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HR 1226 107th Congress House

Young Witness Assistance Act of 2001

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

Introduced: March 27, 2001 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 19, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Mar 27, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 27, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 19, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Young Witness Assistance Act of 2001 - 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.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 27, 2001
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 27, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 27, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 27, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 27, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 27, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1226: Young Witness Assistance Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1226/
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"H.R. 1226: Young Witness Assistance Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1226/.
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H.R. 1226, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1226/.
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