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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 818 

To safeguard the Crime Victims Fund. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2017 

Mr. POE of Texas (for himself and Mr. COSTA) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to 

the Committees on Rules, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To safeguard the Crime Victims Fund. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Crime Victims Fund 

5 Preservation Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CRIME VICTIMS FUND FROM ALL 

7 BUDGETS. 

8 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the re9 ceipts and disbursements of the Crime Victims Fund (es10 tablished under section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act 


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1 of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601)) shall not be counted as new 

2 budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus 

3 for purposes of— 

4 (1) the budget of the United States Govern5 ment, as submitted by the President; or 

6 (2) the congressional budget. 

7 SEC. 3. LOCK-BOX PROTECTION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi9 sion of law, it shall not be in order in the House of Rep10 resentatives or the Senate to consider any measure that 

11 would authorize the use of, or appropriate, amounts in the 

12 Crime Victims Fund, established under section 1402 of 

13 the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601), in14 cluding amounts in such Fund that are designated to re15 main in the Fund for obligation in future fiscal years, for 

16 any purpose other than a purpose authorized under such 

17 Act. 

18 (b) 60-VOTE WAIVER REQUIRED IN THE SENATE.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) may be 

20 waived or suspended in the Senate only by the af21 firmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly 

22 chosen and sworn. 

23 (2) APPEALS.— 

24 (A) PROCEDURE.—Appeals in the Senate 

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1 graph (1) shall be limited to 1 hour, to be 

2 equally divided between, and controlled by, the 

3 mover and the manager of the measure that 

4 would authorize the payment or use of amounts 

5 in the Crime Victims Fund for a purpose other 

6 than a purpose authorized under the Victims of 

7 Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601). 

8 (B) 60 VOTES REQUIRED.—An affirmative 

9 vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen 

10 and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to 

11 sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on 

12 a point of order raised in relation to paragraph 

13 (1). 

14 (c) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.—This sec15 tion is enacted by Congress— 

16 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 

17 the House of Representatives and the Senate, re18 spectively, and as such they shall be considered as 

19 part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of 

20 that House to which they specifically apply, and 

21 such rules shall supersede other rules only to the ex22 tent that they are inconsistent therewith; and 

23 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

24 right of either House to change the rules (so far as 

25 relating to such House) at any time, in the same 


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1 manner, and to the same extent as in the case of 

2 any other rule of that House. 

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