HR 3147 · 110th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Counter-Terrorism and National Security Act of 2007
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.(2007-08-10)
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Counter-Terrorism and National Security Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose criminal penalties for providing material support to terrorists with the intent to facilitate, reward, or encourage terrorist activities; (2) include attempts and conspiracies in the prohibition against obtaining military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization and increase criminal penalties for such crime; (3) prohibit the kidnapping of a U.S. national overseas; (4) deny all federal benefits to anyone convicted of a federal crime of terrorism; (5) include federal crimes of terrorism in the prohibition against soliciting criminal activity; (6) provide enhanced penalties for terrorists offenses that result in the death of a person: (7) allow for the death penalty for terror-related crimes involving weapons of mass destruction (e.g., atomic and biological weapons); (8) increase criminal penalties for the murder of a U.S. national overseas and for providing financial support to terrorists; and (9) extend the authorization for wiretapping to all federal crimes of terrorism. Amends federal transportation law to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 10 years for taking a…
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4 Republicans