HRES 612
112th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Florida
State and local government operations
Violent crime
Honoring the life of 17-year-old, Trayvon Martin, urging the State of Florida and others to repeal the Stand Your Ground law, and admonishing involved parties to pursue full investigations into all homicides, regardless of defenses asserted by the offender.
Introduced: March 30, 2012
Introduced by:
Cleaver, Emanuel
Democratic
· Missouri
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 9, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 30, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 30, 2012
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Admonishes any state, local agency, or official acting to obstruct an open investigation or failing to fully execute official duties in the investigation of the events surrounding the death of Trayvon Martin.
Condemns: (1) parties for their roles in proposing Stand Your Ground and similar legislation, and (2) reliance on Stand Your Ground laws to protect actions that extend beyond historical use of self-defense.
Urges: (1) any state legislature considering Stand Your Ground legislation to reject it, and (2) the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws in every state.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1