HR 475 · 118th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-01-24· Sponsored by Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]· House

Bill Progress

✓
Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.(2023-01-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]NE
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]IL
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]PA
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]IN
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]GA
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]NV
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]VA
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]TX
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]MD
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]MA
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]CA
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]MD
Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]MD
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]HI
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]NJ