US Congress House Bill 2884 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-09-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) make competitive grants to state, tribal, and local governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving a homicide, a serious violent felony, a serious drug offense, gangs, or organized crime; (2) evaluate grant applicants based on specified criteria, including the prevalence of witness intimidation and the number of such crimes per capita in the applicant's jurisdiction; (3) provide technical assistance to applicants for establishing or maintaining such programs; and (4) develop and disseminate best practice models to assist such governments in addressing witness safety, short-term and permanent witness relocation, financial and housing assistance, and other necessary witness protection or assistance services. Urges such governments to use such models to evaluate, improve, and develop witness protection or witness assistance programs.

Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2013

Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]

Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-09-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
2013-09-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2013-07-31	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB1418 (Same As) 2013-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2884/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2884/BILLS-113hr2884ih.pdf