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H.R. 475 118th Congress House

Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023

Official title: To require the Attorney General to make competitive grants to State, Tribal, and local governments to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs.

Introduced: January 24, 2023 Introduced by: Kweisi Mfume Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substancesEvidence and witnessesJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and funding
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 24, 2023
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 Latest action January 24, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023

This bill directs the Department of Justice to award competitive matching grants to state, local, and tribal governments to establish or maintain witness protection programs in cases involving (1) a homicide, serious violent felony, or serious drug offense; or (2) gangs or organized crime.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5528 Reintroduction of Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2021
  • S 37 Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 18 Republican 3
D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Apr 9, 2024
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Nov 13, 2023
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 7, 2023
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 7, 2023
Allred, Colin
· Feb 1, 2023
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 1, 2023
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Feb 1, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jan 27, 2023
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 27, 2023
 D
Ivey, Glenn
Maryland · Jan 26, 2023
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 24, 2023
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 24, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 24, 2023
 D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Jan 24, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 24, 2023
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jan 24, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jan 24, 2023
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 24, 2023
 D
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
California · Jan 24, 2023
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 24, 2023
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 24, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 24, 2023
Ruppersberger, C.
· Jan 24, 2023
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 24, 2023
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · Jan 24, 2023
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jan 24, 2023
Trone, David
· Jan 24, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 475: Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-475/
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"H.R. 475: Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-475/.
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H.R. 475, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-475/.
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