S 500 · 106th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to amend section 991(a) of title 28, United States Code, to require certain members of the United States Sentencing Commission to be selected from among individuals who are victims of a crime of violence.

Introduced 1999-03-02· Sponsored by Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH]· Senate

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.(1999-03-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal judicial code to require at least two of the members of the United States Sentencing Commission who are not Federal judges to be individuals who are victims of a crime of violence or, in the case of a homicide, an immediate family member of such a victim.…

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Republicans
Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT]VT
Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]NC
Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]AZ