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Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-475| House 
| Updated: 1/24/2023
Kweisi Mfume

Kweisi Mfume

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (27)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Andy Harris (Republican)David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023 This bill directs the Department of Justice to award competitive matching grants to state, local, and tribal governments to establish or maintain witness protection programs in cases involving (1) a homicide, serious violent felony, or serious drug offense; or (2) gangs or organized crime.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4467
Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-5528
Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2021
Jan 24, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-37
Introduced in Senate
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 24, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4467
    Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-5528
    Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2021


  • January 24, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-37
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 24, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • January 24, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 118-37: Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023
Drug trafficking and controlled substancesEvidence and witnessesJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingOrganized crimePerformance measurementViolent crime

Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-475| House 
| Updated: 1/24/2023
Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023 This bill directs the Department of Justice to award competitive matching grants to state, local, and tribal governments to establish or maintain witness protection programs in cases involving (1) a homicide, serious violent felony, or serious drug offense; or (2) gangs or organized crime.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-4467
Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-5528
Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2021
Jan 24, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-37
Introduced in Senate
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 24, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-4467
    Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-5528
    Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2021


  • January 24, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-37
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 24, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • January 24, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Kweisi Mfume

Kweisi Mfume

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (27)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Andy Harris (Republican)David J. Trone (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 118-37: Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Drug trafficking and controlled substancesEvidence and witnessesJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingOrganized crimePerformance measurementViolent crime