Bill Summary
The Gang Activity Reporting Act of 2022 is a proposed bill that would amend an existing law in the United States Code, specifically title 28. The purpose of this bill is to require the Attorney General to submit an annual report to Congress on gang activity, reporting, investigation, and prosecution. This report, to be submitted within 150 days of the enactment of the bill and each fiscal year after, would provide up-to-date and accurate information on the growth and activities of local, national, and transnational gangs in the United States. The report would also include information on the tools and methods used by gangs to commit crimes, the initiatives taken by relevant federal agencies to track and combat gang activity, and data on gang-related arrests and seizures. This bill aims to improve the ability of policymakers to enact effective and evidence-based policies to protect the public from gang activity.
Possible Impacts
1. Gang members who engage in violent crime may face increased scrutiny and prosecution as a result of this legislation, potentially affecting their freedom and livelihood.
2. State and local law enforcement agencies may be required to allocate resources and manpower towards tracking and reporting gang activity, potentially impacting their ability to address other criminal activity in their communities.
3. The public may have access to more accurate and comprehensive data on gang activity, allowing for evidence-based policymaking to address the issue of gang violence.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9195 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9195
To amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Attorney General
to submit an annual report to Congress on gang activity, reporting,
investigation, and prosecution, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 18, 2022
Mrs. Hinson (for herself and Ms. Kaptur) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Attorney General
to submit an annual report to Congress on gang activity, reporting,
investigation, and prosecution, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gang Activity Reporting Act of
2022''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States is experiencing an unprecedented
surge in violent crime, including an increase of more than 30
percent in the rate of murders since 2020.
(2) The most recent Department of Justice data regarding
gangs and criminal activity, published in the 2011 National
Gang Threat Assessment, indicated that gangs were responsible
for an average of 48 percent of violent crime in the United
States.
(3) Up-to-date, accurate, and consistent reporting from the
relevant Federal agencies relating to gang activity in the
United States is a foundational element in enabling
policymakers to enact effective, evidence-based policy that
protects the people of the United States from gang activity.
SEC. 3. GANG REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 31 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 530E. Report on gang activity, reporting, investigation, and
prosecution
``(a) Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 150 days after the date
of enactment of the Gang Activity Reporting Act of 2022, and
not later than the last day of each fiscal year beginning after
the date of enactment, the Attorney General shall, in
conjunction with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and in
coordination with State and local law enforcement agencies,
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives a report on gang activity, reporting,
investigation, and prosecution.
``(2) Contents.--The report described in paragraph (1)
shall include information relating to--
``(A) the growth of local, national, and
transnational gangs during the 10-fiscal-year period
preceding the date on which the report is submitted
(referred to in this section as the `submission
date')--
``(i) with specific numerical data;
``(ii) including changes and trends in gang
membership, location, and activities and
enterprises; and
``(iii) including relevant data from State
and local law enforcement agencies;
``(B) the tools, methods, or networks that gangs
are using to commit certain crimes, including--
``(i) the extent to which gangs cooperate;
and
``(ii) an assessment of the kinds of crimes
on which gangs cooperate;
``(C) whether and to what extent State-based
reporting issues affect Federal data collection and
accuracy;
``(D) the initiatives the Department of Justice,
Department of Homeland Security, and Federal Bureau of
Investigation undertook during the 5-fiscal-year period
preceding the submission date to track gang growth and
gang activity and to investigate and prosecute related
unlawful activity, including--
``(i) the date on which each initiative was
undertaken; and
``(ii) if applicable, the date on which
each initiative was ended, with a detailed
explanation as to why the initiative was ended;
``(E) the Federal resources allocated by each
agency described in subparagraph (D) to investigating,
prosecuting, and containing gangs as of the submission
date;
``(F) gang enforcement statistics from the last
fiscal year ending before the submission date,
including the quantity, changes, and trends in--
``(i) gang-related arrests, including
comparisons to gang-related arrests during the
5-fiscal-year period preceding the applicable
fiscal year;
``(ii) the number of juveniles arrested as
a result of gang-related activity;
``(iii) the number of firearms seized by
law enforcement agencies during gang
enforcement operations, including the number of
firearms seized from juveniles; and
``(iv) the amount in weight of fentanyl,
methamphetamine, and other synthetic opioids
seized by law enforcement agencies during gang
enforcement operations, including the amount of
fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other synthetic
opioids seized from juveniles;
``(G) the data collection procedures utilized by
each agency described in subparagraph (D); and
``(H) any changes to data collection procedures of
an agency described in subparagraph (D) during the 18-
month period preceding the submission date, including
explanations as to why any procedures were changed.
``(b) Classification.--The report submitted under subsection (a),
or a portion thereof, may be classified, as determined appropriate by
the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.''.
(b) Technical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 31 of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``530E. Report on gang activity, reporting, investigation, and
prosecution.''.
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