HR 4063
110th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Compensation (Law)
Compensatory education
Drug abuse
Drug abuse prevention
Drug abuse treatment
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Family services
Grants-in-aid
Health
Higher education
Housing and Community Development
Housing subsidies
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Labor and Employment
Law
Legal aid
Restitution for the Exonerated Act of 2007
Introduced: November 1, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 3, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 1, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Restitution for the Exonerated Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants, including emergency grants, to nonprofit organizations for programs to provide support services (e.g., employment training, health care services, and legal assistance) to exonerees. Defines "exoneree" as an individual who has been convicted of a crime carrying a prison sentence of one year or more, has served at least six months of such prison sentence, and has been determined to be factually innocent of the crime.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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