Amendment103rd Congress
Amendment originally sought to provide $10 billion to the States to construct or operate prison space for violent repeat offenders. States would have been required to enact laws that require repeat violent offenders to serve at least 85 percent of their sentences, strengthen their pretrial detention laws, and enact "three strikes and you're out" laws. \ As amended by the Hughes substitute amendment (A017), the above was replaced with language that authorizes $3 billion to provide grants to States to develop, expand, or improve correctional facilities to ensure that prison space is available for violent repeat offenders.
- Amendment Number
- 514
- Description
- Amendment originally sought to provide $10 billion to the States to construct or operate prison space for violent repeat offenders. States would have been required to enact laws that require repeat violent offenders to serve at least 85 percent of their sentences, strengthen their pretrial detention laws, and enact "three strikes and you're out" laws. \ As amended by the Hughes substitute amendment (A017), the above was replaced with language that authorizes $3 billion to provide grants to States to develop, expand, or improve correctional facilities to ensure that prison space is available for violent repeat offenders.
- Purpose
- An amendment to authorize $10 billion in FY 1995 through FY 1999 to state and regional prisons, conditioned on states enacting "truth in sentencing" legislation.
- Congress
- 103
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Apr 19, 1994
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the McCollum amendment (A016) as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 20:06:55
- Submitted Date
- Apr 19, 1994
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021