As mentioned earlier below (see post on April 3), the amendment in question, introduced by Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Fla., was passed by the House as part of a popular bill to expand the Amber Alert system, which warns the public of child abductions. "The growing rancor among judges and defense attorneys stems not only from the contents of the legislation, but what opponents say is an attempt by the U.S. Department of Justice to ram the provisions through Congress without input from the federal judiciary, bar associations, or the Sentencing Commission." Now opposition to the amendment is growing, law.com reports here.