Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2008

Summary

Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to designate a Deputy Chief in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Makes the Deputy Chief responsible for investigating and prosecuting violations of criminal civil rights statutes in which the alleged violation occurred before January 1, 1970 and resulted in death. Directs the Attorney General to designate a Supervisory Special Agent in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the DOJ to investigate violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred before January 1, 1970, and resulted in a death. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state or local law enforcement agencies for the investigation and prosecution of such cases. Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to authorize staff of an Inspector General to assist the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children by conducting reviews of inactive case files to develop recommendations for further investigations and engaging in similar activities.

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Timeline

1. 28 July 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

   Source: Calendars

2. 28 July 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 July 2008

   Calendars

   Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 921.

   Source: Calendars

4. 1 August 2008

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8017-8019)

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Placed on Calendar Senate · 30 July 2008 · Download file

Documents

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 30 July 2008

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Sponsors

• Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Sponsor

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