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
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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
Committee Hearings Held.
Committees of jurisdiction
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