A bill to improve security at State and local courthouses.

Summary

Official

Courthouse Safety Act of 2013 - 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...

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(3/4/13)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Franken

(D) MN

Cosponsors (14)

ENZI

(R) WY

Ayotte

(R) NH

Leahy

(D) VT

Graham

Senate (R) South Carolina

Blunt

(R) MO

Klobuchar

Senate (D) Minnesota

Boozman

Senate (R) Arkansas

Coons

Senate (D) Delaware

Whitehouse

Senate (D) Rhode Island

King

Senate (I) Maine

Topics

Law Enforcement

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 4, 2013