# 117-hr-5768: VICTIM Act of 2022

117-hr-5768, VICTIM Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5768
- Congress: 117
- Title: VICTIM Act of 2022
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2021-10-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 37
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act of 2021 or the VICTIM Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a grant program for state, tribal, or local law enforcement agencies or prosecuting offices (or groups of agencies or offices) to establish, implement, and administer violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods.

## Cosponsors (37)

- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2021-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2022-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2022-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 250 | 178 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5768 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5768)

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