# 119-hr-47: VOICE Restoration Act

119-hr-47, VOICE Restoration Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-47
- Congress: 119
- Title: VOICE Restoration Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office (VOICE) within ICE.** The office would provide information and services to victims, witnesses, and their legal representatives when crimes are committed by people present in the United States without lawful status.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New help for immigration crime victims: benefit, low. If enacted, ICE would set up a new office to help victims of crimes by people in the U.S. without lawful status. Witnesses and legal representatives, at a victim’s request, would also get help. Services would include a toll-free hotline, local contacts, and referrals to social-service providers. Vi…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-47 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/47)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-47 (as of 2026-04-21).