Amendment103rd Congress
Amendments en bloc: (1) require the Federal Government to incarcerate or to reimburse States and localities for the costs of incarcerating undocumented aliens; (2) allow law enforcement officials and courts access to criminal history information in stalking and domestic violence cases; (3) protect the privacy of information provided to State motor vehicle departments; (4) require State prison inmates to exhaust the prison's administrative remedies prior to filing an action in Federal court; (5) restrict the ability to bring suits based on prison overcrowding; and (6) prohibit prisoners from engaging in weight training or martial arts instructions.
- Amendment Number
- 516
- Description
- Amendments en bloc: (1) require the Federal Government to incarcerate or to reimburse States and localities for the costs of incarcerating undocumented aliens; (2) allow law enforcement officials and courts access to criminal history information in stalking and domestic violence cases; (3) protect the privacy of information provided to State motor vehicle departments; (4) require State prison inmates to exhaust the prison's administrative remedies prior to filing an action in Federal court; (5) restrict the ability to bring suits based on prison overcrowding; and (6) prohibit prisoners from engaging in weight training or martial arts instructions.
- Purpose
- An amendment comprised of six amendments offered en bloc which include amendments numbered 32, 36, 40, 48, 49, and 50 printed in part 2 of House report 103-474. The amendments require the Federal Government to incarcerate or to reimburse states and localities for the costs of incarcerating undocumented aliens convicted in State courts; give law enforcement officials and courts access to criminal history for use in stalking and domestic violence cases; prohibit state motor vehicle departments from disclosing personal information about any individual with certain specified exceptions; add a new title on prison security enhancement; add a new title on civil rights of institutionalized persons; and provide that a Federal court shall not hold prison or jail overcrowding unconstitutional under the eighth amendment except in certain instances.
- Congress
- 103
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Apr 20, 1994
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Brooks amendments (A018) as modified Agreed to by recorded vote: 402 - 22 (Roll no. 130).
- Latest Action Time
- 12:33:52
- Submitted Date
- Apr 20, 1994
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021