H.J.Res. 40 · 113th Congress
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.
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FranksSponsor19 cosponsors · 5 D, 14 R
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Bentivolio
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Chabot
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Costa
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Cramer
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Fleming
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Gosar
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Jones
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Meadows
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Nunnelee
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Royce
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Salmon
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Schweikert
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Yoder
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Calvert
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Lowenthal
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Swalwell
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Ruppersberger
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Marino13 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits denial or abridgement of the rights of a crime victim to fairness, respect, and dignity.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 23, 2013
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.
Latest action (Apr 25, 2013): Committee Hearings Held.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 23, 2013
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.