HJRES 46 · 107th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to incarceration for minor traffic offenses.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.(2001-05-09)
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Constitutional Amendment - Repeals the eighth article of amendment and proposes a new article that prohibits requiring excessive bail, imposing excessive fines, or inflicting cruel and unusual punishments (existing law) specifically including incarceration, before or after trial, for minor traffic offenses.…
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