# 117-hr-7533: To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide that recipients of crime victim assistance grants shall prioritize programs that provide assistance to victims of firearm violence or the family members of victims of homicide, and for other purposes.

117-hr-7533, To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide that recipients of crime victim assistance grants shall prioritize programs that provide assistance to victims of firearm violence or the family members of victims of homicide, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7533
- Congress: 117
- Title: To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide that recipients of crime victim assistance grants shall prioritize programs that provide assistance to victims of firearm violence or the family members of victims of homicide, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-04-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires states to prioritize additional groups (i.e., victims of firearm violence or the family members of victims of homicide) for state victim assistance formula grants.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7533 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7533)

## Related
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- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8297)
- [117-hres-891: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-891)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5723)
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