Amendment102nd Congress
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.
- 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