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Titles (6)

Short Titles

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Introduced

Violent Crime Control Act of 2007

Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
  • Controlled Substances Analogue Reform Act
  • Death Penalty Procedures Improvement Act of 2007
  • Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2007
  • Proceeds of Crime Act of 2007

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To control violent crime.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
07/24/2007Introduced in House

All Actions (8)

Date All Actions
08/10/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
07/24/2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
07/24/2007Referred to House Financial Services
Action By: House of Representatives
07/24/2007Referred to House Ways and Means
Action By: House of Representatives
07/24/2007Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Action By: House of Representatives
07/24/2007Referred to House Judiciary
Action By: House of Representatives
07/24/2007Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Financial 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
07/24/2007Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (4)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]* 07/24/2007
Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] 09/14/2007
Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] 10/15/2007
Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-22] 10/22/2007

Committees (4)

Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.

Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Judiciary07/24/2007 Referred to
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security08/10/2007 Referred to
House Energy and Commerce07/24/2007 Referred to
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health07/24/2007 Referred to
House Ways and Means07/24/2007 Referred to
House Financial Services07/24/2007 Referred to

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Latest Summary (1)

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Introduced in House (07/24/2007)

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 involving terrorism, fraud and computer crimes, alien smuggling, food stamp fraud, intellectual property theft, contraband cigarettes, and trafficking in persons. Expands prohibitions against money laundering activities. Revises civil forfeiture provisions.

Controlled Substances Analogue Reform Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to redefine "controlled substance analogue" for purposes of criminal prohibitions against trafficking in certain substances whose chemical structures are substantially similar to substances in schedule I or II of such Act.

Imposes mandatory restitution for victims of violent crime.

Imposes or increases criminal penalties for certain crimes of terrorism, including providing material support to facilitate, reward, or encourage international acts of terrorism, attempts or conspiracies to obtain military-type training from a foreign terrorism organization, and terrorist offenses resulting in death. Authorizes the death penalty for certain terrorist offenses involving weapons of mass destruction.

Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2007 - Revises criminal penalties for and definitions relating to crimes committed by criminal street gangs, including interstate travel in aid of racketeering, murder for hire, drug trafficking, use of firearms in committing violent crimes, and use of interstate commerce facilities to commit multiple murder.

Amends: (1) the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to expand the definition of "racketeering activity" to include interstate murder; and (2) the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to authorize the use of community-based justice grants to hire additional prosecutors to reduce case backlogs and to assist in the accurate identification and successful prosecution of young violent offenders.

Authorizes the Attorney General to designate specific areas that are located within one or more states as high intensity interstate gang activity areas.