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119-hr-1353119th Congress

Justice for Murder Victims Act

Sponsored By: Representative Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]

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.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]

WI • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

Roll Call Votes

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