Amendment101st Congress
Amendment deleted language relating to habeas corpus reform; and established an optional system under which states would be permitted to limit both the time in which prisoners could file habeaus corpus petitions and the number of successive petitions. It limited the circumstances under which Federal courts would be required to hear second or successive habeas corpus petitions.
- Amendment Number
- 830
- Description
- Amendment deleted language relating to habeas corpus reform; and established an optional system under which states would be permitted to limit both the time in which prisoners could file habeaus corpus petitions and the number of successive petitions. It limited the circumstances under which Federal courts would be required to hear second or successive habeas corpus petitions.
- Purpose
- An amendment to eliminate the provisions of the bill related to habeas corpus reform. The amendment would establish an optional system under which states would be permitted to limit the time in which prisoners could file habeaus corpus petitions and limit the number of successive petitions.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Oct 4, 1990
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Hyde amendment (A019) Agreed to by recorded vote: 285 - 146 (Roll no. 418).
- Latest Action Time
- 17:52:20
- Submitted Date
- Oct 4, 1990
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 1, 2021