consideration? -
Read AnswersAnswered by a visitor on Jan 30, 2009 6:21 AM -
It could be because a number of americans disagree with the direction our country is going, especialy when it could easily be prevented so a true patriot is considered a (terrorist) but realy just in the way of an agenda that does'nt include us. Answered by a visitor on Aug 8, 2009 12:16 PM -
Words mean something. The inability of some Government officials to accept criticism, has resulted in the word "Terrorist" being acceptable to use against non-threatening citizens. However, it is taboo to use against real terrorists. Simply it's Political Correctness (PC). |
Sources of Influence
MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations
have taken a stance on this bill:
| Support | Oppose |
|---|
|
(none)
| Progressive Democrats of America Society of American Law Teachers National Lawyers Guild |
Follow the link to MAPLight.org to see if campaign contributions from employees of these organizations are correlated with how Members of Congress voted on this bill.
Because the U.S. Congress posts most legislative information online one legislative day after events occur, GovTrack is usually one legislative day behind. For more information about where this data comes from, see
About GovTrack.us.
S. 1959--110th Congress: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007.
(2007).
In GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation).
Retrieved Feb 10, 2010, from
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1959
"S. 1959--110th Congress: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007."
GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation).
2007.
Feb 10, 2010
<http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1959>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1959
|title=S. 1959
|accessdate=Feb 10, 2010
|author=110th Congress (2007)
|date=Aug 2, 2007
|work=Legislation
|publisher=GovTrack.us
|quote=Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
}}
