HR 912 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Innocence Protection Act of 2001

Introduced Mar 7, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Bill Delahunt D-MA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 18, 2002 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 7, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Innocence Protection Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize a person convicted of a Federal crime to apply to the appropriate Federal court for DNA testing to support a claim that the person did not commit: (1) the Federal crime of which the person was convicted; or (2) any other offense that a sentencing authority may have relied upon when it sentenced the person with respect to such crime.

Sets forth: (1) guidelines for the court to use in ordering DNA testing; (2) post-testing procedures; (3) provisions regarding preservation of evidence; (4) criminal penalties for destroying or altering DNA evidence; and (5) provisions regarding post-conviction DNA testing in State criminal justice systems.

Prohibits a State from denying an application for DNA testing made by a prisoner in State custody who is under sentence of death if specified conditions apply. Provides grants to prosecutors for DNA testing programs.

Establishes the National Commission on Capital Representation. Withholds funds from States not complying with standards for capital representation. Provides for capital defense incentive grants and resource grants.

Increases compensation in Federal cases, and sets forth provisions regarding compensation in State cases, where an individual is unjustly sentenced to death. Adds a certification requirement in Federal death penalty prosecutions. Expresses the sense of Congress regarding the execution of juvenile offenders and the mentally retarded.

Cosponsors 249

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2001 to Nov 14, 2002; 118 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-NYAmo HoughtonOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MIBart StupakOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MNBill LutherOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-FLCarrie P. MeekOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-NHCharles F. BassOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-MDConstance A. MorellaOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-ORDarlene HooleyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-OHDeborah PryceOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-ALEarl F. HilliardOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-AZEd PastorOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-MIFred UptonOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-NYJack QuinnOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-NYJames T. WalshOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalMar 7, 2001
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-MNJim RamstadOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-FLJoe ScarboroughOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MEJohn Elias BaldacciOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NYJohn J. LaFalceOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MAJohn Joseph MoakleyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MOKaren McCarthyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-ILLane EvansOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MILynn N. RiversOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-COMark UdallOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NCMelvin L. WattOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-TXNick LampsonOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-ILRay LaHoodOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-WIRon KindOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CASam FarrOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-NYSherwood BoehlertOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalMar 7, 2001
R-WIThomas E. PetriOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-WIThomas M. BarrettOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-INTim RoemerOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-CATom LantosOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-OHTom SawyerOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-PAWilliam J. CoyneOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiOriginalMar 7, 2001
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalMar 7, 2001
I-VTBernard SandersMar 13, 2001
D-OKBrad CarsonMar 13, 2001
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMar 13, 2001
D-NYCharles B. RangelMar 13, 2001
D-ILDanny K. DavisMar 13, 2001
D-NYEdolphus TownsMar 13, 2001
D-NCEva M. ClaytonMar 13, 2001
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Mar 13, 2001
D-CAHilda L. SolisMar 13, 2001
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMar 13, 2001
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldMar 13, 2001
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardMar 13, 2001
D-OHMarcy KapturMar 13, 2001
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIMar 13, 2001
D-VARick BoucherMar 13, 2001
D-NJSteven R. RothmanMar 13, 2001
D-CAZoe LofgrenMar 13, 2001
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Mar 14, 2001
D-WABrian BairdMar 14, 2001
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMar 14, 2001
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMar 14, 2001
D-CAEllen O. TauscherMar 14, 2001
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMar 14, 2001
R-IAGreg GanskeMar 14, 2001
D-SCJames E. ClyburnMar 14, 2001
D-CTJames H. MaloneyMar 14, 2001
D-VAJames P. MoranMar 14, 2001
D-RIJames R. LangevinMar 14, 2001
D-NYJose E. SerranoMar 14, 2001
D-NYMajor R. OwensMar 14, 2001
D-MNMartin Olav SaboMar 14, 2001
D-NJRush HoltMar 14, 2001
D-NMTom UdallMar 14, 2001
D-CACalvin M. DooleyMar 20, 2001
D-MNCollin C. PetersonMar 20, 2001
D-ILDavid D. PhelpsMar 20, 2001
R-OHDavid L. HobsonMar 20, 2001
D-IALeonard L. BoswellMar 20, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMar 20, 2001
D-HIPatsy T. MinkMar 20, 2001
D-MORichard A. GephardtMar 20, 2001
D-CARobert T. MatsuiMar 20, 2001
D-ILRod R. BlagojevichMar 20, 2001
D-MDSteny H. HoyerMar 20, 2001
D-OHTed StricklandMar 20, 2001
D-NYGary L. AckermanMar 21, 2001
D-CALois CappsMar 21, 2001
D-WANorman D. DicksMar 21, 2001
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioMar 21, 2001
D-TXSilvestre ReyesMar 21, 2001
D-PAJohn P. MurthaApr 3, 2001
R-INMark E. SouderApr 3, 2001
R-ILPhilip M. CraneApr 3, 2001
D-PARobert A. BradyApr 3, 2001
D-MISander M. LevinApr 3, 2001
D-ILBobby L. RushApr 24, 2001
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaApr 24, 2001
D-FLKaren L. ThurmanApr 24, 2001
R-OHRob PortmanApr 24, 2001
D-CASusan A. DavisApr 24, 2001
D-ILJerry F. CostelloApr 26, 2001
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyApr 26, 2001
D-TXLloyd DoggettApr 26, 2001
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiApr 26, 2001
D-FLAllen BoydMay 3, 2001
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonMay 3, 2001
R-WAGeorge R. Nethercutt Jr.May 10, 2001
D-MAMartin T. MeehanMay 10, 2001
R-CADana RohrabacherMay 17, 2001
R-WAJennifer DunnMay 17, 2001
R-MIDave CampMay 21, 2001
R-VAFrank R. WolfMay 21, 2001
R-VATom DavisMay 23, 2001
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinMay 25, 2001
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.Jun 5, 2001
R-OHMichael G. OxleyJun 5, 2001
R-NYFelix J. Grucci Jr.Jun 13, 2001
R-OHJohn A. BoehnerJun 13, 2001
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyJun 13, 2001
D-WARick LarsenJun 13, 2001
D-OHTony P. HallJun 13, 2001
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaJun 19, 2001
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiJun 19, 2001
R-NYBenjamin A. GilmanJun 21, 2001
R-FLCliff StearnsJul 12, 2001
R-OHPaul E. GillmorJul 12, 2001
R-MDRobert L. Ehrlich Jr.Jul 12, 2001
D-TXRuben HinojosaJul 12, 2001
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteJul 12, 2001
R-NYSue W. KellyJul 12, 2001
D-CAMichael M. HondaJul 18, 2001
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJul 25, 2001
D-CADiane E. WatsonSep 5, 2001
D-WAJay InsleeSep 5, 2001
R-CTRob SimmonsSep 5, 2001
D-OHJames A. Traficant Jr.Dec 19, 2001
D-PAMichael F. DoyleDec 19, 2001
R-CTNancy L. JohnsonFeb 12, 2002
R-PACurt WeldonMay 14, 2002
R-INDan BurtonMay 14, 2002
R-WADoc HastingsMay 14, 2002
R-NCHoward CobleMay 14, 2002
R-IAJames A. LeachMay 14, 2002
R-PAJames C. GreenwoodMay 14, 2002
R-AZJim KolbeMay 14, 2002
R-CAMary BonoMay 14, 2002
R-PAPhil EnglishMay 14, 2002
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettMay 14, 2002
R-ALSpencer BachusMay 14, 2002
R-CAStephen HornMay 14, 2002
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickMay 14, 2002
R-NETom OsborneMay 14, 2002
R-MIVernon J. EhlersMay 14, 2002
D-CAJoe BacaMay 16, 2002
R-DEMichael N. CastleMay 16, 2002
D-MNJames L. OberstarMay 23, 2002
D-INBaron P. HillJun 21, 2002
D-CAMike ThompsonJun 21, 2002
D-PARobert A. BorskiJun 21, 2002
R-CAKen CalvertJul 12, 2002
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestJul 12, 2002
R-UTChris CannonJul 25, 2002
D-TXMartin FrostJul 25, 2002
D-CAJane HarmanSep 24, 2002
R-COJoel HefleySep 24, 2002
R-COScott McInnisSep 24, 2002
D-CAXavier BecerraSep 24, 2002
D-TNBart GordonOct 10, 2002
D-CAAdam B. SchiffNov 14, 2002
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsNov 14, 2002
D-MAStephen F. LynchNov 14, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 7, 2001
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Apr 19, 2001Hearings Jun 18, 2002

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 18, 2002Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. Apr 19, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
  3. Mar 7, 2001Introduced in House
  4. Mar 7, 2001Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 107-485PROTECTING THE INNOCENT: ENSURING COMPETENT COUNSEL IN DEATH PENALTY CASES157 pagesJudiciary CommitteeJun 27, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-485PROTECTING THE INNOCENT: ENSURING COMPETENT COUNSEL IN DEATH PENALTY CASES138 pagesJudiciary CommitteeJun 27, 2001

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 486Innocence Protection Act of 2002Identical billNov 18, 2002

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Innocence Protection Act of 2001
Popular Titles
Death Penalty Reform bill

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 7, 2001Introduced in House

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