HR 4446
105th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Damages
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to law enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Liability (Law)
State laws
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Crime Does Not Pay Act of 1998
Introduced: August 6, 1998
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 13, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Aug 7, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1572)
Aug 6, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 6, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Crime Does Not Pay Act of 1998 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for a reduction by five percent (and redistribution to States in compliance) of funds available for a State under the drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grant program unless, on the first day of each fiscal year after FY 2000, the State has in effect throughout the State a law which prohibits any individual who has been convicted of a felony from recovering, in any civil action under the law of such State, any compensatory, actual, or general damages for any physical or mental injury, harm, or suffering caused in the commission of the felony.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
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