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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Strengthening the Federal Juvenile Justice System Title II: Armed Violent Youth Apprehension Directive Title III: Accountability for Juvenile Offenders and Public Protection Incentive Grants Juvenile Crime Control Act of 1997 - Title I: Strengthening the Federal Juvenile Justice System - Revises provisions of the Federal criminal code regarding delinquency proceedings in district courts and transfer for criminal prosecution to require that a juvenile alleged to have committed an offense against the United States or an act of juvenile delinquency be surrendered to State authorities or be proceeded against in Federal court as a juvenile or tried as an adult, with exceptions. Repeals the prohibition against proceeding against a juvenile in Federal court unless the Attorney General certifies that the State does not have available programs and services adequate for the needs of juveniles or the offense charged is a felony crime of violence or a specified drug offense. Requires that a juvenile be prosecuted as an adult if the juvenile: (1) has requested in writing upon advice of counsel to be prosecuted as an adult; or (2) is alleged to have committed an act after attaining age 14 (current law refers to a juvenile 15 years and older alleged to have committed the act after his fifteenth birthday) which if committed by an adult would be a serious violent felony or a specified drug offense. Makes this provision inapplicable if the Attorney General certifies to the appropriate U.S. district court that the interests of public safety are best served by proceeding against the juvenile as a juvenile. Makes certain determinations to approve or not to approve, or to institute or not to institute, a prosecution of a juvenile as an adult non-reviewable in any court. Permits the juvenile in such prosecutions to be prosecuted and convicted as an adult for any other offense which is properly joined under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and to be convicted of a lesser included offense. (Sec. 102) Requires: (1) an arresting officer to promptly take reasonable steps to notify the parents, guardian, or custodian of a juvenile taken into custody (current law requires immediate notification of such parties and the Attorney General); and (2) the juvenile to be taken before a judicial officer without unreasonable delay (current law prohibits a juvenile from being detained for longer than a reasonable period before being brought before a magistrate). (Sec. 104) Replaces a requirement that detention be in a foster home or community based facility located in or near the juvenile's home community with a preference given to a place located within, or within a reasonable distance of, the district in which the juvenile is being prosecuted. Requires that every juvenile detained prior to sentencing be provided with reasonable safety and security. (Sec. 105) Requires that a juvenile proceeded against for allegedly committing an offense against the United States or an act of juvenile delinquency be brought to trial within 45 days from the date such detention began or the information be dismissed on motion of the alleged delinquent or at the court's direction, with exceptions. (Sec. 106) Modifies requirements regarding dispositional hearings. Directs the court, if it finds such juvenile to be a juvenile delinquent, to hold a hearing concerning the appropriate disposition of the juvenile within 40 (currently, 20) court days, unless the court has ordered further study. Requires that a predisposition report be prepared by the probation officer who shall promptly provide a copy to the juvenile, the juvenile's counsel, and the attorney for the Government. Specifies that victim impact information shall be included in the report and victims, or (as appropriate) their official representatives, shall be provided the opportunity to make a statement to the court in person or present any information in relation to the disposition. Directs the court, after the dispositional hearing, to impose an appropriate sanction, including the ordering of restitution. Limits the term for which: (1) probation may be ordered for a juvenile found to be a juvenile delinquent to five years for a felony or a misdemeanor, and one year for an infraction; (2) official detention may be ordered for such juvenile to the lesser of the maximum term of imprisonment that would be authorized if the juvenile had been tried and convicted as an adult, ten years, or the date when the juvenile becomes 26 years old; and (3) supervised release may be ordered for such juvenile to five years. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to develop a list of possible sanctions for juveniles adjudicated delinquent, which shall be comprehensive and encompass punishments of varying levels of severity, including mandatory confinement for juveniles who have been adjudicated delinquent in Federal or State court on more than two occasions. (Sec. 107) Modifies provisions regarding juvenile records. Requires the court to keep a record relating to the arrest and adjudication of a juvenile alleged to have committed an offense against the United States or an act of juvenile delinquency throughout and upon completion of the juvenile delinquency proceeding that is equivalent to the record that would be kept of an adult arrest and conviction for such an offense and retained for a period equal to that for which adult conviction records are kept. Directs that such records be made available for official purposes. Requires the Attorney General to establish guidelines for fingerprinting and photographing a juvenile who is the subject of any such proceeding. Directs that fingerprints and photographs of a juvenile who is prosecuted as an adult be made available in the manner applicable to adult offenders. Sets forth provisions regarding the reporting, retention, disclosure, or availability of records or information where such activities are authorized or required in the law of the State in which a Federal juvenile delinquency proceeding takes place. (Sec. 108) Modifies provisions regarding commitment of a juvenile to prohibit the Attorney General from causing any such juvenile under age 19 adjudicated delinquent to be placed or retained in an adult jail or correctional facility in which the juvenile has regular contact with adults incarcerated because they have been convicted of a crime or are awaiting trial on criminal charges (as under current law), except for placement in a community-based facility. Directs that every adjudicated delinquent who has been committed be provided with reasonable safety and security. (Sec. 110) Makes any act of juvenile delinquency that if committed by an adult would be a serious drug offense a predicate offense under the Armed Career Criminal Act. Title II: Armed Violent Youth Apprehension Directive - Directs the Attorney General to establish an armed violent youth apprehension program under which: (1) each U.S. attorney shall designate at least one assistant U.S. attorney to prosecuted armed violent youth and establish an armed youth criminal apprehension task force; (2) at least bimonthly, the Attorney General shall require each U.S. attorney to report to the Department of Justice the number of youths charged with, or convicted of, violating specified Federal firearms-related prohibitions, in the district for which the U.S. attorney is appointed and the number of youths referred to a State for prosecution for similar offenses; and (3) at least biannually, the Attorney General shall submit to the Congress a compilation of such information and a report of all waivers granted. Sets forth waiver authority and sunset provisions. Title III: Accountability for Juvenile Offenders and Public Protection Incentive Grants - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to replace provisions regarding grants to develop alternative methods of punishment for young offenders with provisions authorizing grants for purposes of building, expanding, or operating temporary or permanent juvenile correction or detention facilities or for developing and administering accountability-based sanctions for juvenile offenders. Sets forth eligibility requirements, including that a State have in effect laws, policies, or programs which authorize prosecution as an adult of a juvenile who commits an act after attaining age 14 that would be a serious violent crime if committed by an adult, establish graduated sanctions for juvenile offenders, and meet specified recordkeeping requirements. (Sec. 303) Authorizes appropriations under such Act for FY 1998 through 2000.
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Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 286 - 132 (Roll no. 118).
House roll call 118 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 286 - 132 (Roll no. 118).
House roll call 118 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 174 - 243 (Roll no. 117). (consideration: CR H2393-2397)
House roll call 117 · Individual votesThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to recommit.
Mr. Conyers moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 143, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McCollum amendment.
At the conclusion of debate on the Dunn amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote declared that the noes had prevailed. A recorded vote was requested and pursuant to H. Res. 143, further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 143, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Dunn amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 143, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meehan amendment.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Committee of the Whole resumed proceedings on amendments which had been postponed from earlier in the legislative day.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lofgren amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote declared that the noes had prevailed. A recorded vote was requested and pursuant to H. Res. 143, further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 143, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Scott amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote declared that the noes had prevailed. A recorded vote was requested and pursuant to H. Res. 143, further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 143, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the amendment.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Committee of the Whole resumed proceedings on amendments which had been postponed from earlier in the legislative day.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Conyers amendment, the Chair put the question and by voice vote declared that the noes had prevailed. A recorded vote was requested and pursuant to H. Res. 143, further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 143, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Conyers amendment.
POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, declared that the noes had prevailed. A recorded vote was demanded and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 143, further proceedings were postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 143, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the amendment.
DEBATE - Pusuant to the provisions of H. Res. 143, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Stupak amendment.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2356-2398)
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3 as unfinished business.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Jack Kingston to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 143 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 143. (consideration: CR H2323-2333)
Rule H. Res. 143 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 143 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 57.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-86.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-86.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 9.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Crime Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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