Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING HIGHER COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF UNJUST IMPRISONMENT OR DETENTION AND VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIMES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 4 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7309, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
October 18, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 3592, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING HIGHER COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF UNJUST IMPRISONMENT OR DETENTION AND VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIMES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 4 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7309, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to amend Section 4 of RA 7309 by increasing the amount to be awarded to those who are unjustly incarcerated. Present standards render the amount specified by the law obsolete and unresponsive. More so, it seeks to include psychiatricand medical treatment as part of the compensation program. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ABAYA, ANTONIO M. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-10-18 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2001-10-24 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
This bill seeks to amend Section 4 of RA 7309 by increasing the amount to be awarded to those who are unjustly incarcerated. Present standards render the amount specified by the law obsolete and unresponsive. More so, it seeks to include psychiatricand medical treatment as part of the compensation program.
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