Witness Security and Protection Act of 2007

Summary

Witness Security and Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the federal judicial code to establish in the U. S. Marshals Service a Short Term State Witness Protection Section to provide protection for witnesses in state and local trials involving homicide or a serious violent felony or serious drug offense, pursuant to cooperative agreements with state and local district attorneys and the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Directs the Section to give priority in awarding grants and providing services to prosecutor's offices in states with an average of at least 100 murders per year during the five-year period immediately preceding an application for protection. Authorizes: (1) the Attorney General to make grants to state and local district attorneys and to the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia for providing such witness protection; and (2) each recipient to use the grant to provide witness protection or to credit the grant to the Section to cover the Section's costs of providing witness protection. Permits grants to be awarded only in states with an average of not less than 100 murders per year during the most recent five-year period.

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Timeline

1. 8 February 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 February 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 February 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 February 2007

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 2/12/2007 E309-310)

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 19 March 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

   Source: Committee

6. 24 April 2007

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 6 September 2007

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10197-10198)

   Source: IntroReferral

8. 17 September 2007

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10409)

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 8 February 2007 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 February 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 February 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 February 2007

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Sponsors

• ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Sponsor
• Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
• C. Ruppersberger · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
• Barbara Lee · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Steve Cohen · D · Cosponsor
• Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Witness Protection Enhancement Act of 2007
• related to ← Witness Security and Protection Act of 2007