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Witness Security and Protection Act of 2007

Introduced: January 4, 2007 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jan 4, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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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 Program to provide protection for witnesses in state and local trials involving homicide or other major violent crimes pursuant to cooperative agreements with state and local criminal prosecutor's offices and the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to eligible prosecutor's offices for the purpose of providing short term protection to witnesses in trials involving homicide or serious violent felony.

What's happening now January 4, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 933 Related bill Witness Security and Protection Act of 2007
  • HR 3376 Related bill Witness Protection Enhancement Act of 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 79: Witness Security and Protection Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-79/
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"S. 79: Witness Security and Protection Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-79/.
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S. 79, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-79/.
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