A bill to amend section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to limit the use of civil actions under that section to review the conditions of imprisonment of State and local prisoners.

Summary

Amends current law creating a Federal cause of action for civil rights violations under color of State law to restrict actions seeking relief from conditions of imprisonment pursuant to State criminal law. Prohibits the granting of relief in any such action if the plaintiff failed to exhaust all State remedies or received an adverse ruling on claims being presented from a State court in a fair proceeding.

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Timeline

1. 9 September 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 September 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 September 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 September 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 September 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Fiedler, Bobbi [R-CA-21] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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