▁version ▁is ▁off ensive ▁to ▁many ▁otherwise ▁conserv ative ▁" law ▁and ▁order " ▁members ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁because ▁they ▁de em ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁viol ative ▁of ▁another ▁principle ▁important ▁to ▁conserv atives , ▁that ▁of ▁federal ism . ▁Adv oc ates ▁of ▁both ▁sides ▁are ▁ad am ant ▁on ▁their ▁version , ▁and ▁for ▁this ▁reason ▁neither ▁has ▁been ▁passed ▁by ▁either ▁house ▁of ▁Congress ▁. ▁ ▁Text ▁of ▁the ▁Vict ims ' ▁Rights ▁Am end ment ▁House ▁J oint ▁Resol ution ▁ 1 0 6 , ▁introduced ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁by ▁Re ps . ▁Tr ent ▁Fran ks ▁( R - A Z ▁ 0 2 ) ▁and ▁Jim ▁Costa ▁( D - CA ▁ 2 0 ), ▁failed ▁to ▁pass ▁committee ▁or ▁be ▁voted ▁on . ▁The ▁bill ▁reads ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Section ▁ 1 . ▁The ▁rights ▁of ▁a ▁crime ▁victim ▁to ▁fair ness , ▁respect , ▁and ▁dign ity , ▁being ▁capable ▁of ▁protection ▁without ▁den ying ▁the ▁constitution al ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁accused , ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁denied ▁or ▁ab rid ged ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁or ▁any ▁State . ▁The ▁crime ▁victim ▁shall , ▁moreover , ▁have ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁reasonable ▁notice ▁of , ▁and ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁ex cluded ▁from , ▁public ▁proceed ings ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁off ense , ▁to ▁be ▁heard ▁at ▁any ▁release , ▁ple a , ▁sent encing , ▁or ▁other ▁such ▁proceed ing ▁involving ▁any ▁right ▁established