Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012
Latest action · Sep 12, 2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2012
- Passed HouseSep 11, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the Director of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance to carry out a training and technical assistance program to teach employees of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies how to anticipate, survive, and respond to violent encounters during the course of their duties, including duties relating to security at state, county, and tribal courthouses.
Requires the Director to give preference for any courthouse security training program to employees of jurisdictions that have magnetometers available at their courthouses.
(Sec. 3) Amends the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 to require the State Justice Institute (a private nonprofit organization established to improve judicial administration in state courts) to include courthouse safety as a factor in the national assistance program under which it provides funding to state courts and related national and nonprofit organizations. Permits state and local courts and other organizations awarded funds pursuant to Institute grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to use such funds to improve safety and security in state and local courts.
Requires, if such a grant is awarded to state or local courts without magnetometers, that specified matching funds be used acquire a magnetometer.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to ensure that state or local courthouses having less security equipment than such courthouses require have an opportunity to request surplus security equipment (metal detectors, wands, baggage screening devices) before such equipment is made available to any other individual or entity. Requires that priority be given to courthouses that have no security equipment.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2012 to Sep 10, 2012; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Jul 25, 2012 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 25, 2012 |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Original | Jul 25, 2012 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 25, 2012 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Original | Jul 25, 2012 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jul 25, 2012 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jul 25, 2012 |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | Original | Jul 25, 2012 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jul 31, 2012 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 31, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Jul 31, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Sep 10, 2012 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2012Markup Aug 1, 2012Reported Sep 10, 2012 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2012Discharged Sep 10, 2012 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 12, 2012 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2012Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sep 11, 2012Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 11, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5791-5793)
- Sep 11, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6185.
- Sep 11, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5791-5792)
- Sep 11, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 10, 2012Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-661, Part I.
- Sep 10, 2012Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
- Sep 10, 2012Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 478.
- Aug 1, 2012Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Aug 1, 2012Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 25, 2012Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2012Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5791–H5793Text printed H5791 | Lamar Smith R-TX, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Sandy Adams R-FL | Sep 11, 2012 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 9, 2012H.R. 6185, Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 1, 2012
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5291.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2076 | Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012 | Related bill | May 24, 2012 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve security at State and local courthouses.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2012Referred in Senate
- Sep 11, 2012Engrossed in House
- Sep 10, 2012Reported in House
- Jul 25, 2012Introduced in House
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