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114th Congress

House Joint Resolution 45

Introduced April 16, 2015
Sponsored by Reps. Trent Franks [R-AZ8]

• Text of Legislation
• Status and Summary in Congress (Congress.gov)
• Additional House Co-sponsors:
  • Rep. Paul A. Gosar [R-AZ4] (original cosponsor)
  • Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ5] (original cosponsor)
  • Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ6] (original cosponsor)
  • Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA39]
  • Rep. Martha McSally [R-AZ2]
  • Rep. Steve King [R-IA4]
• Letters of Support
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
• National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)
• National Crime Victims Law Institute (NCVLI)
• National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children (POMC)
• National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
• We Save Lives
• Hearing, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, May 1, 2015
  • View the subcommittee hearing (popup window)
  • Submitted Testimony
    • Prof. Paul Cassell, Ronald N. Boyce Presidential Professor of Criminal Law
      S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah
    • Atty. Steve Kelly, Member, Silverman, Thompson, Slutkin & White, LLC
    • Colleen Campbell, Victims' Right Advocate
    • Amy Baron-Evans, National Sentencing Resource Counsel, Federal Public and Community Defenders