The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism is one of six subcommittees within the
Senate Judiciary Committee
The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, informally the Senate Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of 22 U.S. senators whose role is to oversee the Department of Justice (DOJ), consider executive and judicial nominations ...
. It was previously known as the Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
Jurisdiction
* Oversight of the Department of Justice's
::- Criminal Division;
::- Drug Enforcement Administration;
::- Executive Office of the U.S. Attorneys;
::- Violence Against Women's Office; and
::- U.S. Marshals Office;
* Oversight of the U.S. Sentencing Commission;
* Youth violence and directly related issues;
* Federal programs under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as Amended (including the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA, originally the Runaway Youth Act) is a US law originally passed in 1974 as Title III of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. The bill sets the federal definition of homeless youth, and form ...
), and
* Criminal justice and victim's rights legislation;
* Oversight of the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
* Oversight of Community Oriented Policing Office and Related law Enforcement grants; and
* Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service.
Members, 117th Congress
Historical subcommittee rosters
Members, 116th Congress
See also
*
U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
External links
Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, official siteGovtrack.us site on subcommittee
Judiciary Criminal Justice
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