H.R. 4302 · 110th Congress
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the reading in open court in criminal cases of crime victims' rights.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Steve Chabot
- Introduced
- 2007-12-06
- Latest action
- 2008-01-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.