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H.R. 3132 (106th)

Young Witness Assistance Act of 1999

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Introduced

21 October 1999

Last action

23 February 2000 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Sponsors

Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Mascara, Frank [D-PA-20], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Maloney, James H. [D-CT-5]

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Summary

Young Witness Assistance Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies in support of juvenile (17 years of age or younger) and young adult (between 18 and 21 years of age) witness assistance programs. Authorizes grant funds to be used, among other things, for: (1) counseling services to young witnesses of a violent crime; and (2) protective services for young witnesses and their families when a serious threat of harm is made from perpetrators or their associates. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2003.

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Timeline

  1. 21 October 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 October 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2164)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 October 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 21 October 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 23 February 2000

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

    Source: Committee

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