Congress 108 - S 805 - Crime Victims Assistance Act of 2003

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Administrative procedure Appellate procedure Case management Civil actions and liability Closed-circuit television Community-based corrections Compensation for victims of crime Conferences Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Continuum of care Correctional institutions Corrections Court records Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Criminal procedure Day care Deaf Death Department of Justice Detention of persons Disabled Disciplining of employees Dismissal of employees Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Employee training Evaluation research (Social action programs) Executive reorganization Families Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to law enforcement Federal budgets Federal employees Federal law enforcement officers Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fugitives from justice Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Government spending reductions Government statistics Government trust funds Governmental investigations Health Hearing aids Indian law enforcement Juvenile delinquency Labor and Employment Language and languages Mediation Mental health services Mental illness Minorities Pardons Parents Parole Parties to actions Performance measurement Pleas (Criminal procedure) Preschool education Pretrial procedure Prison alternatives Probation Prosecution Public prosecutors Public service advertising Rehabilitation of criminals School-age child care Science, Technology, Communications Sentences (Criminal procedure) Social Welfare Speedy trial State laws Strategic planning Telecommunication systems Terrorism Translating and interpreting Victims of crimes Victims of terrorism Witnesses

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Crime Victims Assistance Act of 2003 - Amends: (1) the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 to require a responsible official to arrange for a victim to receive reasonable protection from a suspected offender, to consult with a victim prior to a detention hearing, and to consider the victim's views about any contemplated plea agreement; (2) the Federal criminal code to require the judicial officer to inquire regarding the victim's views on detention; and (3) Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to prohibit the court from entering a judgment upon a guilty plea without inquiring regarding the victim's views.

Provides for expanded victim's rights regarding standing to attend the trial and rights at sentencing. Specifies victim rights regarding notice of sentence adjustment, executive clemency, and the death of the offender in custody.

Directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to enforce victims' rights and to establish and carry out pilot programs regarding victims' rights.

Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to authorize grants for: (1) state-of-the-art systems for notifying crime victims of important dates and developments; (2) restorative justice programs; (3) interdisciplinary coordinated service programs for crime victims; and (4) the extension of services to victims with special communication needs.

Modifies provisions regarding the formula for Crime Victims Fund distributions.

Directs that any limitation on spending from the Fund included in the President's budget or enacted in appropriations legislation for FY 2004 or any subsequent fiscal year not be scored as discretionary savings.

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Apr 22, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4271)
Apr 7, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4903-4907)
Apr 7, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4902-4903)
Apr 7, 2003

Introduced in Senate

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