HJRES 167 · 94th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Joint resolution to establish a commission to investigate the increase in law violation, to determine the causes and fix responsibility for the breakdown in law enforcement, with the resulting destruction of life and property, to recommend corrective legislation.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1975-01-29)
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Establishes the Commission to Investigate the Increase in Law Violations and to Fix Responsibility for the Breakdown in Law Enforcement, With Resulting Increase in Loss of Life and Property which shall be composed of seventeen members. Requires the Commission to study the decisions and orders, including dissenting opinions, of the United States Supreme Court and the decisions and orders of any other Federal court resulting from such Supreme Court decisions and orders, preceding the date of enactment of this joint resolution, to determine if the violation of court-decided or established rules was sufficient to override the overall evidence of guilt, to the point of reversal, and the extent to which such decisions and orders have hindered or prevented Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies from performing their functions and consequently endangered persons and property in the United States and contributed to an increase in violations of law, including mob violence. Provides that the Commission shall determine and specify the causes of the breakdown in law enforcement and shall submit a comprehensive report of its studies to the Congress and to the President, together with…
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