3.0.0 2884 2023-01-11T13:24:27Z 2023-01-11T13:24:27Z House H HR 2013-07-31 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CUMMINGS:H.R. 2884.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H5261]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2013-09-13T19:05:35Z hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2013-09-13T19:05:29Z Referred to 2013-07-31T14:01:52Z 113 1418 S 2013-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2013-09-13 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2013-09-13 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2013-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2013-08-02 False Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances Evidence and witnesses Juvenile crime and gang violence Law enforcement administration and funding Organized crime Performance measurement Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement

00 2013-07-31 Introduced in House 2013-11-20T22:59:51Z 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.

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