I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3362 
To authorize grants for crime victims to be distributed to angel families, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2025 
Mr. NEHLS (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BACON, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. 
GOODEN, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. TIFFANY, and Mr. BABIN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To authorize grants for crime victims to be distributed to 
angel families, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for Angel Fam-
ilies Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ANGEL FAMILIES. 
Section 1403 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
(34 U.S.C. 20102) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph 
(1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) such program is operated by a State and 
offers compensation to— 
‘‘(A) victims and survivors of victims of 
criminal violence, including drunk driving and 
domestic violence, for— 
‘‘(i) medical expenses attributable to a 
physical injury resulting from a compen-
sable crime, including expenses for mental 
health counseling and care; 
‘‘(ii) loss of wages attributable to a 
physical injury resulting from a compen-
sable crime; and 
‘‘(iii) funeral expenses attributable to 
a death resulting from a compensable 
crime; or 
‘‘(B) angel families for— 
‘‘(i) medical expenses attributable to 
any injury resulting from a compensable 
crime, including expenses for mental health 
counseling and care; 
‘‘(ii) loss of wages attributable to 
emotional distress resulting from a com-
pensable crime; and 
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‘‘(iii) funeral expenses attributable to 
a death resulting from a compensable 
crime;’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘angel family’ means the imme-
diate family members of any individual who is a vic-
tim of homicide committed by— 
‘‘(A) 
an 
alien 
described 
in 
section 
212(a)(6)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(A)(i)) who is un-
lawfully present in the United States; or 
‘‘(B) any member of an international 
criminal organization involved in the unlawful 
trafficking of controlled substances (as defined 
in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 802)), including an international 
drug cartel.’’. 
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SEC. 3. VICTIMS OF IMMIGRATION CRIME ENGAGEMENT 
OFFICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title I of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 111 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 104. VICTIMS OF IMMIGRATION CRIME ENGAGEMENT 
OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ALIEN.—The term ‘alien’ means an indi-
vidual who— 
‘‘(A) is described in section 212(a)(6)(A)(i) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(A)(i)); and 
‘‘(B) is unlawfully present in the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Victims of Immigration Crime 
Engagement Office established pursuant to sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish, 
within the Office of the Secretary, the Victims of Immigra-
tion Crime Engagement Office to provide proactive, time-
ly, and professional services to victims of crimes com-
mitted by aliens who are inadmissible under section 
212(a), deportable under section 237(a), or otherwise un-
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