# 119-s-1734: Justice for Angel Families Act

119-s-1734, Justice for Angel Families Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1734
- Congress: 119
- Title: Justice for Angel Families Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Expands federal compensation to "angel families" of homicide victims.** This bill would also create a new office to support victims of crimes committed by unlawfully present individuals and international trafficking groups. - Would expand the state-run Victims of Crime Act compensation program to cover medical care including mental health counseling, lost wages from physical injury, and funeral costs for victims and surviving family members of criminal violence. - Would add "angel families" as a new eligibility category. That term covers immediate relatives of homicide victims when the killer is unlawfully present in the U.S. or is a member of an international drug trafficking organization. Angel families could receive medical care, mental health counseling, lost wages tied to emotional distress, and funeral expense payments. - Would create a Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office in the Department of Homeland Security to run a hotline, provide custody status updates and releasable criminal or immigration history, connect victims with services, collect service metrics, conduct a case study, and deliver an annual report to Congress with demographics and crime details.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More compensation for crime victims: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would expand state victim compensation programs. Victims and survivors could get medical bills, mental health care, lost wages from physical injury, and funeral costs. Angel families could also get medical and mental health care, wage loss for emotional distress, and funeral co…
- Office for victims of immigration crime: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create a Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office in the Department of Homeland Security. It would help victims of crimes by inadmissible, deportable, or unlawfully present noncitizens and their families. The Director would run a hotline, give referrals, help regist…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-1162: SHORT Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-185: Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1734 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1734)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-1162: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1162)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-185: Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-185)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1734 (as of 2026-08-11).