Crime & Justice
As a member of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Feinstein works tirelessly to make our communities safer by advocating for legislation to ban assault weapons, crack down on gang violence, tackle the methamphetamine epidemic, prevent identity theft, prohibit audio and video piracy, and protect the rights of crime victims. Senator Feinstein is the author of the ten-year assault weapons ban (which Congress failed to renew last year despite her efforts), the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, and legislation creating the National AMBER Alert Network. She is also a co-sponsor of legislation creating the COPS program which put 100,000 additional police officers on the street, the Hate Crimes Sentencing Act, and has played a leading role in the fight against drug trafficking.

Another major responsibility of Senator Feinstein’s is to ensure that our federal judiciary has highly-qualified and objective judges and the resources it needs to administer justice fairly. With each judicial nomination, Senator Feinstein carefully, fairly and independently reviews a nominee’s record to make certain that the judges in our federal courts will uphold the highest standards.

Accomplishments | Priorities | Press Releases, Op-eds & Statements

Accomplishments
Senator Feinstein’s crime & justice accomplishments include:

Priorities
Senator Feinstein’s crime & justice priorities include:

Recent Press Releases, Op-eds and Statements

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