Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025 passed the House 342 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 99 words.
Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025 This bill adds a new source of revenue for the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). Specifically, the bill requires certain civil monetary penalties collected from settlements and judgments in cases involving fraud and false claims against the federal government to be deposited into the CVF through FY2029. The CVF supports federal, state, and local programs and activities to compensate and assist victims of crimes. Currently, the CVF is funded by deposits from a variety of sources, including federal criminal fines, penalties, and assessments; forfeited bail bonds; and certain other gifts, donations, and bequests.
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee - Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 7 of 120 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 444 words
- Subjects
- Crime victimsGovernment trust funds
- Latest action
- Jan 13, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 1892 Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025 R · Introduced