# 119-s-960: Justice for Murder Victims Act

119-s-960, Justice for Murder Victims Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA); status passed_senate (as of 2026-07-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-960
- Congress: 119
- Title: Justice for Murder Victims Act
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-20

## Summary

**Removes the maximum time limit for prosecuting federal homicide offenses.** The Justice for Murder Victims Act lets federal prosecutors bring homicide charges regardless of how long after an act or omission the victim dies, while setting a precise one-year-and-one-day rule that limits death-penalty eligibility and alters first-degree murder punishments when death occurs later.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No limit to charge federal murder, stricter death penalty: mixed, low. If enacted, the government would be able to bring a federal homicide case no matter how long after the act the victim dies. This would apply only to acts or omissions that happen after the law takes effect, and it would not override the general time limit in 28 U.S.C. 3282(a) when that law still ap…

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## Sources
- [119-s-960 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/960)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-960 (as of 2026-07-20).