3.0.0 3490 2023-01-11T13:41:20Z 2023-01-11T13:41:20Z Senate S 2018-09-25 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-09-25T19:55:53Z 2018-09-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2018-09-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Assault and harassment offenses Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Employee hiring Employment and training programs Evidence and witnesses First responders and emergency personnel Government information and archives Judicial procedure and administration Juvenile crime and gang violence Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Organized crime U.S. Sentencing Commission Violent crime Worker safety and health Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2018-09-25 Introduced in Senate 2019-09-03T19:03:54Z Law Enforcement Resources and Community Safety Act of 2018

This bill establishes a new obstruction of justice criminal offense for conduct related to tampering with or retaliating against a witness in state or local proceedings.

Additionally, it does the following:

  • establishes competitive grants for state, local, and tribal witness protection programs;
  • authorizes grants to support anti-gang task forces and to hire additional career law enforcement officers to combat organized crime, and
  • allows an existing grant program to be used to purchase personal protective equipment and detection devices for first responders who encounter opioid overdoses.
]]> Law Enforcement Resources and Community Safety Act of 2018 Display Title Law Enforcement Resources and Community Safety Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation, to empower law enforcement agencies to keep America safe from organized crime and gang-related violence, to authorize grants for the purchase of personal protective equipment and detection devices for first responders assisting at the scene of an opioid overdose or investigating opioid trafficking or distribution, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Law Enforcement Resources and Community Safety Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill First Responder Fentanyl Safety Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill COPS Safe Streets Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill State Witness Protection Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3490is/xml/BILLS-115s3490is.xml 2018-09-25 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.