US SB445 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum:
Status: Introduced on March 4 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 4 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Courthouse Safety Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the Director of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance to carry out a training and technical assistance program to teach employees of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies how to anticipate, survive, and respond to violent encounters during the course of their duties, including duties relating to security at state, county, and tribal courthouses. Requires the Director to give preference for any courthouse security training program to employees of jurisdictions that have magnetometers available at their courthouses. Amends the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 to require the State Justice Institute (a private nonprofit organization established to improve judicial administration in state courts) to include courthouse safety as a factor in the national assistance program under which it provides funding to state courts and related national and nonprofit organizations. Permits state and local courts and other organizations awarded funds pursuant to Institute grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to use such funds to improve safety and security in state and local courts. Requires, if such a grant is awarded to state or local courts without magnetometers, that specified matching funds be used acquire a magnetometer. Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to ensure that state or local courthouses having less security equipment than such courthouses require have an opportunity to request surplus security equipment (metal detectors, wands, baggage screening devices) before such equipment is made available to any other individual or entity. Requires that priority be given to courthouses that have no security equipment.
Title
Courthouse Safety Act of 2013
Sponsors
Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] |
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] |
Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY] | Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC] | Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] |
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-03-04 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB953 (Related) 2013-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Subjects
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Law
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local courts
Law
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local courts
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/445/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s445/BILLS-113s445is.pdf |