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01-HR912 on Mar 7, 2001

Title: To reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed.
    Summary: Authorizes a person convicted of a Federal crime to apply 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Provides grants to prosecutors for DNA testing programs.

  5. 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.

    • Participating counts on VoteMatch question 8.



    Democrats participating in 01-HR912

    Neil Abercrombie s1oHawaii Democrat
    Gary Ackerman s1oNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
    Daniel Akaka s1oHI Democrat Jr Senator
    Tom Allen s1oMaine Democrat
    Joe Baca s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Brian Baird s1oWashington Democrat
    John Baldacci s1oMaine Democrat
    Tammy Baldwin s1oWisconsin Democrat
    Tom Barrett s1oWisconsin Democrat
    Shelley Berkley s1oNevada Democrat
    Howard Berman s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Jeff Bingaman s1oNM Democrat Jr Senator
    Rod Blagojevich s1oIL Democrat
    Earl Blumenauer s1oOregon Democrat
    David Bonior s1oMichigan Democrat
    Leonard Boswell s1oIowa Democrat
    Rick Boucher s1oVirginia Democrat
    Barbara Boxer s1oCA Democratic incumbent
    Allen Boyd s1oFlorida Democrat
    Robert Brady s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Corrine Brown s1oFlorida Democrat
    Sherrod Brown s1oOH Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
    Maria Cantwell s1oWA Democrat Jr Senator
    Lois Capps s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Michael Capuano s1oMassachusetts Democrat
    Benjamin Cardin s1oMaryland Democrat
    Julia Carson s1oIndiana Democrat
    William Lacy Clay s1oMissouri Democrat
    Eva Clayton s1oNorth Carolina Democrat (Until 2004)
    Hillary Clinton s1oNY Democrat Jr Senator
    James Clyburn s1oSouth Carolina Democrat
    John Conyers s1oMichigan Democrat
    Jon Corzine s1oNJ Democrat
    Jerry Costello s1oIllinois Democrat
    William Coyne s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Joseph Crowley s1oNew York Democrat
    Elijah Cummings s1oMaryland Democrat
    Danny Davis s1oIllinois Democrat
    Susan Davis s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Peter Defazio s1oOregon Democrat
    Diana DeGette s1oColorado Democrat
    Bill Delahunt s1wMassachusetts Democrat
    Rosa DeLauro s1oConnecticut Democrat
    Norm Dicks s1oWashington Democrat
    Chris Dodd s1oCT Democratic incumbent
    Lloyd Doggett s1oTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
    Cal Dooley s1oCalifornia Democrat (Until 2004)
    Mike Doyle s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Richard Durbin s1oIL Democrat Sr Senator
    John Edwards s1oNC Former Democrat Senator; retired to run for President, 2004
    Eliot Engel s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
    Anna Eshoo s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Lane Evans s1oIllinois Democrat
    Eni Faleomavaega s1oSamoa Democrat
    Sam Farr s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Chaka Fattah s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Russell Feingold s1oPOTUS Democrat
    Bob Filner s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Harold Ford s1oTennessee Democrat
    Barney Frank s1oMassachusetts Democrat
    Dick Gephardt s1oMissouri Democrat (Until 2004)
    Luis Gutierrez s1oIllinois Democrat
    Tony Hall s1oOhio Democrat
    Alcee Hastings s1oFlorida Democrat
    Earl Hilliard s1oAlabama Democrat
    Maurice Hinchey s1oNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
    Ruben Hinojosa s1oTexas Democrat
    Rush Holt s1oNew Jersey Democrat
    Mike Honda s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Darlene Hooley s1oOregon Democrat
    Steny Hoyer s1oMaryland Democrat
    Daniel Inouye s1oHI Democratic incumbent
    Jay Inslee s1oWashington Democrat
    Steve Israel s1oNew York Democrat
    Jesse Louis Jackson s1oIllinois Democrat
    Sheila Jackson Lee s1oTexas Democrat
    William Jefferson s1oLouisiana Democrat
    Eddie Bernice Johnson s1oTexas Democrat
    Stephanie Tubbs Jones s1oOhio Democrat
    Paul Kanjorski s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Marcy Kaptur s1oOhio Democrat
    Patrick Kennedy s1oRhode Island Democrat
    Ted Kennedy s1oMA Democrat Sr Senator
    John Kerry s1oMA Democrat Jr Senator
    Dale Kildee s1oMichigan Democrat
    Carolyn Kilpatrick s1oMichigan Democrat
    Ron Kind s1oWisconsin Democrat
    Jerry Kleczka s1oWisconsin Democrat (Until 2004)
    Dennis Kucinich s1oOhio Democrat
    John LaFalce s1oNew York Democrat/Ind./Lib. (Until 2004
    Nicholas Lampson s1oTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
    James Langevin s1oRhode Island Democrat
    Tom Lantos s1oCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2008)
    Rick Larsen s1oWashington Democrat
    John Larson s1oConnecticut Democrat
    Patrick Leahy s1wVT Democratic incumbent
    Barbara Lee s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Carl Levin s1oMI Democrat Sr Senator
    Sander Levin s1oMichigan Democrat
    John Lewis s1oGeorgia Democrat
    Joseph Lieberman s1oCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
    William Lipinski s1oIllinois Democrat (Until 2004)
    Zoe Lofgren s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Nita Lowey s1oNew York Democrat
    Bill Luther s1oMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
    Carolyn Maloney s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
    Jim Maloney s1oConnecticut Democrat (retired)
    Ed Markey s1oMassachusetts Democrat
    Robert Matsui s1oCalifornia Democrat (deceased)
    Carolyn McCarthy s1oNew York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
    Karen McCarthy s1oMissouri Democrat (Until 2004)
    Betty McCollum s1oMinnesota Democrat
    Jim McDermott s1oWashington Democrat
    Jim McGovern s1oMassachusetts Democrat
    Cynthia McKinney s1oGeorgia Democrat
    Michael McNulty s1oNew York Democratic/Ind./Cons.
    Marty Meehan s1oMassachusetts Democrat
    Carrie Meek s1oFlorida Democrat (retired 2002)
    Gregory Meeks s1oNew York Dem./Working-Families
    Barbara Mikulski s1oMD Democratic incumbent
    Juanita Millender-McDonald s1oCalifornia Democrat
    George Miller s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Patsy Mink s1oHawaii Democrat
    Joe Moakley s1oMassachusetts Democrat
    Dennis Moore s1oKansas Democrat
    James Moran s1oVirginia Democrat
    John Murtha s1oPennsylvania Democrat
    Jerrold Nadler s1oNew York Dem./Lib./Working-Families
    Grace Napolitano s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Richard Neal s1oMassachusetts Democrat
    Eleanor Holmes Norton s1oDistrict of Columbia Democrat
    James Oberstar s1oMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
    John Olver s1oMassachusetts Democrat
    Major Owens s1oNew York Democrat/Working-Families
    Frank Pallone s1oNew Jersey Democrat
    Bill Pascrell s1oNew Jersey Democrat
    Ed Pastor s1oArizona Democrat
    Donald Payne s1oNew Jersey Democrat
    Nancy Pelosi s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Collin Peterson s1oMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
    David Phelps s1oIllinois Democrat
    Earl Pomeroy s1oNorth Dakota Democrat
    David Eugene Price s1oNorth Carolina Democrat
    Nick Rahall s1oWest Virginia Democrat
    Jack Reed s1oRI Democrat Sr Senator
    Silvestre Reyes s1oTexas Democrat
    Lynn Nancy Rivers s1oMichigan Democrat
    Ciro Rodriguez s1oTexas Democrat
    Tim Roemer s1oIndiana Democrat
    Steven Rothman s1oNew Jersey Democrat
    Lucille Roybal-Allard s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Bobby Rush s1oIllinois Democrat
    Martin Sabo s1oMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
    Loretta Sanchez s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Max Sandlin s1oTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
    Paul Sarbanes s1oMD Democrat Sr Senator
    Tom Sawyer s1oOhio Democrat
    Jan Schakowsky s1oIllinois Democrat
    Bobby Scott s1oVirginia Democrat
    Jose Serrano s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
    Brad Sherman s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Louise Slaughter s1oNew York Democrat
    David Adam Smith s1oWashington Democrat
    Hilda Solis s1oCalifornia Democrat
    John Spratt s1oSouth Carolina Democrat
    Pete Stark s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Ted Strickland s1oOH Democrat
    Bart Stupak s1oMichigan Democrat
    Ellen Tauscher s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Bennie Thompson s1oMississippi Democrat
    Karen Thurman s1oFlorida Democrat
    John Tierney s1oMassachusetts Democrat
    Bob Torricelli s1oNJ Democrat Jr Senator
    Ed Towns s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
    Jim Traficant s1oOhio Democrat
    Mark Udall s1oCO Democratic Senate Challenger; US Rep.
    Tom Udall s1oNew Mexico Democrat
    Nydia Velazquez s1oNew York Democrat/Working-Families
    Maxine Waters s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Diane Watson s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Mel Watt s1oNorth Carolina Democrat
    Henry Waxman s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Anthony Weiner s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
    Paul Wellstone s1oMN Democrat Senator (Former)
    Robert Wexler s1oFlorida Democrat
    Lynn Woolsey s1oCalifornia Democrat
    Albert Wynn s1oMaryland Democrat



    Republicans participating in 01-HR912

    Spencer Bachus s1oAlabama Republican
    Roscoe Bartlett s1oMaryland Republican
    Charlie Bass s1oNew Hampshire Republican
    Sherry Boehlert s1oNew York Republican/Independence
    John Boehner s1oOhio Republican
    Mary Bono s1oCalifornia Republican
    Dan Burton s1oIndiana Republican
    Dave Camp s1oMichigan Republican
    Michael Castle s1oDelaware Republican
    Lincoln Chafee s1oRI Republican Jr Senator
    John Howard Coble s1oNorth Carolina Republican
    Susan Collins s1oME Republican Jr Senator
    Philip Crane s1oIllinois Republican (Until 2004)
    Tom Davis s1oVirginia Republican
    Jennifer Dunn s1oWashington Republican (Until 2004)
    Vernon Ehlers s1oMichigan Republican
    Robert Ehrlich s1oMaryland Republican
    Jo Ann Emerson s1oMissouri Republican
    Phil English s1oPennsylvania Republican
    Mark Foley s1oFlorida Republican
    Greg Ganske s1oIA Former Republican Nominee (2002)
    Paul Gillmor s1oOhio Republican
    Benjamin Gilman s1oNew York Republican
    Jim Greenwood s1oPennsylvania Republican (Until 2004)
    Felix Grucci s1oNew York Republican
    Melissa Hart s1oPennsylvania Republican
    Doc Hastings s1oWashington Republican
    Dave Hobson s1oOhio Republican
    Steve Horn s1oCalifornia Republican
    Amo Houghton s1oNew York Republican/Conservative
    Nancy Lee Johnson s1oConnecticut Republican
    Timothy Johnson s1oIllinois Republican
    Sue Kelly s1oNew York Republican/Conservative
    Peter King s1oNew York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life
    Jim Kolbe s1oArizona Republican
    Ray LaHood s1oIllinois Republican
    Steven LaTourette s1oOhio Republican
    Jim Leach s1oIowa Republican
    John McHugh s1oNew York Republican/Conservative
    Connie Morella s1oMaryland Republican
    Sue Myrick s1oNorth Carolina Republican
    Tom Osborne s1oNebraska Republican
    Michael Oxley s1oOhio Republican
    Tom Petri s1oWisconsin Republican
    Todd Platts s1oPennsylvania Republican
    Rob Portman s1oOhio Republican
    Deborah Pryce s1oOhio Republican
    Jack Quinn s1oNew York Republican/Ind./Cons.
    Jim Ramstad s1oMinnesota Republican
    Dana Rohrabacher s1oCalifornia Republican
    Joe Scarborough s1oFlorida Republican
    Christopher Shays s1oConnecticut Republican
    Rob Simmons s1oConnecticut Republican
    Christopher Smith s1oNew Jersey Republican
    Gordon Harold Smith s1oOR Republican Jr Senator
    Mark Souder s1oIndiana Republican
    Cliff Stearns s1oFlorida Republican
    John Sweeney s1oNew York Republican/Conservative
    Pat Tiberi s1oOhio Republican
    Pat Toomey s1oPennsylvania Republican (Until 2004)
    Fred Upton s1oMichigan Republican
    Jim Walsh s1oNew York Rep./Ind./Conservative
    John Warner s1oVA Republican Sr Senator
    Curt Weldon s1oPennsylvania Republican
    Frank Wolf s1oVirginia Republican



    Independents participating in 01-HR912

    Anibal Acevedo-Vila s1oPuerto Rico -
    Brad Carson s1oOK 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative
    Donna Christensen s1oVirgin Islands -
    Joseph Hoeffel s1oPA 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative
    Jim Jeffords s1oVT Independent Jr Senator
    George Nethercutt s1oWA 2004 former Republican challenger; US Representative
    Bernie Sanders s1oVermont Independent



    Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

    Democrats: 187
    Republicans: 65
    Independents: 7