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105th Congress > House > Vote 337

Date: July 29, 1997

Result: 400-24 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 339

Vote Subject Matter: Civil Liberties / Domestic Social Policy

Sponsor: BARCIA, James A. (D-MI)

Bill number: HCONRES75

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

Description: Violent Crimes By Repeat Offenders

Bill summary: Commends 25 specified States for their efforts with respect to prison time served by criminal offenders. Encourages all remaining States to adopt legislation to increase the time served by violent felons. Reemphasizes that individuals who commit violent crime should serve at least 85 percent of their sentence.

Bill titles: Expressing the sense of the Congress that States should work more aggressively to attack the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders and criminals serving abbreviated sentences.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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