Justice for Murder Victims Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 13, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
IntroducedFeb 13, 2025
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Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 43 words.
Justice for Murder Victims Act This bill allows a prosecution to be instituted for any federal homicide offense without regard to the time that elapsed between the act or omission that caused the death of the victim and the death of the victim.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 55 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 136 words
- Subjects
- Crime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationViolent crime
- Latest action
- Feb 13, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 960 Justice for Murder Victims Act R · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]