S. 2387 (110th): Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act of 2007

Introduced:
Nov 16, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
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This bill was re-introduced as S. 1684 (111th) on Sep 17, 2009.

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Status

This bill was introduced on November 16, 2007, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Nov 16, 2007
Referred to Committee Nov 16, 2007
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors (1R, 1D) (show)
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Senate Judiciary

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Full Title

A bill to establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish arsonist registries and to require the Attorney General to establish a national arsonist registry and notification program, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Nov 16, 2007.
24 pages

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11/16/2007--Introduced.
Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act of 2007 - Requires jurisdictions (i.e., states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and possessions, and federally recognized Indian tribes) to establish and maintain jurisdiction-wide arsonist registries and make such registries available on the Internet.
Requires a criminal arsonist to register in each jurisdiction in which such arsonist resides, is an employee, or is a student. Sets forth other registration requirements and the information required to be provided in a registry by the criminal arsonist and jurisdictions. Allows jurisdictions to exempt from disclosure certain information about an arsonist, including the arsonist's employer and enrollment at an educational institution.
Requires the Attorney General to maintain a national database at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) (to be known as the National Arsonist Registry) and a national arsonist Internet site containing information on each criminal arsonist registered in a jurisdiction's registry or listed on a jurisdiction's Internet site, respectively.
Directs the Attorney General to establish a Criminal Arsonist Management Assistance program for awarding grants to jurisdictions to offset the costs of implementing this Act.

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