3.0.0 2376 2023-01-11T13:32:22Z 2023-01-11T13:32:22Z Senate S 2015-12-09 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-12-09T17:25:05Z Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2015 114 4194 HR 2016-01-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Identical bill CRS 2015-12-09 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-12-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N 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 2015-12-09 Introduced in Senate 2016-03-24T15:05:58Z Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2015

This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award competitive matching grants to state, local, and tribal governments to establish or maintain witness protection programs in cases related to: (1) a homicide, serious violent felony, or serious drug offense; or (2) gangs or organized crime.

DOJ must evaluate grant applications based on certain criteria, including the prevalence of witness intimidation, the presence of organized crime, and the per capita number of homicides, violent felonies, or serious drug offenses.

The bill also requires DOJ to: (1) consider urban and rural applicants and ensure equitable geographic distribution of grant awards; and (2) develop and disseminate best practice models to help state, local, and tribal governments address witness protection and assistance issues.

]]> Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2015 Display Title Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Attorney General to make competitive grants to State, tribal, and local governments to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2376is/xml/BILLS-114s2376is.xml 2015-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.