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H.R. 1741: Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2010

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H.R. 1741: Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2009-03-26 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 329.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-03-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 315 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1741 (2009-06-09), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 329. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2010

Plain summary

Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2010 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) make competitive grants to state, tribal, and local governments to establish or maintain programs to protect or assist witnesses in court proceedings involving homicide, a serious felony or drug offense, or gangs or organized crime; (2) evaluate grant applicants based on specified criteria, including such government's level of witness intimidation and level of serious crimes; (3) provide technical assistance to grant applicants for establishing or maintaining a witness protection plan; and (4) develop and disseminate within one year after development best practice models to assist states and other relevant entities in addressing witness safety, short-term and permanent witness relocation, financial and housing assistance, and other necessary services. Expresses the sense of Congress that states and relevant entities should use the best practice models developed by the Attorney General to evaluate, improve, and develop witness protection or witness assistance programs. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) ensure that grants funds under this Act are equitably distributed throughout the United States and that due consideration is given to applicants of rural and urban communities; and (2) report to Congress not later than December 31, 2012, on the implementation of this Act and not later than December 31, 2015, on the programs funded by grants awarded by this Act.

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Official text

Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2010

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · 13 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1741, Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2009 (2009-05-21); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1741, Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2009 (2009-05-21); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1741, Witness Security Protection Grant Program Act of 2010 (2010-03-05); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1741, Witness Security Protection Grant Program Act of 2010 (2010-03-05)

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Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr1741 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111