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S 955 112th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers

Protect Those Who Serve Act

Introduced: May 11, 2011 See on congress.gov
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May 11, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 11, 2011
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Protect Those Who Serve Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, any U.S. territory or possession, and any Indian tribe for the renovation, modernization, and construction of law enforcement facilities. Sets forth matching requirements for receipt of a grant.

What's happening now May 11, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 24, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 955: Protect Those Who Serve Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-955/
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"S. 955: Protect Those Who Serve Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-955/.
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S. 955, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-955/.
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