HR 475 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023

Introduced Jan 24, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Kweisi Mfume D-MD

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 24, 2023 Referred to the House 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2023 to Apr 9, 2024; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJan 24, 2023
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalJan 24, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalJan 24, 2023
D-GADavid ScottOriginalJan 24, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJan 24, 2023
R-NEDon BaconOriginalJan 24, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJan 24, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 24, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJan 24, 2023
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJan 24, 2023
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJan 24, 2023
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJan 24, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalJan 24, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJan 24, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 24, 2023
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOriginalJan 24, 2023
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalJan 24, 2023
D-MDGlenn IveyJan 26, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanJan 27, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaJan 27, 2023
D-TXColin Z. AllredFeb 1, 2023
D-WAMarilyn StricklandFeb 1, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellFeb 1, 2023
D-TXAl GreenFeb 7, 2023
R-NJChristopher H. SmithFeb 7, 2023
R-MDAndy HarrisNov 13, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettApr 9, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 24, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 24, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jan 24, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 37Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023Related billJan 24, 2023
HR 5528Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2021Reintroduction ofNov 1, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Attorney General to make competitive grants to State, Tribal, and local governments to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 24, 2023Introduced in House

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