[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 64 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 64

  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
              prevent early release of violent criminals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 1997

 Mr. Wexler (for himself, Mr. Foley, and Mr. McCollum) introduced the 
following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
              prevent early release of violent criminals.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States 
within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article --

    ``The prohibitions of this Constitution against ex post facto laws 
shall not prevent the retroactive reduction of credit granted toward a 
sentence of imprisonment, except credit for time actually served.''.