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Latest Action: 07/30/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 121. Bill TextA resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Forces' coercion of young women into sexual slavery, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II. 7/30/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the government of Japan should: (1) formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility for its Imperial Armed Force's coercion of young women into sexual slavery (comfort women) during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II; (2) have this official and public apology presented by the Prime Minister [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Committee on Finance. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Baucus. With written report No. 110-1. Additional views filed. Bill TextAn original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax incentives to employers and employees of small businesses, and for other purposes. 1/22/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment, 1st committee reporting. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 - Title I: Small Business Tax Relief Provisions - Subtitle A: General Provisions - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010 the increased expensing allowance for small business assets. (Sec. 102) Extends through March 2008 accelerated depreciation of qualified leasehold and restaurant improvement property. Revises the definition of "qualified restaurant property" to eliminate the requirement that improvements to restaurant property must be [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/06/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo improve and consolidate the law relating to restitution in criminal cases. 2/6/2007--Introduced. Criminal Restitution Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) make restitution mandatory for federal crimes resulting in pecuniary loss to identifiable victims, including loss proximately resulting from such crimes; (2) expand the extent of such restitution to include the victim's costs related to the investigation or prosecution of the underlying crime; (3) permit disclosure to crime victims of portions of pre-sentence reports relating to restitution; (4) require courts to enter orders requiring immediate payment of full restitution; (5) prohibit termination of supervised release or probation for convicts with unsatisfied orders of restitution; (6) expand forfeiture provisions to require the forfeiture of any profits made possible by a criminal offense; (7) require courts to enter protective orders to preserve assets available for restitution; and [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3703-3704) Bill TextA bill to amend the Mandatory Victims' Restitution Act to improve restitution for victims of crime, and for other purposes. 3/22/2007--Introduced. Restitution for Victims of Crime Act of 2007 - Collection of Restitution Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code relating to restitution for victims of crime to: (1) require courts to enter an order for immediate restitution at the sentencing of a convict; (2) allow prosecutors to obtain from the U.S. Probation Office, without a court order, financial information about a convict who owes restitution; (3) require identifying information about convicts to be included in restitution orders of more than $100; and (4) allow crime victims reimbursement of attorney fees incurred in seeking restitution. Preservation of Assets for Restitution Act of 2007 - Requires courts to issue protective orders for preservation of assets available to satisfy restitution claims. Provides for prejudgment remedies to protect assets [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/16/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to extend the time for filing certain claims under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, and for other purposes. 4/16/2007--Introduced. James Zadroga Act of 2007 - Amends the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (Fund), part of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, to extend the current December 22, 2003, deadline for filing claims under the Fund for five years following enactment of this Act if the Special Master determines that the individual: (1) was unaware that he or she had suffered physical harm as the result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist-related aircraft crashes until after the deadline and before enactment of this Act; (2) was unaware of his or her eligibility to file a claim until after December 22, 2003; (3) suffered psychological harm as a result of the crashes; or (4) in the case of an individual who had previously filed a claim, suffered a significantly greater physical harm than was known to the individual [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past-due. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, upon receiving notice from a state judicial agency that a named person owes a past-due, legally enforceable state judicial debt, to pay such debt from any tax refund due to such person.
Also tagged in: Animals, Budgets, Criminal justice, Environmental education, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental protection, Fines (Penalties), Government information, Government publicity, Government trust funds, Law, Maintenance and repair, National forests, National parks, Natural resources, Public lands, Restoration ecology, Victims of crimes, Wildlife refuges
Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Bill TextTo provide a source of funds to carry out restoration activities on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 3/9/2007--Introduced. Federal Lands Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act or Federal Lands REPAIR Act - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and federal law relating to National Forest System lands, to make available any moneys received from fines or any moneys received from collateral payments in lieu of appearance for violations of rules and regulations applicable to federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture for certain restoration and public informational activities on such lands. Transfers any such excess funds to the Crime Victims Fund established under the Victims [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Budgets, Civil service retirement, Collection of accounts, Criminal justice, Federal employees, Federal law enforcement officers, Fines (Penalties), Government employees, Government trust funds, Law, Pensions, Public prosecutors
Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8698) Bill TextA bill to amend titles 18 and 28 of the United States Code to provide incentives for the prompt payments of debts owed to the United States and the victims of crime by imposing surcharges on unpaid judgments owed to the United States and to the victims of crime, to provide for offsets on amounts collected by the Department of Justice for Federal agencies, to increase the amount of special assessments imposed upon convicted persons, to establish an Enhanced Financial Recovery Fund to enhance, supplement, and improve the debt collection activities of the Department of Justice, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide to assistant United States attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers, and for authorized purposes. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Enhanced Financial Recovery and Equitable Retirement Treatment Act of 2007 - Imposes surcharges for unpaid criminal monetary penalties and for unpaid balances on money judgments obtained [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9834) Bill TextA bill to control violent crime. 7/24/2007--Introduced. Violent Crime Control Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to increase or impose new criminal penalties for: (1) the use of firearms to commit a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime; (2) interstate transportation in aid of racketeering; (3) using interstate facilities to commit murder-for-hire and other violent crimes; and (4) violent crimes and drug crimes committed by illegal aliens.Extends the limitation period for prosecuting violent crimes and crimes of terrorism. Death Penalty Procedures Improvement Act of 2007 - Revises death penalty hearing procedures and provisions for the implementation of the death sentence.Imposes a minimum mandatory prison term for possession of child pornography. Increases criminal penalties for sexual exploitation of children and child pornography.Proceeds of Crime Act of 2007 - Expands criminal forfeiture provisions to include certain crimes [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Bill TextTo establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of the Missouri cities of Aurora, Monett, Newburg, Pierce City, Cassville, and Webb City from their homes that occurred between August 1894 and August 1901, and make recommendations regarding the feasibility and appropriateness of providing reparations to such residents. 4/25/2007--Introduced. 1901 Missouri African American Expulsion Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes the 1901 Missouri African American Expulsion Commission to: (1) investigate the expulsion of any African-American resident in or around the Missouri cities of Aurora, Monett, Newburg, Pierce City, Cassville, or Webb City from his or her home or farm between August 1894 and August 1901; (2) identify any person who is a relative of such resident or whom the Commission determines sustained an identifiable loss (including a loss to the personal relations, real property, or personal property of such person) because of the expulsion,[...] show full description
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Also tagged in: Archives, Communism, Compensation (Law), Conferences, Criminal justice, Europe, Foreign policy, Government information, History, Humanities, International affairs, Jewish holocaust (1939-1945), Law, Legislation, Lithuania, Nazism, Negotiations, Poland, Politics and government, Religion, World War II
Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6296-6297) Bill Text
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the restitution of or compensation for property seized during the Nazi and communist eras.
Also tagged in: Communism, Compensation (Law), Criminal justice, Eastern Europe, Europe, Foreign policy, History, International affairs, Jewish holocaust (1939-1945), Jews, Law, Legislation, Lithuania, Nazism, Negotiations, Poland, Politics and government, Religion, World War II
Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextStrongly supporting an immediate and just restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated during the last century by Nazi and Communist regimes. 6/11/2008--Introduced. Praises the efforts by those countries in Central and Eastern Europe that have enacted legislation for the restitution of, or compensation for, private and communal religious property confiscated during the Nazi and Communist eras. Urges the countries in Central and Eastern Europe that have not already done so to return confiscated properties to their rightful owners or, where restitution is not possible, pay equitable compensation. Calls on the governments of Poland and of Lithuania to enact legislation so that persons (or their heirs) whose property was confiscated during the Nazi or Communist eras are able to obtain restitution of, or compensation for, such property. Calls on the Secretary of State to report to Congress every six months, regarding implementation of [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Armed forces, Arms sales, Boundaries, Cameras, Central America, Chemicals, Children, Civil liberties, Computers, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Correctional personnel, Corrections, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Data banks, Defense policy, Department of State, Detention of persons, Dropouts, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug law enforcement, Due process of law, Economic assistance, Economic development, Economic policy, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Employee training, Equipment and supplies, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Export controls, Families, Family violence, Fingerprints, Firearms, Firearms control, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Gangs, Government employees, Government ethics, Government information, Guatemala, Helicopters, Human rights, Information networks, Intelligence activities, International affairs, International cooperation, Job creation, Job training, Judges, Labor, Latin America, Law, Law enforcement, Mexico, Military assistance, Money laundering, Organized crime, Patrol aircraft, Patrol ships, Police training, Polygraphs, Prosecution, Public prosecutors, Radar, Rule of law, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Smuggling, Technical assistance, Technology, Telecommunication, Trade, Transportation, Victims of crimes, Weapons systems, Witnesses, Women, Women's shelters, Youth services
Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Bill TextTo authorize law enforcement and security assistance, and assistance to enhance the rule of law and strengthen civilian institutions, for Mexico and the countries of Central America, and for other purposes. 6/10/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008 - Title I: Assistance for Mexico - Subtitle A: Law Enforcement and Security Assistance - (Sec. 112) Authorizes the President to provide assistance for Mexico for: (1) counternarcotics and countertrafficking; (2) port, airport, and related security to assist in controlling the Mexico-U.S. and Mexico-Central America borders; (3) intelligence gathering operational technology; and (4) public security and law enforcement, including assistance to the National Council Against Addiction (CONADIC). (Sec. 114) Prohibits assistance to any armed forces of Mexico or law enforcement unit [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. Bill TextTo require the Attorney General to issue guidelines delineating when to enter into deferred prosecution agreements, to require judicial sanction of deferred prosecution agreements, and to provide for Federal monitors to oversee deferred prosecution agreements. 1/22/2008--Introduced. Directs the Attorney General to issue guidelines delineating when U.S. attorneys should enter into deferred prosecution agreements, including appropriate factors for U.S. Attorneys to consider in determining whether to enter such agreements. Requires a deferred prosecution agreement to be approved by a U.S. district court judge or a U.S. magistrate judge in the U.S. district court where criminal charges would be prosecuted by a U.S. attorney. Requires oversight of a deferred prosecution agreement by a federal monitor appointed by an independent third party (a U. S. district court judge or a U.S. magistrate judge) from a pool of pre-qualified firms or individuals (or both). Requires [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Constitution, Constitutional amendments, Criminal justice, Fugitives from justice, Government information, Government paperwork, Parole, Probation, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Victims of crimes, Witnesses
Latest Action: 01/14/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Bill TextProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish and protect the rights of victims of violent crimes. 12/6/2007--Introduced. Constitutional Amendment - Grants victims of violent crime the rights: (1) to reasonable and timely notice of any public proceeding involving the crime and of any release or escape of the accused; (2) to not be excluded from such public proceeding and reasonably to be heard at public release, plea, sentencing, reprieve, and pardon proceedings; and (3) to adjudicative decisions that consider the victim's safety, interest in avoiding unreasonable delay, and just and timely claims to restitution from the offender. Prohibits any restriction of such rights except as dictated by a substantial interest in public safety or the administration of criminal justice, or by other compelling necessity.
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Latest Action: 12/18/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to data privacy and security, and for other purposes. 11/14/2007--Introduced. Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 - Amends federal criminal code provisions relating to computer fraud and unauthorized access to computers to: (1) include computer fraud within the definition of racketeering activity; (2) provide criminal penalties for intentional failures to provide required notices of a security breach involving sensitive personally identifiable information; (3) expand penalties for conspiracies to commit computer fraud and extortion attempts involving threats to access computers without authorization; (4) provide for forfeiture of property used to commit computer fraud; and (5) require restitution for victims of identity theft and computer fraud.Authorizes additional appropriations for investigating and prosecuting criminal activity involving computers. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Charities, Colleges, Commemorations, Criminal justice, Education, Foundations, Higher education, Income tax, Monuments and memorials, Murder, Social services, Students, Tax exclusion, Taxation, Victims of crimes, Virginia
Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14199) Bill TextA bill to exclude from gross income payments from the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund to the victims of the tragic event, loss of life and limb, at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. 11/8/2007--Introduced. Excludes from gross income, for federal tax purposes, any payments made by Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) out of the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund to the victims of the tragic shootings at such school on April 16, 2007.
Also tagged in: Charities, Colleges, Commemorations, Criminal justice, Education, Foundations, Higher education, Income tax, Monuments and memorials, Murder, Partnerships, Social services, Students, Tax exclusion, Tax penalties, Taxation, Victims of crimes, Virginia
Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-141. Bill TextTo exclude from gross income payments from the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund to the victims of the tragic event at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. 12/19/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 4, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Excludes from gross income, for federal income tax purposes, any payments made by Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) out of the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund to the victims of the tragic shootings at such school on April 16, 2007. Increases the penalty for failure to file a partnership income tax return, for a taxable year beginning in 2008, by one dollar (from $85 to $86) per month (multiplied, as under current law, by the number of partners in the offending partnership during any part of the taxable year).
Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Business, China, Computer crimes, Consumers, Copyright, Counterfeiting, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Department of Justice, East Asia, Europe, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Export controls, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal law enforcement officers, Foreign policy, Forfeiture, Hong Kong, Humanities, Hungary, Import restrictions, Intellectual property, International affairs, International cooperation, Labeling, Law, Motion pictures, Organized crime, Packaging, Prosecution, Public prosecutors, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Technology, Trade
Latest Action: 11/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14064) Bill TextA bill to amend titles 17 and 18, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to strengthen and harmonize the protection of intellectual property, and for other purposes. 11/7/2007--Introduced. Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action for copyright infringement in lieu of criminal proceedings. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) create an operational unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to assist in the investigation and coordination of intellectual property crimes; (2) implement a program to train FBI agents in the investigation and prosecution of such crimes; (3) assign federal prosecutors to Department of Justice (DOJ) offices in Hong Kong and Budapest to coordinate international enforcement of intellectual property laws; and (4) create a task force to implement a plan to investigate and prosecute international organized crime syndicates involved in theft of intellectual property.Authorizes [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 12/03/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo amend the Mandatory Victims' Restitution Act to improve restitution for victims of crime, and for other purposes. 11/7/2007--Introduced. Restitution for Victims of Crime Act of 2007 - Collection of Restitution Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code relating to restitution for victims of crime to: (1) require courts to enter an order for immediate restitution at the sentencing of a convict; (2) allow prosecutors to obtain from the U.S. Probation Office, without a court order, financial information about a convict who owes restitution; (3) require identifying information about convicts to be included in restitution orders of more than $100; and (4) allow crime victims reimbursement of attorney fees incurred in seeking restitution. Preservation of Assets for Restitution Act of 2007 - Requires courts to issue protective orders for preservation of assets available to satisfy restitution claims. Provides for prejudgment remedies to protect assets available [...] show full description
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