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Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2013

Introduced: July 31, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 31, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 31, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) make competitive grants to state, tribal, and local governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving a homicide, a serious violent felony, a serious drug offense, gangs, or organized crime; (2) evaluate grant applicants based on specified criteria, including the prevalence of witness intimidation and the number of such crimes per capita in the applicant's jurisdiction; (3) provide technical assistance to applicants for establishing or maintaining such programs; and (4) develop and disseminate best practice models to assist such governments in addressing witness safety, short-term and permanent witness relocation, financial and housing assistance, and other necessary witness protection or assistance services. Urges such governments to use such models to evaluate, improve, and develop witness protection or witness assistance programs.

What's happening now September 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 2, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2884: Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2884/
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"H.R. 2884: Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2884/.
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H.R. 2884, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2884/.
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