Criminal Justice
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Congress should be working to reduce crime by keeping dangerous weapons off our nation’s streets and ensuring that criminals pay their debts to society. I have been an outspoken advocate for strong gun control laws during my tenure in Congress. Additionally, I introduced legislation, "The Debbie Smith Act," that was signed into law to ensure that DNA evidence is processed in a timely manner so that rapists are put behind bars.
Legislation
07/28/2011 - H.R. 2688, Runaway Reporting Improvement Act of 2011 [112th Congress]
07/15/2011 - H.R. 2554, Stop Gun Trafficking and Strengthen Law Enforcement Act of 2011 [112th Congress]
04/13/2011 - H.R.1523, SAFER Act of 2011 [112th Congress]
03/09/05 - H.R.1193, Hate Crime Statistics Improvement Act of 2005
02/09/05 - H.R.714, Protecting the Rights of Workplace Victims of Violence
01/20/04 - H.R.3703, Protecting the Rights of Workplace Victims of Violence [108th Congress]
01/27/03 - H.R.374, Hate Crime Statistics Improvement Act of 2003 [108th Congress]
09/10/01 - H.R.2874, Debbie Smith Act [107th Congress]
02/14/01 - H.R.682, Hate Crime Statistics Improvement Act of 2001 [107th Congress]
01/30/01 - H.R.284, Protecting the Rights of Workplace Victims of Violence [107th Congress]
04/13/00 - H.R.4317, Hate Crime Statistics Improvement Act of 2000 [106th Congress]
10/19/99 - H.R.3106, Employer Liability for Gender-Related Violence Act of 1999 [106th Congress]
04/15/97 - H.R.1332, Employer Liability for Gender-Related Violence Act of 1997 [105th Congress]
Documents/Reports
03/09/04 - Letter To Sen. Majority Leader Frist Regarding Debbie Smith Act
More on Criminal Justice
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) announced today she will introduce legislation giving federal agents the power to track down sexual predators, targeting those who peddle child pornography, engage in child sex-slave traffic or use travel agencies that arrange international sex tours with minors. Mrs. Maloney introduced this bill with Congresswoman Nancy Johnson (R-CT).
NEW YORK: In the wake of the ghastly attacks on at least 24 women in Central Park this Sunday, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (Manhattan, Queens) and leading women's rights leaders condemned hate crimes today, and urged passage of three Federal bills that would establish a more comprehensive program to fight hate crimes and gender-related violence. Violent crimes motivated by gender bias, race, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, disability, or national origin, are extremely unjust because they create a climate of fear that keeps a particular segment of society from participating fully and freely in society.
NEW YORK -- On Sunday, September 26, at Hunter College, youth from across New York City joined Congresswoman Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) to participate in an interactive forum on youth violence. During the forum, over 150 students from schools and youth organizations talked about ideas and experiences in an effort to create a collective strategy to stop youth violence.
"Last night, two young men were killed, and two others wounded in Manhattan’s Kips Bay section. The shooting occurred in front of a crowd of teens. Youth in New York are exposed to major acts of violence everyday, and that is why we must give New York’s youth an opportunity to combine their energy and voices to stop the violence that inundates their communities," Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney said today.