The Buffalo Criminal Law Center's
Special Collection on Federal Criminal Code Reform
I. PRIMARY MATERIALS
A. The National Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Law
An Act to Establish A National Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Law, Pub. L. No. 89-801, 80 Stat. 1516 (1966).
NATIONAL COMM'N ON REFORM OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAWS, WORKING PAPERS (vols. 1-3)(1970).
NATIONAL COMM'N ON REFORM OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAWS, STUDY DRAFT OF A NEW FEDERAL CRIMINAL CODE (1970).
NATIONAL COMM'N ON REFORM OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAWS, FINAL REPORT (1971).
B. The United States Senate
1. Bills
SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, 93D CONG., CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ACT OF 19-- (Comm. Print Nov. 10, 1972).
Criminal Justice Codification, Revision and Reform Act of 1973, S. 1, 93d Cong. (1973).
Criminal Code Reform Act of 1973, S. 1400, 93d Cong. (1973).
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL LAWS AND PROCEDURES, SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, 93D CONG., CRIMINAL JUSTICE CODIFICATION, REVISION AND REFORM ACT OF 1973 (Comm. Print Oct. 15, 1974).
Criminal Justice Reform Act of 1975, S. 1, 94th Cong. (1975).
Criminal Code Reform Act of 1977, S. 1437, 95th Cong. (1977).
Criminal Code Reform Act of 1977, S. 1437, 95th Cong. (Amend. No. 816, Aug. 4, 1977).
Criminal Code Reform Act of 1977, S. 1437, 95th Cong. (Amend. No. 1624, Nov. 15, 1977).
Criminal Code Reform Act of 1978, S. 1437, 95th Cong. (1978).
Criminal Code Reform Act of 1979, S. 1722, 96th Cong. (1979).
Criminal Code Reform Act of 1979, S. 1722, Proposed Amendments Groups I-V (1979).
Criminal Code Revision Act of 1979, S. 1723, 96th Cong. (1979).
SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, 97TH CONG., CRIMINAL CODE REFORM ACT OF 1981 (Comm. Print, Aug. 26, 1981).
SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, 97TH CONG., CRIMINAL CODE REFORM ACT OF 1981 (Comm. Print, Dec. 30, 1981).
Criminal Code Act of 1982, S. 1630, 97th Cong. (Amend. No. 1351, Apr. 1, 1982).
Criminal Code Act of 1982, S. 1630, 97th Cong., Amendment Nos. 1248-1351 (1982).
2. Hearings
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings on the Report of the National Comm'n on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws Before the Subcomm. on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 92d Cong. (pt. 1) (1971).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings Before the Subcomm. on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 92d Cong. (pt. 2) (1971).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings Before the Subcomm. on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 92d Cong. (pt. 3, subpts. A-C) (1972).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings Before the Subcomm. on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 92d Cong. (pt. 4) (1972).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings Before the Subcomm. on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 92d Cong. (pt. 3, subpt. D) (1973).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings on S. 1, S. 716, S. 1400 and S. 1401 Before the Subcomm. on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 93d Cong. (pt. 5) (1973).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings on S. 1, S. 716 and S. 1400 Before the Subcomm. on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 93d Cong. (pt. 6) (1973).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings on S. 1 and S. 1400 Before the Subcomm. on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 93d Cong. (pt. 8) (1973).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings on S. 1 and S. 1400 Before the Subcomm. on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 93d Cong. (pt. 7) (1974).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings on S. 1 and S. 1400 Before the Subcomm. on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 93d Cong. (pt. 9) (1974).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings on S. 1 and S. 1400 Before the Subcomm. on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 93d Cong. (pt. 10) (1974).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings on S. 1 and S. 1400 Before the Subcomm. on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 94th Cong. (pt. 11) (1974).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings on S. 1437, S. 31, S. 45, S. 181, S. 204, S. 260, S. 888, S. 979, and S. 1221 Before the Subcomm. on Criminal Laws and Procedures of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 95th Cong. (pt. 13) (1977).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings on S. 1722 and S. 1723 Before the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 96th Cong. (pt. 14) (1979).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings on S. 1722 and S. 1723 Before the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 96th Cong. (pt. 15) (1979).
Reform of the Federal Criminal Laws: Hearings on S. 1630 Before the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 97th Cong. (pt. 16) (1981).
The Insanity Defense: Hearings on S. 818, S. 1106, S. 1558, S. 2669, S. 2672, S. 2678, S. 2745, and S. 2780 Before the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 97th Cong. (1982).
3. Reports
CRIMINAL JUSTICE CODIFICATION, REVISION, AND REFORM ACT OF 1974, S. REP. NO. 93-0000 (vols. 1-3) (Comm. Print 1975) (to accompany S. 1).
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ACT OF 1975, S. REP. NO. 94-001 (Comm. Print 1975) (to accompany S. 1).
CRIMINAL CODE REFORM ACT OF 1977, S. REP. NO. 95-605 (pts. 1-2) (1977) (to accompany S. 1437).
CRIMINAL CODE REFORM ACT OF 1979, S. REP. NO. 96-553 (1980) (to accompany S. 1722).
CRIMINAL CODE REFORM ACT OF 1981, S. REP. NO. 97-307 (1982) (to accompany S. 1630).
4. Congressional Record
124 Cong. Rec. 1-1502 (1978) (containing Senate floor debate of S. 1437).
124 Cong. Rec. 15036-15038 (1978) (containing Sen. Eagleton's advocacy for passage of S. 1437).
124 Cong. Rec. 12409-12412 (1978) (containing Sen. Anderson's call for House to pass H.R. 6869 [companion to S. 1437]).
128 Cong. Rec. 906 (1982) (amendment to S. 1630 submitted).
B. The United States House of Representatives
1. Bills
Federal Criminal Code Reform Act of 1973, H.R. 10047, 93d Cong. (1973).
Federal Criminal Law Revision and Constitutional Rights Preservation Act of 1975, H.R. 10850, 94th Cong. (1975).
Federal Criminal Law Revision and Constitutional Rights Preservation Act of 1976, H.R. 2311, 95th Cong. (1977).
Criminal Code Reform Act of 1977, H.R. 6869, 95th Cong. (1977).
Criminal Justice Improvements Act of 1978, H.R. ____, Tentative Draft, 95th Cong. (July 1978).
Criminal Justice Improvements Act of 1978, H.R. 13959, 95th Cong. (1978).
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, 96TH CONG., CRIMINAL CODE REVISION ACT OF 1979 (Comm. Print Aug. 24, 1979).
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, 96TH CONG., CRIMINAL CODE REVISION ACT OF 1979 (Comm. Print Sept. 13, 1979).
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, 96TH CONG., CRIMINAL CODE REVISION ACT OF 1980 (Comm. Print Jan. 10, 1980).
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, 96TH CONG., CRIMINAL CODE REVISION ACT OF 1980 (Comm. Print Feb. 13, 1980).
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, 96TH CONG., CRIMINAL CODE REVISION ACT OF 1980 (Comm. Print Apr. 25, 1980).
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, 96TH CONG., CRIMINAL CODE REVISION ACT OF 1980 (Comm. Print Aug. 5, 1980).
Criminal Code Revision Act of 1980, H.R. 6915, 96th Cong. (1980).
Criminal Code Revision Act of 1981, H.R. 1647, 97th Cong. (1981).
Criminal Code Revision Act of 1981, H.R. 4711, 97th Cong. (1981).
Criminal Code Reform Act of 1981, S. 1630, 97th Cong. (1981).
Criminal Code Revision Act of 1981, H.R. 5679, 97th Cong. (1982).
2. Hearings
Legislation to Revise and Recodify Federal Criminal Laws: Hearing on H.R. 6869 Before the Subcomm. on Criminal Justice of the Comm. on the Judiciary, 95th Cong. (pts. 1-3) (1978).
Revision of the Federal Criminal Code: Hearings Before the House Subcomm. on Criminal Justice of the Comm. on the Judiciary, 96th Cong (pt. 1) (1981) (Considering H.R.6915).
Revision of the Federal Criminal Code: Hearings Before the House Subcomm. on Criminal Justice of the Comm. on the Judiciary, 96th Cong (1982) (pts 2-6) (Considering H.R.6915).
3. Reports
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 1978, H.R. REP. NO. 95-29 (1979) (to accompany H.R. 13959).
CRIMINAL CODE REVISION ACT OF 1980, H.R. REP. NO. 96-1396 (1980) (to accompany H.R. 6915).
4. Congressional Record
124 Cong. Rec. 14534-14536 (1978) (containing Rep. Conyers' position against H.R. 6869 (companion to S. 1437)).
II. SECONDARY SOURCES
Byrd, Robert, Letter from Edward M. Kennedy and Robert C. Byrd, United States Senators, to Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Speaker of the United State House of Representatives (Feb. 2, 1978) (urging passage of House companion to S. 1437 [H.R. 6869]).
CARRINGTON, FRANK. CRIME AND JUSTICE: A CONSERVATIVE STRATEGY (1983).
Gainer, Ronald, Report to the Attorney General on Federal Criminal Code Reform, 1 CRIM. L.F. 99 (1989).
Joost, Robert, Simplifying Federal Criminal Laws, 14 PEPP. L. REV. 1 (1986).
Kennedy, Edward, Letter from Edward M. Kennedy and Robert C. Byrd, United States Senators, to Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Speaker of the United State House of Representatives (Feb. 2, 1978) (urging passage of H.R. 6869 [companion to
S. 1437].
McClellan, John, Press Release from Office of Senator John L. McClellan (Nov. 2, 1977) (detailing Judiciary Committee's favorable report on S. 1437).
Senate Judiciary Committee Staff, Memorandum, The Federal Criminal Code Reform Act of 1979 (1979).
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE PROPOSED NEW FEDERAL CRIMINAL CODE, ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THE NEW CRIMINAL CODE PROPOSED BY THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON REFORM OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAWS (1972).
---------. THREE VERSIONS OF A PROPOSED NEW FEDERAL CRIMINAL CODE (1974).
Symposium on the Proposed Federal Criminal Code, 68 NW. U. L. REV. 817 (1973).
UNITED STATES DEP'T OF JUSTICE: CRIMINAL CODE REVISION UNIT OF THE LEGISLATION AND SPECIAL PROJECTS SECTION, CRIMINAL DIVISION, 94TH CONG., THE BROWN COMMISSION REPORT & S. 1: A SECTION BY SECTION COMPARISON OF THE FINAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ON REFORM OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAWS WITH S. 1, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ACT OF 1975 (Comm. Print Aug. 15, 1975).
United States Dep't. of Justice, Memorandum, The Criminal Code Reform Act of 1979 (S. 1722, as reported by the Senate Commission on the Judiciary) (January 23, 1980).
United States Dep't. of Justice, Memorandum, The Criminal Code Reform Act of 1981(S. 1630, as reported by the Senate Commission on the Judiciary) (September 17, 1981).
United States Dep't. of Justice, Memorandum, A Response to Recent Criticism Disseminated by the Moral Majority, Inc., and Other Groups concerning S. 1630: The Criminal Code Reform Act of 1981 (November 4, 1981).
III. SENATE STAFF NOTEBOOKS
FEDERAL CRIMINAL CODE BILL: AMENDMENTS MADE TO S.1 TO GET S. 1437 (Notebook of Senator McClellan).
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF S. 1437 (Vols. I-III)(Notebooks of Senate Staff: P. Summitt and M. Downey).
S. 1437 WITH AMENDMENTS FROM SENATE FLOOR (May and Nov. 1977) (Notebook of Senate Staff: P. Summitt).
S. 1437 SENATE FLOOR DEBATE (with index) (Jan. 19-30, 1978)(Notebook of Senate Staff: P. Summitt).
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY ON REFORM OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAWS, 1966-1976
(VOLS. I-III)(including exhaustive history of criminal code development in US--all bills, reports, floor debate, statements, letters, testimony from the relevant time period)(Notebooks of Senate Staff: P. Summitt).
