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H.J.Res. 46 (107th)

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to incarceration for minor traffic offenses.

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Introduced

1 May 2001

Last action

9 May 2001 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Sponsors

Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]

Subjects

Rule of law

Source updated

7 April 2025

Rule of law

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Summary

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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Timeline

  1. 1 May 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 May 2001

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 May 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 2 May 2001

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1745)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 9 May 2001

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 1 May 2001

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