To authorize funding to conduct a national training program for State and local prosecutors.

Bill: 110-hr-6083
Sponsor: Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5]
Introduced: 2008-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Continuing education
Education
Educational facilities
Higher education
Law
Legal education
Practice of law
Professional associations
Public prosecutors
South Carolina
Trials

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-19
text: 
Authorizes the National District Attorneys Association to use the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina, for a training program to improve the professional skills of state and local prosecutors and to enhance the ability of federal, state, and local prosecutors to work together. Authorizes the National Advocacy Center to provide comprehensive legal education in trial practice, provide substantive legal updates, and support staff training. 

action_date: 2008-07-31
text: 
Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) award a grant to a nonprofit organization (such as the National District Attorneys Association) for a national training program to improve the professional skills of state and local prosecutors and to enhance the ability of federal, state, and local prosecutors to work together; and (2) provide assistance for carrying out such training program, including comprehensive continuing legal education in trial practice, substantive legal updates, and support staff training. 

Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012. 

action_date: 2008-09-30
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 31, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) award a grant to a nonprofit organization (such as the National District Attorneys Association) for a national training program to improve the professional skills of state and local prosecutors and to enhance the ability of federal, state, and local prosecutors to work together; and (2) provide assistance for carrying out such training program, including comprehensive continuing legal education in trial practice, substantive legal updates, and support staff training. 

Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012. 

action_date: 2008-10-15
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 31, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) award a grant to a nonprofit organization (such as the National District Attorneys Association) for a national training program to improve the professional skills of state and local prosecutors and to enhance the ability of federal, state, and local prosecutors to work together; and (2) provide assistance for carrying out such training program, including comprehensive continuing legal education in trial practice, substantive legal updates, and support staff training. 

Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-15
text: Became Public Law No: 110-424.
action_date: 2008-10-15
text: Became Public Law No: 110-424.
action_date: 2008-10-15
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-15
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-07
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-10-07
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-10-01
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-09-30
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-09-30
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-09-30
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-09-30
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10184)
action_date: 2008-09-30
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10184)
action_date: 2008-08-01
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-07-31
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-07-31
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-07-31
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7232)
action_date: 2008-07-31
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/29/2008 H7232)
action_date: 2008-07-31
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7707)
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. King (IA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6083.
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7232-7233)
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-784.
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-784.
action_date: 2008-07-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-07-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-05-19
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-424