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Senate Joint Resolution 1
[Introduced January 7, 2003]
Sponsored by Senators Jon Kyl and Dianne Feinstein

• Text of Legislation: [HTML][PDF]
• Status and Summary in Congress (Thomas)
  
• Senate Co-Sponsors:

Sen. Allard, Wayne [CO] Sen. Bayh, Evan [IN] Sen. Breaux, John B [LA] Sen. Bunning, Jim [KY] Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [GA] Sen. Collins, Susan [ME] Sen. Cornyn, John [TX] Sen. Craig, Larry E. [ID]

Sen. DeWine, Michael [OH] Sen. Graham, Lindsey [SC] Sen. Grassley, Charles [IA] Sen. Hagel, Chuck [NE] Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] Sen. Inhofe, Jim [OK] Sen. Landrieu, Mary L.[LA] Sen. Lieberman, Joseph [CT] Sen. Lincoln, Blanche [AR]

Sen. Lott, Trent [MS] Sen. McCain, John [AZ] Sen. Miller, Zell [GA] Sen. Shelby, Richard [AL] Sen. Smith, Gordon [OR] Sen. Snowe, Olympia [ME] Sen. Stevens, Ted [AK] Sen. Wyden, Ron [OR]

• Public Hearing, Senate Judiciary Committee, April 8, 2003
  • Testimony of Assistant Attorney General Viet Dinh [Word]
  • Testimony of Colleen Campbell [Word]
  • Testimony of Earlene Eason [Word]
  • Testimony of Duane Lynn [Word]
  • Testimony of Steven Twist [Word]
• Letter by Roberta Roper [Word]
• Speech by Sue Russell, Vermont [Word]

House Joint Resolution 48
[Introduced April 10, 2003]
Sponsored by Representative Steve Chabot

• Text of Legislation: [HTML][PDF]
• Status and Summary in Congress (Thomas)

• House Co-Sponsors:

  Rep. Brady, Kevin [TX-8] Rep. Beauprez, Bob [CO-7] Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [FL-25] Rep. Flake, Jeff [AZ-6] Rep. Foley, Mark [FL-16] Rep. Fossella, Vito [NY-13] Rep. Gallegly, Elton [CA-24]

  Rep. Gibbons, Jim [NV-2] Rep. Green, Mark [WI-8]  Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-5] Rep. Isakson, Johnny [GA-6] Rep. Jefferson, William [LA-2] Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [MN-6] Rep. Pryce, Deborah [OH-15]

  Rep. Renzi, Rick [AZ-1] Rep. Royce, Edward R. [CA-40] Rep. Saxton, Jim [NJ-3]  Rep. Shadegg, John B. [AZ-3] Rep. Shays, Christopher - [CT-4] Rep. Vitter, David [LA-1] Rep. Walden, Greg[OR-2]

• Statement by Rep. Chabot [Word]
• Statement by Mille Webb, past president MADD [Word]
• Public Hearing, House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution, September 30, 2003
  • Statement by Rep. Steve Chabot
  • Steve Twist: Testimony; Statement
  • Testimony of Doug Beloof
  • Statement of Sharon Nolan

House Joint Resolution 10
[Introduced January 7, 2003]
Sponsored by Representative Edward Royce

Text of Legislation [HTML][PDF]
Status and Summary in Congress (Thomas)

Senate Joint Resolution 35
[Introduced April 15, 2002]
Sponsored by Senators Dianne Feinstein and Jon Kyl
Senate Co-sponsors:

Allard, Wayne Byah, Evan Breaux, John Bunning, Jim Cleland, Max Craig, Larry DeWine, Michael Frist, Bill Gramm, Phil

Hagel, Chuck Helms. Jesse Hutchinson, Tim Hutchison, Kay Bailey Inhofe,James. M. Landrieu, Mary L. Lieberman, Joseph I. Lincoln, Blanche Lott, Trent

McCain, John Miller, Zel Murkowski, Frank H. Shelby, Richard C Smith, Bill Smith, Gordon Snowe, Olympia Warner, John W. Wyden, Ron.

House Joint Resolution 91
[Introduced May 2, 2002]
Sponsored by Representative Steve Chabot

• Status and Summary in Congress
• House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution
  Public Hearing, May 9, 2003
  • Committee Hearing Transcripts
• Steve Twist - written testimony [HTML][PDF][Word]
• House Co-sponsors:

  Barcia, James Brady, Kevin English, Phil Flake, Jeff Fossella, Vito

  Gallegly, Elton Green, Mark Keller, Ric Kennedy, Mark. R. McNulty, Michael. R. Prycy, Deborah

  Royce, Edward R. Saxton, Jim Shays, Christopher Souder, Mark E. Walden, Gregg

106th Congress

Senate Joint Resolution 3
[Introduced January 19, 1999]

• Versions of Resolution
  As reported by Senate Judiciary Committee([HTML][PDF][Word]
• Summary and Status in Congress
• Links to Congressional Record of Floor Debate, April 25 - 27, 2000
  • April 25, 2000
  • April 26, 2000
  • April 27, 2000
  • Sponsored by Senators Jon Kyl and Dianne Feinstein
  • Senate Co-sponsors:

    Biden, Joseph R., Jr. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse Craig, Larry E. Gramm, Phil Gregg, Judd Hutchinson, Y. Tim Inouye, Daniel K. Lott, Trent Murkowski, Frank H. Smith, Gordon Thurmond, Strom Warner, John W. Wyden, Ron

    Bryan, Richard H. Cleland, Max DeWine, Michael Grams, Rod Hagel, Chuck Hutchison, Kay Bailey Landrieu, Mary L. Mack, Connie Shelby, Richard C. Snowe, Olympia J. Torricelli, Robert G. Bayh, Evan Lincoln, Blanche

    Bunning, Jim Coverdell, Paul Frist, Bill Grassley, Charles E Helms, Jesse Inhofe, James M. Lieberman, Joseph I. McCain, John Smith, Bob Thomas, Craig Voinovich, George V. Reid, Harry M. Breaux, John B.

    Senate Judiciary Committee
    

  • Senate Judiciary Committee Web Site
    Public Hearing, March 24, 1999
    • Sen. Jon Kyl
    • Marsha Kight
    • Atty. Steve Twist
    • Prof. Paul Cassell
  House Joint Resolution 64
  [Introduced August 4, 1999]
  
  • Text of Resolution
  • Bill Status and Summary
  • House Judiciary Committee Web Site
  • Subcommittee on the Constitution
    Public Hearing, February 10, 2000
    • Rep. Steve Chabot
    • Steve Twist
    • Dr. Marlene Young
    • Andrea Rehkamp
  105th Congress
  
  Senate Joint Resolution 44
  [Introduced April 1, 1998]
  • Versions of Resolution [S.J. Res. 44rs (PDF)]
  • Senate Judiciary Committee Report
    • Link to Thomas; HTML
    • PDF (343k; 86 pages)]
  • Status in Congress

  Senate Judiciary Committee
  

  • Committee Web Site
  • Executive Business Meeting, July 7, 1998 vote on S.J. Res. 44:

    Voting Yes (11)	Voting No (6)	Not Voting (1)
    Hatch (R-UT) Thurmond (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Kyl (R-AZ) DeWine (R-OH) Sessions (R-AL) Ashcroft (R-MO) Abraham (R-MI) Biden (D-DE) Feinstein (D-CA) Torricelli (D-NJ)	Thompson (R-TN) Leahy (D-VT) Kennedy (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Feingold (D-WI) Durbin (D-IL)	Specter (R-PA)

  • Public Hearing Testimony, April 28, 1998
    • Prof. Paul Cassell
    • Atty. Steve Twist
  Sponsors
  Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
  • Sen. Jon Kyl Homepage
  
  Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
  • Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Kyl-Feinstein Crime Victims' Rights Constitutional Amendment
  • Kyl and Feinstein Introduce New Victims' Rights Amendment; Announce Biden Support
  • Sen. Feinstein Crime Victims' Homepage
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein Homepage
   

  Senate Co-Sponsors
  Joseph Biden  Trent Lott  Strom Thurmond  Robert Torricelli  John Breaux  Charles Grassley  Michael DeWine  Wendell Ford  Harry Reid  Phil Gramm	Connie Mack  Mary Landrieu  Max Cleland  Paul Coverdell  Larry Craig  Daniel Inouye  Richard Bryan  Olympia Snowe  Craig Thomas  John Warner	Joseph Lieberman  Wayne Allard  Kay Hutchison  Al D'Amato  Richard Shelby  Ben Nighthorse Campbell  Dan Coats  Lauch Faircloth  Bill Frist  Bob Smith	Ron Wyden Judd Gregg  Charles Hagel  Jesse Helms  Gordon Smith  Tim Hutchinson  James Inhofe  Frank Murkowski  Christopher Bond  Rod Grams

Senate Joint Resolution 6
[Introduced January 21, 1997]
• Text of Resolution
• Status in Congress

• Sen. Kyl's Congressional Record Statement on Introduction of S.J.Res. 6
• Victims' Rights Petition

• Crime Victim Rights Amendment

Membership

Public Hearing Testimony

• April 16, 1997 Hearing Testimony
• Marsha Kight, survivor of bombing victim
• James Doyle, Wisconsin Attorney General
• Carla Stovall, Kansas, Attorney General
• Barbara LaWall, Pima Co, Arizona, District Attorney
• Prof. Paul Cassell, Univ. of Utah
• Rick Romley, Maricopa, AZ County Attorney [statement submitted May 12, 1997]
• April 23, 1996 Hearing Testimony
• Prof. Paul Cassell, Univ. of Utah
• Robert Preston , Co-Chair, NVCAN
• Rita Goldsmith, POMC
• Ralph Hubbard, NY POMC

• Statement by Sen. Jon Kyl on Introduction of S.J.Res 52 (April 22, 1996)
• Statement by Sen. Jon Kyl on Introduction of S.J.Res. 65 (September 30, 1996
• Statement by Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Introduction of S.J. Res. 65 (September 30, 1996)

• House Joint Resolution 71
• Text of H.J.Res. 71
• Status in Congress
• H.R. 1322 (Implementing Legislation)
• Bill Text
• Status in Congress

• Press Announcement (April 14, 1997)

• House Judiciary Committee Homepage
• Membership
• Subcommittees
• Prepared testimony in Support of House Joint Resolution 71 (June 25, 1997)
• Chairman Henry Hyde
• Attorney General Janet Reno
• Rep. Deborah Pryce
• Jacqueline Davis, Dallas, TX
• Robert Horowitz, Prosecuting Attorney, Canton, OH
• Testimony in Support of House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174 (July 11, 1996):
• Roberta Roper - Director; Stephanie Roper Committeee and Foundation, Inc.; Upper Marlboro, Maryland
• Chet Hodgin - Vice-President, North Carolina Victim Assistance Network; Jamestown, North Carolina
• Hon. John Schmidt - Associate Attorney General; U.S. Department of Justice; Washington, D.C.

Bush Administration President Bush endorses VRA (April 16, 2002) Background Information View President's endorsement (requires RealPlayer)
Clinton Administration President Clinton Statement Press Briefing by John Schmidt, Aileen Adams, Bonnie Campbell (June 25, 1996) Briefing Paper(June 25, 1996) President's October 26, 1996 Radio Address President's Memorandum to the Attorney General on Victims Rights (June 27, 1996)

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