Limitation On Special Mitigation Based On Victim Identity

AI Summary

The bill "Limitation on Special Mitigation Based on Victim Identity" aims to restrict the consideration of a victim's identity as the sole basis for mitigation in federal criminal cases. It seeks to ensure that factors such as race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation of the victim do not disproportionately influence sentencing decisions. This bill intends to promote fair and impartial treatment in the criminal justice system by limiting the use of victim identity as a mitigating factor during sentencing.

• 2024-01-05: Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

• 2024-01-05: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

• 2024-01-10: House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House

• 2024-01-16: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Clerk of the House

• 2024-01-16: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee

• 2024-02-13: House/ to Printing with fiscal note in House Rules Committee

• 2024-02-20: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm from # 0 to # 1 in House Rules Committee

• 2024-02-20: House/ to standing committee in House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee

• 2024-02-27: House Comm - Returned to Rules in House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee

• 2024-02-27: House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules in House Rules Committee

• 2024-03-01: House/ strike enacting clause in Clerk of the House

• 2024-03-01: House/ filed in House file for bills not passed