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.

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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
Amendment 516 — Informed