Victims' Rights Amendment: Proposals to Amend the United States Constitution in the 106th Congress


 

Publication Date: May 2000

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Justice

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This is an examination of the S.J.Res. 3 and H.J.Res. 64, proposals to add a victims’ rights amendment to the United States Constitution in the context of debate over issues associated with such amendments and in light of existing victims rights laws. It appears in abbreviated form as Victims’ Rights Amendments: Overview of Suggestions to Amend the Constitution, CRS Report 97-736 A (April 13, 2000) and is a companion to Victims’ Rights Amendment: Background & Issues Associated With Proposals to Amend the United States Constitution, CRS Report 97-735 A (April 13, 2000).