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HJRES 45 114th 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 16, 2015 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
May 1, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Apr 16, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 16, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

Prohibits denial or abridgement of a crime victim's rights to: (1) reasonable notice of, and inclusion in, public proceedings relating to the offense; (2) be heard at any release, plea, sentencing, or other proceeding involving any right established under this amendment; (3) proceedings free from unreasonable delay; (4) reasonable notice of the release or escape of the accused; (5) due consideration of the crime victim's safety, dignity, and privacy; and (6) restitution.

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

Subjects review of the denial of any right established by this amendment, which may include interlocutory relief, to the standards of ordinary appellate review.

What's happening now May 1, 2015

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Apr 16, 2015
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Apr 16, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 45: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-45/
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"H.J. Res. 45: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-45/.
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H.J. Res. 45, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-45/.
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