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Witness Security and Protection Act of 2007

Introduced: February 8, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10409)
Sep 6, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10197-10198)
Apr 24, 2007
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 19, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 9, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 2/12/2007 E309-310)
Feb 8, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 8, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Witness Security and Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to establish in the U. S. Marshals Service a Short Term State Witness Protection Section to provide protection for witnesses in state and local trials involving homicide or a serious violent felony or serious drug offense, pursuant to cooperative agreements with state and local district attorneys and the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

Directs the Section to give priority in awarding grants and providing services to prosecutor's offices in states with an average of at least 100 murders per year during the five-year period immediately preceding an application for protection.

Authorizes: (1) the Attorney General to make grants to state and local district attorneys and to the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia for providing such witness protection; and (2) each recipient to use the grant to provide witness protection or to credit the grant to the Section to cover the Section's costs of providing witness protection.

Permits grants to be awarded only in states with an average of not less than 100 murders per year during the most recent five-year period.

What's happening now September 17, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10409)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3376 Related bill Witness Protection Enhancement Act of 2007
  • S 79 Related bill Witness Security and Protection Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 6, 2007
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 8, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 933: Witness Security and Protection Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-933/
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