# 119-hr-1353: Justice for Murder Victims Act

119-hr-1353, Justice for Murder Victims Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1353
- Congress: 119
- Title: Justice for Murder Victims Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No time limit for federal homicide cases: benefit, medium. 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 e…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1353 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1353)

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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2192: Air America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2192)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1353 (as of 2026-04-21).