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S. 4028: Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2006

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S. 4028: Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-29 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10719-10732)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10719-10732) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2006

Plain summary

Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2006 - Reauthorizes programs for combating criminal gangs, including, after-school programs, programs for safe and drug-free schools and communities, adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects, and gang resistance education and training projects. Establishes or increases funding for criminal gang-related grant programs, including: (1) innovative approaches to combat gang activity in the school and community; (2) grants to study parole or post-incarceration supervision violations and revocations; (3) substance abuse treatment; (4) mentoring programs of nonprofit organizations; (5) transition training for young offenders; (6) grants for certain at-risk youth and juvenile offenders aged 11 to 19; (7) gang activity policing grants; and (8) grants to prosecutors and law enforcement officials to combat violent crime and protect witnesses to crimes. Public and Assisted Housing Gang Elimination Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to public housing agencies and private entities to eliminate gang-related crime in low-income housing projects. Amends the federal criminal code to increase penalties for: (1) use of interstate commerce facilities to commit murder-for-hire or other crimes of violence; (2) violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity; and (3) use of firearms in crimes of violence and drug trafficking. Imposes criminal penalties for violent crimes committed in furtherance or in aid of a criminal street gang and for recruiting persons to join criminal street gangs. Extends the limitation period for prosecuting certain noncapital violent crimes. Requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to revise guidelines relating to violent gang-related crimes. Provides for certain studies and reports relating to criminal gangs, including the National Youth Gang Survey.

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Official text

Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-s4028 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109