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HR1353Referred to Committee

Justice for Murder Victims Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-13
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Thomas P. Tiffany
Thomas P. Tiffany
Republican · WI · Representative
Votes with party: 93.9% (511 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/T000165

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Lucy McBath (D-GA-6)Original· 2025-02-13

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-02-13

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-02-13

Previously

  • Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-13

Plain-English Summary

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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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