# 119-s-285: Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2025

119-s-285, Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK); status introduced (as of 2026-04-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-285
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: unknown
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-22

## Summary

**Protects the Crime Victims Fund from budget moves that would cut money available for victim services below a recent three-year average.** This bill would add a new point of order to the Congressional Budget Act to block mandatory-program changes that divert CVF resources and to set how that average is calculated and enforced. - Families and victims: Would lock in a floor for annual CVF funding tied to a three-year average, addressing a history of withheld funds that totaled more than $10 billion and a period when only 30% of about $12 billion collected in 2010–2014 was disbursed. - Congress and appropriators: Would create a new point of order against CHIMPs (changes in mandatory programs) that would reduce CVF availability below the three-year average. It includes a $2.0 billion safe-harbor threshold and a requirement that a three-fifths majority overturn appeals of CHIMP rulings. - Floor and conference rules: If a provision is found to be a CHIMP that cuts CVF below the average, the offending language may be stricken and may not be offered as a floor amendment. The Senate Budget Committee chair sets the budgetary levels used in the calculation.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect Crime Victims Fund: benefit, medium. This bill would create a new rule blocking budget changes (called CHIMPs) that would cut the Crime Victims Fund below a defined 3-year average. The rule would apply in both the House and the Senate to appropriations bills, amendments, and conference reports. The bill would define CHIMP and the 3-ye…
- Senate strike rule and waiver: benefit, low. This bill would let the Senate strike CHIMP language from measures if a point of order is sustained. Struck material could not be offered again as a floor amendment. If language is stricken from a conference report, the Senate could only act on the unstricken parts. The Senate would need a three-fi…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1949: Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-4576: Jewish American Security Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-285 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/285)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1949: Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1949)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-4576: Jewish American Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4576)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-285 (as of 2026-04-22).