HRES 481
103th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Child pornography
Congress
Families
Judicial opinions
Law
Legal cases
Legislation
Prosecution
Expressing the sense of the House regarding the case of United States v. Knox.
Introduced: July 14, 1994
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 7, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Jul 14, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 14, 1994
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Justice Department should accept the June 9, 1994, decision of the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in United States v. Knox as a proper interpretation of the law and as binding authority, should exercise its prosecutorial discretion, and should not aid any effort on the part of the defendant to overturn the decision.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
2