Justice for Murder Victims Act
Sponsored By: Representative Tiffany
Introduced
Summary
Removes the federal time limit for prosecuting homicide cases. The Justice for Murder Victims Act would add Section 1123 to Title 18 to allow federal prosecutors to bring homicide charges regardless of how much time passes between the act or omission and the victim's death. It also inserts the new section into the chapter table of contents and sets the bill's short title.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
No time limit for federal homicide cases
If enacted, federal prosecutors could bring homicide charges even if a long time passed between the harmful act and the victim’s death. This would remove any maximum time gap between the act and the death. It would apply only to federal homicide crimes, not state cases. Families could see charges even when death occurs years later. The bill does not list an effective date.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Tiffany
WI • R
Cosponsors
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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