S. 2076: Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2012-02-07 · Law · Latest: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-02-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012

Plain summary

Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Attorney General, as part of the Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability Initiative (VALOR) of the Department of Justice (DOJ), to provide safety training and technical assistance to local law enforcement agencies. Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit states and other grant recipients under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Area Security Initiative, and Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to use grant funds to improve security at state or local government courthouses. Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to ensure that state or local governments have an opportunity to request excess security equipment (metal detectors, wands, baggage screening devices) for state or local courthouses having less security equipment than such courthouses require before such equipment is made available to any other individual or entity. Requires that priority be given to courthouses that have no security equipment.

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Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · 10 cosponsors

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John Boozman (R-AR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), John Hoeven (R-ND), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s2076.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s2076 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112