S 3160 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

PRECAUTION Act

Introduced Mar 24, 2010 Originated Senate Sponsor Russell D. Feingold D-WI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 24, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2022-2024)

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 24, 2010
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2010 or the PRECAUTION Act - Establishes the National Commission on Public Safety Through Crime Prevention to: (1) carry out a comprehensive study of the effectiveness of certain crime and delinquency prevention and intervention strategies: and (2) make initial and final reports on such strategies to specified federal and state officials. Exempts such Commission from the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Authorizes the Attorney General and the Director of the National Institute of Justice to make grants and coordinate federal efforts to implement and evaluate innovative crime or delinquency prevention or intervention strategies.

Provides for funding from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund to carry out this Act.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 24, 2010.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PAArlen SpecterOriginalMar 24, 2010

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 24, 2010Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 24, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2022-2024)
  3. Mar 24, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2021)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 24, 2010Introduced in Senate

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