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

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

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 1 May 2001 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 May 2001

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 May 2001

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 May 2001

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Sponsors

• Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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