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HJRES 106 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Constitution and constitutional amendments Crime victims Criminal procedure and sentencing Judicial procedure and administration

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.

Introduced: March 26, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2012
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 9, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 26, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 26, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits denial or abridgement of the rights of a crime victim to fairness, respect, and dignity. Grants a crime victim the right: (1) to reasonable notice of, and to not be excluded from, public proceedings relating to the offense; (2) to be heard at any release, plea, sentencing, or other such proceeding involving any right established under this amendment; (3) to proceedings free from unreasonable delay; (4) to reasonable notice of the release or escape of the accused; (5) to due consideration of the crime victim's safety; and (6) to restitution.

Grants the crime victim, or the victim's lawful representative, standing to fully assert and enforce such rights in any court.

What's happening now April 26, 2012

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 3
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Sep 21, 2012
GALLEGLY, ELTON
· Aug 1, 2012
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 12, 2012
ROYCE, ED
· May 7, 2012
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Apr 27, 2012
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Apr 19, 2012
PENCE, MIKE
· Mar 29, 2012
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 26, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 106: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-106/
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"H.J. Res. 106: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-106/.
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H.J. Res. 106, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HJRES-106/.
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