S. 3602: A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.

S. 3602: A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-09-25 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9516)

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Where it came from: introduced 2008-09-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.

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Amends the Justice for All Act of 2004 to extend through FY 2014 funding for the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice (DOJ) for victim advocates, staff support, and legal counsel and support services for crime victims.

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Official text

A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · 0 cosponsors

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s3602.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>

Record fed-us-cong110-s3602 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110