H.J.Res. 106

House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Federal Victims' Rights Amendment

The House Judiciary Committtee's Subcommittee on the Constituion held a public hearing on House Joint Resolution 106, a federal Victims' Rights Constitutional Amendment introduced by Rep. Trent Franks and Jim Costa. The hearing was conducted on April 26, 2012. Testifying in support of the amendment was Prof. Paul Cassell and Brooks Douglass.

Watch the hearing (53 minutes).

NVCAP invites its partners from our earlier campaigns, the large community of victims' advocates, and every citizen to join us once again as we move forward together in the cause of victim justice. How fitting it would be, during this 30th anniversary of the President's Task Force, to finally heed its call for justice.

Phoenix School of Law's Phoenix Law Review's April 9, 2012 "Special Edition: A Proposed Crime Victims' Amendment to the Constitution" will feature a series of articles examining the proposed Victims' Rights Amendment (House Joint Resolution 106). View the articles here.

For more information or questions, please email: atty@nvcap.org.