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HCONRES 89 102th Congress House Law Crime and Law Enforcement Evidence (Law) Expert witnesses Family violence State courts Wife abuse

Expressing the sense of Congress that expert testimony concerning the nature and effect of domestic violence, including descriptions of the experiences of battered women, should be admissible when…

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Expressing the sense of Congress that expert testimony concerning the nature and effect of domestic violence, including descriptions of the experiences of battered women, should be admissible when offered in a State court by a defendant in a criminal case.

Introduced: March 5, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 8, 1992
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 6, 1992
Received in the Senate.
Oct 3, 1992
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 3, 1992
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 3, 1992
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 3, 1992
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 3, 1992
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Oct 3, 1992
Mr. Hughes moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Oct 3, 1992
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 231.
Oct 3, 1992
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 102-998.
Sep 30, 1992
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 30, 1992
Ordered to be Reported.
Sep 18, 1992
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Sep 18, 1992
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 6, 1992
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 18, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Mar 5, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 5, 1991
Introduced in House
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Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) expert testimony concerning the nature and effect of domestic violence, including descriptions of the experiences of battered women, should be admissible when offered in a State court by a defendent in a criminal case to assist the trier of fact in understanding the behavior, beliefs, or perceptions of such defendent in a domestic relationship in which abuse has occurred; (2) a witness should be qualified to testify as an expert witness based upon her or his knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, and should be permitted to testify in the form of an opinion or otherwise; and (3) a domestic relationship about which such expert testimony should be admissible includes relationships between spouses, former spouses, cohabitants, former cohabitants, partners or former partners, and between persons who are in, or have been in, a dating courtship, or intimate relationship.

What's happening now October 8, 1992

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 7, 1991
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 15, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 22, 1991
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 12, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 5, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 5, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 89: Expressing the sense of Congress that expert testimony concerning the nature and effect of domestic violence, including descriptions of the experiences of battered women, should be admissible when offered in a State court by a defendant in a criminal case.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-89/
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"H. Con. Res. 89: Expressing the sense of Congress that expert testimony concerning the nature and effect of domestic violence, including descriptions of the experiences of battered women, should be admissible when offered in a State court by a defendant in a criminal case.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-89/.
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H. Con. Res. 89, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-89/.
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