Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act

Summary

Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act - Establishes an Unsolved Crimes Section in 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). Makes the Chief of the Section (Chief) and the Chief Investigator of the Office responsible for investigating violations of criminal civil rights statutes in which the alleged violation occurred before January 1, 1970 and resulted in death. Requires: (1) consultation with state or local officials regarding venue when there has been a violation of a criminal civil rights statute that is also a violation of a state or local law; and (2) referral to the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division if the subject of the complaint has violated a criminal civil rights statute but the violation does not meet the requirements for the Unsolved Crimes Section. 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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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 20 June 2007

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 20 June 2007

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 20 June 2007

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 February 2007

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 February 2007

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• Introduced in Senate

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