S. 3956: Crime Victims with Disabilities Act of 2006
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S. 3956: Crime Victims with Disabilities Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-27 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Crime Victims with Disabilities Act of 2006
Plain summary
Crime Victims with Disabilities Act of 2006 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations to plan and implement programs for collaboration among criminal justice agencies, adult protective services agencies, crime victim assistance organizations, and/or other agencies or organizations that provide services to individuals with disabilities to investigate and remediate abuse of or crimes against such individuals and to provide services to such individuals. Authorizes the Attorney General to establish a national center to evaluate such programs.
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Official text
Crime Victims with Disabilities Act of 2006
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s3956.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>
Record fed-us-cong109-s3956 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109