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Representative Sheila Jackson Lee's Public Statements on Crime

Sheila Jackson Lee
Full Name: Sheila Jackson Lee
Office: U.S. House (TX) - District 18, Democratic
First Elected: 11/08/1994
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Elwyn; 2 Children: Erica, Jason
Birth Date: 01/12/1950
Birth Place: Jamaica, NY
Home City: Houston, TX
Religion: Seventh Day Adventist

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April 18, 2013 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Washington, DC
April 16, 2013 Protecting America Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Letter to The United States Department of Justice Advisory Policy Board - Urging Stronger Action to Protect Sikh, Hindu, Arab-American Communities from Hate Crimes Washington, DC
March 5, 2013 Stop Tobacco Smuggling in the Territories Act of 2012 Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2013 Sequestration Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2013 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 Washington, DC
Feb. 25, 2013 Jackson Lee Calls on GOP To Act On Balanced Plan to Avert Automatic Spending Cuts Washington, DC
Feb. 25, 2013 Jackson Lee Opposes Partisan House GOP VAWA Substitute that Weakens the Strong, Bipartisan Senate-Passed VAWA Bill Washington, DC
Jan. 23, 2013 Jackson Lee Responds to Shooting at Lone Star College Campus Washington, DC
Nov. 29, 2012 Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act Unknown
April 16, 2012 Congressional Black Caucus: The Trayvon Martin Case and Justice and Mourning the Passing of John Payton Washington, DC
March 29, 2012 Hate Crimes Washington, DC
Sept. 13, 2011 Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2011 Washington, DC
Nov. 18, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Barack Obama, President, The United States of America Washington, DC
Oct. 20, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, United States of America Washington, DC
April 20, 2010 Supporting The Mission And Goals Of 2010 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Washington, DC
Oct. 6, 2009 Motion To Instruct Conferees On H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010 Washington, D.C.
June 3, 2009 Hearing of the House Committee on the Judiciary - The Impeachment of Samuel B. Kent of the Southern District of Texas Washington, DC
May 21, 2009 Hearing Of The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism And Homeland Security Of The House Committee On The Judiciary - Unfairness In Federal Cocaine Sentencing: Is It Time To Crack The 100-To-1 Disparity? Washington, DC
May 20, 2009 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, DC
April 29, 2009 Providing For Consideration Of H.R. 1913, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
April 29, 2009 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
April 29, 2009 Providing For Consideration Of H.R. 1913, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
April 29, 2009 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
April 28, 2009 Supporting National Crime Victims' Rights Week Washington, DC
April 22, 2009 COPS Improvements Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
April 1, 2009 The Community Oriented Policy Services (Cops) Improvement Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
March 5, 2009 National Criminal Justice Month Washington, DC
Oct. 3, 2008 In Support of Title H.R. 6503, to Amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to Reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Washington, DC
Oct. 3, 2008 Authorize Funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute for Victims Under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as Part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 Washington, DC
Sept. 27, 2008 Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008 Washington, DC
July 31, 2008 Requesting that the President Focus Appropriate Attention on Neighborhood Crime Prevention and Community Policing, and Coordinate Certain Federal Efforts to Participate in National Night Out Washington, DC
July 14, 2008 Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008 Washington, DC
June 10, 2008 Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008 Washington, DC
April 23, 2008 Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Oversight Hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, DC
Jan. 23, 2008 Death In Custody Reporting Act of 2008 Washington, DC
Dec. 19, 2007 Hearing of the Crime, and Homeland Security Subcommittee - "Enforcement of Federal Criminal Law to Protect Americans Working For U.S. Contractors" Washington, DC
Dec. 18, 2007 Hearing of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security of the House Judiciary Committee - Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act Washington, DC
Dec. 13, 2007 Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2007; and Youth Violence Washington, DC
Dec. 5, 2007 Genocide Accountability Act of 2007 Washington, DC
Oct. 16, 2007 Hearing of the House Committee on the Judiciary- Jena 6 and the Role of Federal Intervention in Hate Crimes and Race-Related Violence in Public School Washington, DC
July 26, 2007 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 Washington, DC
July 25, 2007 Fighting Crime and Helping Women Washington, DC
July 23, 2007 Commending David Ray Ritcheson And Recognizing His Efforts In Promoting Federal Legislation To Combat Hate Crimes Washington, DC
June 20, 2007 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act Of 2007 Washington, DC
May 15, 2007 COPS Improvements Act Of 2007 Washington, DC
May 3, 2007 Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act Of 2007 Washington, DC
Jan. 30, 2007 Letter: To Rep. David Obey, Chairman House Appropriations Committee; Rep. Jerry Lewis, Ranking Member House Appropriations Committee Washington, DC
June 13, 2006 Hate Crimes Washington, DC
June 13, 2006 Providing for Certain Access to National Crime Information Databases Washington, DC

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