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S.2679: Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced April 27, 2006
- Latest Major Action Aug. 3, 2006
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
10 (3 Democrats, 8 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act - (Sec. 4) Establishes an Unsolved Civil Rights Era Crimes Unit in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Requires the Deputy of the Section and the Deputy Investigator of the Office to be responsible for investigating violations of criminal...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 579.
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| April 27, 2006 |
Introduced in the Senate by James M. Talent (R-Mo.) |