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HJRES 40 113th 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: April 23, 2013 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 25, 2013
Committee Hearings Held.
Apr 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Apr 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 23, 2013
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 privacy; 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 25, 2013

Committee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 1 Republican 4
Marino, Tom
· Jul 10, 2014
GREEN, GENE
· May 21, 2014
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 26, 2013
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Apr 23, 2013
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 23, 2013
Fleming, John
· Apr 23, 2013
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Apr 23, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Apr 23, 2013
Meadows, Mark
· Apr 23, 2013
ROYCE, ED
· Apr 23, 2013
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Apr 23, 2013
Yoder, Kevin
· Apr 23, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 40: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-40/
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"H.J. Res. 40: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-40/.
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H.J. Res. 40, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HJRES-40/.
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