H.R. 924 · 105th Congress · enacted
Victim Rights Clarification Act of 1997
Became Public Law No: 105-6.
Latest official action 1997-03-19 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Victim Allocution Clarification Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit a United States district court from ordering any victim of an offense excluded from the trial of a defendant accused of that offense because such victim may or will: (1) exercise the right to make a statement or present any information in relation to the sentence at the imposition of sentence; or (2) testify as to the effect of the offense on the victim and the victim's family. Makes this Act applicable in cases pending on the date of this Act's enactment.
Congressional Research Service · 1997-03-05
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Charles E. Schumer
Senate · NY · Democratic
$139,375PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank D. Lucas
House · OK District 3 · Republican
$722,374PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$12,500
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$12,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBEYOND FINANCE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCME GROUP INC. PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC)$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPHILLIPS 66 PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSEABOARD CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (BNY FEDPAC)$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUSA RICE FEDERATION PAC$10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$8,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordCROPLIFE AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$7,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordFEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF TOPEKA PAC$7,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordTHE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC$7,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordFMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC)$6,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordMINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC)$6,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$6,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordDEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE$6,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordDOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC)$6,000
ERICSSON INC. U.S. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('ERICSSON PAC')$6,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$6,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordLIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LMA-PAC)$6,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNASDAQ, INC. PAC (NASDAQ PAC)$6,000
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC$6,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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