3.0.0 2531 2022-11-01T13:49:52Z 2022-11-01T14:33:56Z Senate S 2019-09-24 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-09-24T14:46:33Z Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2019 116 4467 HR 2020-10-02 ASSSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Mfume asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4467, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. 12:36:24 Identical bill CRS 2019-09-24 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-09-24 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 2019-09-24 Introduced in Senate 2019-10-07T13:23:40Z Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2019

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


]]> Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2019 Display Title Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS 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 Introduced in Senate 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2531is/xml/BILLS-116s2531is.xml 2019-09-24 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.