S.59: A bill to allow the psychiatric or psychological examinations required under chapter 313 of title 18, United States Code, relating to offenders with mental disease or defect, to be conducted by a clinical social worker.

About This Bill

Bill Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to allow the psychiatric or psychological examinations required under chapter 313 (determination of mental capacity to stand trial and determination of the existence of insanity at the time of the offense) to be conducted by clinical social workers.

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan. 22, 2001

Introduced in the Senate by Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii)

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