S. 535 - Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act
Criminal justice.
- Sponsor:
- Christopher Dodd
- Summary:
- A bill 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. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act
S. 535 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill 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. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill 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
- Sponsor
- Christopher Dodd
- Co-Sponsors
- 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
- H.R. 923 (110th) : Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007
- H.R. 923 (110th) : Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007
- H.R. 923 (110th) : Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007
- S. 3348 (110th) : Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2008
- S. 3430 (110th) : Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2008
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/08/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 2/08/2007 2/08/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 2/08/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1788) Put on a legislative calendar 6/14/2007 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 6/20/2007 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report. Put on a legislative calendar 6/20/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211. 6/22/2007 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-88. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from Police & firefighters unions & associations interest groups, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $10,000 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $100 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $8,000 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $6,500 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $7,500 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $10,100 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $8,000 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $1,500 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $10,000 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $12,000 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $3,000 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $10,000 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $1,000 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $11,420 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $10,000 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $10,000 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $10,000 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $500 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $11,000 | $0 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $2,000 | $0 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $5,000 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $4,000 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $10,000 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $1,000 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $4,500 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $6,000 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $2,000 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $1,000 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $14,500 | $0 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $1,000 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $10,000 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $2,000 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $10,000 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $5,000 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $10,000 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $7,500 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $10,000 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $10,000 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $1,000 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $12,500 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $10,000 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $5,250 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $10,000 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $10,000 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $5,000 | $0 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $10,000 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $2,500 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $2,000 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $11,000 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $10,000 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $5,000 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $15,000 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $7,000 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $6,000 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $13,500 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $11,000 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $10,000 | $0 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $5,000 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $10,000 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $9,000 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $20,000 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $10,000 | $0 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $11,000 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $11,000 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $2,500 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $12,500 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $3,500 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $10,000 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $10,400 | $0 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $8,500 | $0 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $5,000 | $0 |
| Craig Thomas | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $0 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $1,000 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $5,000 | $0 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $6,000 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $12,000 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $10,000 | $0 |
