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SRES 534 110th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Commemorations Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Drug courts Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to law enforcement Prison alternatives Special months

A resolution designating the month of May 2008 as "National Drug Court Month".

Introduced: April 28, 2008 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
May 1, 2008
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3728-3729)
May 1, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3728-3729)
May 1, 2008
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3728-3729)
May 1, 2008
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3728-3729)
Apr 28, 2008
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduce: CR S3446)
Apr 28, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3446)
Apr 28, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates May 2008 as National Drug Court Month.

Encourages leaders to increase the use of drug courts by instituting sustainable drug courts and other treatment-based alternatives to prison in all U.S. counties.

Expresses support for the goal of robustly funding the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program and other treatment-based alternatives to prison.

What's happening now May 1, 2008

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3728-3729)

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