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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 367 

Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Victims of Crime 

Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) and the substantial contributions 

to the Crime Victims Fund made through the criminal prosecutions 

conducted by the Financial Litigation Units of the United States Attorneys’ offices. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 3, 2009 

Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the 

Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et 

seq.) and the substantial contributions to the Crime Victims Fund made through the criminal prosecutions conducted by the Financial Litigation Units of the United 

States Attorneys’ offices. 

Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 has its 25th anniversary this year; 

Whereas for 25 years, the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 has 

provided funds to States for victim assistance and compensation programs to support victims of crime and those 

affected by violent crimes; 


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Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 has enabled approximately 4,400 community-based public and private 

programs to offer services to victims of crime, including 

crisis intervention, counseling, guidance, legal advocacy, 

and transportation shelters; 

Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 provides assistance and monetary support to over 4,000,000 victims of 

crime each year; 

Whereas the Crime Victims Fund established under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 provides direct services to victims of sexual assault, spousal abuse, child abuse, survivors of homicide victims, elderly victims of abuse or neglect, victims of drunk drivers, and other such crimes; 

Whereas in 2008, the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 assisted 

State crime victim compensation programs by allocating 

$432,000,000 to 151,643 victims of violent crime; 

Whereas since the establishment of the Crime Victims Fund 

in 1984, nearly $12,000,000,000 in offender-generated, 

non-taxpayer funds have been deposited into the Crime 

Victims Fund solely to help victims of crime; 

Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 also supports 

services to victims of Federal crimes, by providing funds 

for victims and witness coordinators in United States Attorneys’ offices, Federal Bureau of Investigation victimassistance specialists, and the Federal Victim Notification 

System; and 

Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 also supports important improvements in the victim services field through 

grants for training and technical assistance and evidencebased demonstration projects: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate recognizes— 


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1 (1) the 25th anniversary of the enactment of 

2 the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 

3 et seq.); and 

4 (2) the substantial contributions to the Crime 

5 Victims Fund made through the criminal prosecu6 tions conducted by the Financial Litigation Units of 

7 the United States Attorneys’ offices. 

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