Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-155
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2005-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Arrest
Arson
Assault
Authorization
Automobile theft
Bribery
Capital punishment
Change of venue
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Community policing
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Conspiracy
Court records
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Criminal procedure
Criminal statistics
Data banks
Detention of persons
District courts
Drug abuse
Drug law enforcement
Drug traffic
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic surveillance
Evidence (Law)
Extortion
Families
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fines (Penalties)
Firearms
Forfeiture
Gangs
Government Operations and Politics
Homicide
Indian law enforcement
Interstate relations
Jurisdiction
Juvenile delinquency
Kidnapping
Larceny
Law
Law enforcement officers
Limitation of actions
Magistrates
Minorities
Murder
Obstruction of justice
Organized crime
Performance measurement
Pretrial procedure
Probation
Prosecution
Public prosecutors
Rape
Right to counsel
Science, Technology, Communications
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Sentencing guidelines
Sex crimes
Speedy trial
Transportation and Public Works
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Victims of crimes
Violence
Warrants (Law)
Witnesses
Women
Youth
Youth violence

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: 
Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit various criminal street gang-related offenses, including participating in a criminal street gang by committing a predicate crime in furtherance of the activities of such gang, to gain entrance to or to maintain or increase position in the gang, or for the gang's benefit.
 
Amends: (1) the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit murder and other violent crimes committed during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime; and (2) the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to authorize the use of grants by the Attorney General to fund technology and training for prosecutors and to create and expand witness and victim protection programs.
 
Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) designate high intensity interstate gang activity areas; and (2) expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program.
 
Prohibits traveling in, or causing another to travel in, interstate or foreign commerce with intent that one or more murders be committed in violation of State or Federal law.
 
Expands the scope of predicate crimes for authorization of interception of wire, oral, and electronic communications to cover violations relating to criminal street gangs.
 
Modifies code provisions regarding the treatment of Federal juvenile offenders. Amends the Federal judicial code to direct the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate and distribute guidelines for use by a court in determining the sentence to be imposed in a criminal case if the defendant committed the offense as a juvenile, and is tried as an adult.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-06-29
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S475-482)
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S474-475)
action_date: 2005-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate