United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6717 (97th)
A bill to amend chapter 227 of title 18, United States Code, to provide for a sentence of guilty but mentally ill.
Introduced
24 June 1982
Last action
9 September 1982 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. LeBoutillier, John [R-NY-6], Rep. Nelligan, James L. [R-PA-11], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Hendon, Bill [R-NC-11], Rep. Evans, Billy Lee [D-GA-8], Rep. Coyne, James K. [R-PA-8], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 May 2023
Summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize a verdict of "guilty but mentally ill" even if such illness would not constitute legal insanity. Permits the court to impose on a defendant found guilty but mentally ill any sentence which the court can impose on a defendant convicted of such offense. Allows treatment of the defendant for mental illness during the term of sentence.
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Timeline
24 June 1982
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
24 June 1982
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 June 1982
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 June 1982
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Source: Committee
21 July 1982
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
22 July 1982
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
12 August 1982
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
17 August 1982
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
9 September 1982
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 24 June 1982
Sponsors
- Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LeBoutillier, John [R-NY-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Nelligan, James L. [R-PA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hendon, Bill [R-NC-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Billy Lee [D-GA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Coyne, James K. [R-PA-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/6717
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/6717
- us · 97-hr-6717 · source updated 11 May 2023