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S.1357: Fairness and Incarceration Responsibility (FAIR) Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced Oct. 31, 1997
- Latest Major Action Oct. 31, 1997
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Bill Summary
Fairness and Incarceration Responsibility (FAIR) Act - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require a State, to be eligible for a violent offender incarceration grant, to have enacted and implemented a State law (victim damages law) providing that a victim (or in the case of a homicide, the family of the victim) of a crime of violence have a Federal cause of action in any U.S. district court against the State for...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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| Oct. 31, 1997 |
Introduced in the Senate by Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.) |