http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208~12588~2864715,00.html
"Reacting to spreading street violence, Republicans pushed legislation through the House to make gang attacks federal crimes and put gang members in line for long federal prison sentences or even the death penalty. In addition to mandatory minimum sentences, the bill creates a federal racketeering statute similar to the one used to prosecute Mafia members that treats street gangs as an organized crime network."
