H.R.4302: To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the reading in open court in criminal cases of crime victims' rights.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about crime and law enforcement
  • Introduced Dec. 6, 2007
  • Latest Major Action Jan. 14, 2008

Bill Summary

Amends the federal criminal code to require the judge in the trial of every criminal case, or at sentencing if there is no trial, to read in open court the rights of crime victims as provided by federal law.

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Dec. 6, 2007

Introduced in the House by Steven J. Chabot (R-Ohio)

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