US Congress House Joint Resolution 106 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 17-2)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-04-26 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 (6) to restitution. Grants the crime victim, or the victim's lawful representative, standing to fully assert and enforce such rights in any court.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.

Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]
Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]	Rep. Mike Pence [R-IN]
Rep. Benjamin Quayle [R-AZ]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-26	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2012-04-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
2012-03-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-joint-resolution/106/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hjres106/BILLS-112hjres106ih.pdf