An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill which allows prisoners under a death sentence to raise claims of race bias in habeas appeals. The bill allows such claims to challenge the sentence, but not the conviction, as long as racial discrimination has not previously been claimed.

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Amendment Number
335
Description
An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill which allows prisoners under a death sentence to raise claims of race bias in habeas appeals. The bill allows such claims to challenge the sentence, but not the conviction, as long as racial discrimination has not previously been claimed.
Purpose
Amendment deletes provisions which allow prisoners under a death sentence to raise claims regarding the exclusion of jurors on the basis of race in habeas corpus appeals.
Congress
102
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Oct 22, 1991
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Hyde amendment (A016) Agreed to by recorded vote: 238 - 180 (Roll no. 324).
Latest Action Time
16:07:48
Submitted Date
Oct 22, 1991
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 7, 2021
Amendment 335 — Informed