H.R. 923 - Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007

Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007

H.R. 923 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

This bill would create an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigation Office in the Department of Justice and FBI. (by CRS)

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Title

To establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act
• Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007
• Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007
• Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007
• Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007
• To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes.

Sponsor

John Lewis

Co-Sponsors

• Gwen Moore
• Bob Filner
• Donna Christensen
• R. Miller
• Sheila Jackson-Lee
• Dennis Kucinich
• Robert Scott
• Carolyn McCarthy
• Jerrold Nadler
• Lamar Smith
• George Butterfield
• Artur Davis
• John Conyers
• Raul Grijalva
• Yvette Clarke
• William Delahunt
• Dennis Moore
• Charles Rangel
• Eleanor Norton
• Debbie Wasserman Schultz
• Gregory Meeks
• Robert Wexler
• Sam Farr
• Alcee Hastings
• Melvin Watt
• Kathy Castor
• Keith Ellison
• Michael Capuano
• Adam Schiff
• Diane Watson
• Thaddeus McCotter
• Nicholas Lampson
• James Marshall
• Edolphus Towns
• Ike Skelton
• Linda Sánchez
• James McDermott
• Chaka Fattah
• Sanford Bishop
• Donald Payne
• Zoe Lofgren
• Bennie Thompson
• Juanita Millender-McDonald
• Corrine Brown
• Henry Johnson
• Neil Abercrombie
• Kendrick Meek
• Lynn Woolsey
• Barbara Lee
• Maxine Waters
• Anthony Weiner
• Al Green
• Carolyn Maloney
• Louise Slaughter
• Bobby Rush
• Carolyn Kilpatrick
• Janice Schakowsky
• José Serrano
• Xavier Becerra
• Martin Meehan
• William Clay
• Christopher Van Hollen
• Steve Cohen
• Danny Davis
• Brad Sherman
• William Jefferson
• Michael Honda
• James Moran
• Eddie Johnson
• Elijah Cummings
• Leonard Boswell
• Stephanie Jones
• Albert Wynn
• Patrick Kennedy
• David Scott
• Howard Berman
• John Olver
• Luis Gutiérrez
• Rubén Hinojosa
• Emanuel Cleaver
• Kenny Hulshof
• Julia Carson
• James Clyburn

Subjects

• Criminal justice
• Business
• Children
• Civil rights
• Civil rights enforcement
• Congress
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Conspiracy
• Criminal investigation
• Department of Justice
• Evidence (Law)
• Executive departments
• Executive reorganization
• Fair housing
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Federal law enforcement officers
• Federal-local relations
• Federal-state relations
• Government employees
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Governmental investigations
• Housing
• Inspectors general
• Kidnapping
• Missing children
• Murder
• Police-community relations
• Politics and government
• Prosecution
• Prostitution
• Relocation
• Sex crimes
• Sex-oriented businesses
• Slavery
• State and local government
• Sunset legislation

Related Bills

• S. 535 (110^th) : Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act
• S. 535 (110^th) : Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act
• S. 535 (110^th) : Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act
• S. 3348 (110^th) : Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2008
• S. 3430 (110^th) : Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2008

Major Actions

Introduced	2/08/2007
Referred to Committee
Passed House	6/20/2007
Passed Senate	9/24/2008
Signed by President	10/07/2008

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 923 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act - Under Suspension of the Rules	6/20/2007	This bill PASSED the House 422 voted YES 2 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting
currently selected	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.	9/24/2008	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	2/08/2007
		2/08/2007	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
		2/09/2007	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 2/12/2007 E312-313)
		3/01/2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
		6/08/2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
		6/12/2007	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
		6/12/2007	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
		6/13/2007	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/13/2007	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
		6/19/2007	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-200.
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/19/2007	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 120.
		6/20/2007	Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
		6/20/2007	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		6/20/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 923.
		6/20/2007	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
		6/20/2007	Considered as unfinished business.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	6/20/2007	On Passage - House - H.R. 923 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act - Under Suspension of the Rules
		6/21/2007	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
		6/21/2007	Received in the Senate.
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/26/2007	Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	9/24/2008	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
	Presented to President	9/24/2008	Cleared for White House.
	Presented to President	9/26/2008	Presented to President.
	Signed	10/07/2008	Signed by President.
	Enacted	10/07/2008	Became Public Law No: 110-344.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status