A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes.

Overview Sponsor: Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]show cosponsors (44) Cosponsors: Daniel Akaka [D-HI] Max Baucus [D-MT] Evan Bayh [D-IN] Joseph Biden [D-DE] Jeff Bingaman [D-NM] Barbara Boxer [D-CA] Sherrod Brown [D-OH] Maria Cantwell [D-WA] Robert Casey [D-PA] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] Norm Coleman [R-MN] John Cornyn [R-TX] Christopher Dodd [D-CT] Elizabeth Dole [R-NC] Pete Domenici [R-NM] Richard Durbin [D-IL] Charles Hagel [R-NE] Orrin Hatch [R-UT] Kay Hutchison [R-TX] Daniel Inouye [D-HI] Tim Johnson [D-SD] Edward Kennedy [D-MA] John Kerry [D-MA] Herbert Kohl [D-WI] Jon Kyl [R-AZ] Mary Landrieu [D-LA] Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] Joseph Lieberman [I-CT] Blanche Lincoln [D-AR] Mel Martinez [R-FL] Robert Menéndez [D-NJ] Barbara Mikulski [D-MD] Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] Patty Murray [D-WA] Bill Nelson [D-FL] Mark Pryor [D-AR] Pat Roberts [R-KS] Ken Salazar [D-CO] Charles Schumer [D-NY] Arlen Specter [D-PA] Ted Stevens [R-AK] Jon Tester [D-MT] John Warner [R-VA] Jim Webb [D-VA] Text: Summary | Full Text Cost: $5 per American over the 2008-2012 period. This is computed from a Congressional Budget Office report, merely by dividing the estimated cost of $1,100,000,000 by the U.S. population. The figure is extracted from the report automatically and may be incorrect. See the report for details. Status: Introduced Jan 31, 2007 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee Jun 14, 2007 Amendments (1 proposed) View Amendments Passed Senate Sep 21, 2007 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: Oct 17, 2007: House Education and Labor: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Other Titles: -- PRECAUTION Act -- Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2007 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. Votes: Sep 21, 2007: This bill passed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent. A record of each representative's position was not kept.

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|author=110th Congress (2007)
|date=Jan 31, 2007
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|quote=Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007
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