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HR 3132 106th Congress House

Young Witness Assistance Act of 1999

Official title: To provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adults witness assistance programs th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adults witness assistance programs that minimize additional trauma to the witness and improve the chances of successful criminal prosecution or legal action.

Introduced: February 15, 2000 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Oct 21, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 21, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2164)
Oct 21, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 23, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Young Witness Assistance Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies in support of juvenile (17 years of age or younger) and young adult (between 18 and 21 years of age) witness assistance programs. Authorizes grant funds to be used, among other things, for: (1) counseling services to young witnesses of a violent crime; and (2) protective services for young witnesses and their families when a serious threat of harm is made from perpetrators or their associates.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2003.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 29, 2000
LAMPSON, NICK
· Feb 15, 2000
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 15, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 15, 1999
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 21, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 21, 1999
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 21, 1999
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 21, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 21, 1999
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 21, 1999
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 21, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3132: Young Witness Assistance Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3132/
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"H.R. 3132: Young Witness Assistance Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3132/.
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H.R. 3132, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3132/.
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