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HR 1238 108th Congress House

Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act

Official title: To authorize the Attorney General to carry out a program, known as the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative, to provide funds to northern border States to re… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Attorney General to carry out a program, known as the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative, to provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 12, 2003 Introduced by: Larsen, Rick Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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
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Became law
May 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 12, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 12, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act - Directs the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Office of Justice Programs, to carry out the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative to provide funds to reimburse eligible northern border States (or local governments thereof) for costs incurred for handling dispositions of criminal cases that are federally initiated but federally declined-referred (i.e., where a decision has been made in a criminal case by a U.S. Attorney or a Federal law enforcement agency during a Federal investigation to no longer pursue Federal criminal charges against a defendant and to refer the investigation to a State or local jurisdiction for possible prosecution). Requires that such program be modeled after the Southwestern Border Prosecution Initiative and serve as a partner program to that initiative to reimburse local jurisdictions for processing Federal cases.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Jun 23, 2003
QUINN, JACK
· Mar 26, 2003
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Mar 12, 2003
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 12, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1238: Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1238/
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"H.R. 1238: Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1238/.
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H.R. 1238, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1238/.
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