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S.Res. 534 · 110th Congress

A resolution designating the month of May 2008 as "National Drug Court Month".

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JBD BidenSponsor
8 cosponsors · 7 D, 1 R

8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Apr 28, 2008
  2. Senate Passed May 1, 2008

Encourages leaders to increase the use of drug courts by instituting sustainable drug courts and other treatment-based alternatives to prison in all U.S. counties.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · May 1, 2008

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates May 2008 as National Drug Court Month.

Encourages leaders to increase the use of drug courts by instituting sustainable drug courts and other treatment-based alternatives to prison in all U.S. counties.

Expresses support for the goal of robustly funding the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program and other treatment-based alternatives to prison.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution designating the month of May 2008 as "National Drug Court Month".

Latest action (May 1, 2008): Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text of measure as passed Senate: CR S3728-3729)

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 28, 2008

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Apr 28, 2008
  2. Senate Passed May 1, 2008

No recorded floor vote found.