S 2942
110th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Legal education
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Public prosecutors
South Carolina
Trials
A bill to authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center.
Introduced: April 30, 2008
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 2008
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 759.
Jun 4, 2008
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
May 15, 2008
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 30, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 30, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Authorizes the National District Attorneys Association to use the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina, for a national training program to improve the professional skills of state and local prosecutors and to enhance the ability of federal, state, and local prosecutors to work together. Authorizes the National Advocacy Center to provide comprehensive legal education in trial practice, substantive legal updates, and support staff training.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 759.
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