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H.R. 7001 · 97th CongressIn committee

Crime Control and Victims Compensation Act of 1982

Latest action. Referred to subcommitteeA smaller panel inside a standing committee with jurisdiction over a slice of its subject matter. Most hearings and the first markup usually happen here.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) on Criminal Justice. · August 30, 1982

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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research Service

Crime Control and Victims Compensation Act of 1982 - Title I - Title 18 Amendments - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide a mandatory life sentence (without parole) for any person who commits a homicide with a weapon. Provides that any person who carries a firearm while committing each of three felonies shall be imprisoned for life in Federal prison. Provides life sentences for any person who sells on three or more occasions $500 worth of controlled substances. Requires each person imprisoned under this Act to work for pay which shall be distributed, one-half to the criminal's victims and one-half to the Government to cover the cost of imprisonment. Authorizes the Attorney General to issue bonds to finance the construction of facilities necessary to provide employment for convicted persons. Title II - Victims Compensation - Victims of Crime Act of 1982 - Requires the Attorney General to make annual grants to States with qualifying programs for the compensation of victims of crime. Establishes an Advisory Committee on Victims of Crime, composed of State officials appointed by the Attorney General to advise on the compensation of victims. Establishes criteria for States to follow to qualify for grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984, 1985, and 1986.

Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on August 18, 1982. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.

Status
Introduced
August 18, 1982
In committee
August 30, 1982
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
Where this sits in the process
Common questions
Composed from the official record
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?

4 steps remain before this bill could become law.

The record's latest action, on August 30, 1982: Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

  1. Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
  2. Passage by the House
  3. Passage by the Senate
  4. The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?

Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.

In the 97th Congress (1981-82), 473 of the 11,489 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.1 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.

This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.

Has anyone actually voted on it?

No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.

A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.

Who is behind it?

DONALD ALBOSTA (D-MI) introduced it on August 18, 1982. No cosponsors are recorded.

Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.

How long has it been in play?

It was introduced on August 18, 1982, 16094 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16082 days ago, on August 30, 1982.

Measures do not carry over. Anything the 97th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1983 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.

Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.

Vote history

  1. House
    In committee, no floor vote yet
  2. Senate
    Awaits House passage
  3. President
    Awaits both chambers
No recorded votes yet
No roll call in this Congress cites this bill. Most bills die in committee without ever reaching a recorded floor vote.