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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 47 
To establish the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office within 
the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2025 
Mr. BERGMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement 
Office within the Department of Homeland Security, 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 ‘‘Victims Of Immigra-
tion Crime Engagement Restoration Act’’ or as the 
‘‘VOICE Restoration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) In April 2017, the United States Depart-
ment of Homeland Security launched the U.S. Im-
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migration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Victims 
of Immigration Crime Engagement Office (VOICE) 
in response to the Executive Order 13768 issued by 
President Donald J. Trump entitled Enhancing 
Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, 
which directed DHS to create an office to support 
victims of crimes committed by criminal aliens. 
(2) In June 2021, the United States Depart-
ment of Homeland Security terminated VOICE pur-
suant to the Executive order on the Revision of Civil 
Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities 
issued by President R. Joseph Jr. 
SEC. 3. VICTIMS OF IMMIGRATION CRIME ENGAGEMENT 
OFFICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Vic-
tims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office (herein-
after in this Act referred to as ‘‘VOICE’’) within the U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which shall pro-
vide assistance to victims of crimes committed by aliens 
present in the United States without lawful status under 
the immigration laws, in addition to witnesses and legal 
representatives of individuals acting at the request of a 
victim or witness. 
(b) DUTIES.—The duties of VOICE are to do the fol-
lowing: 
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(1) Use a victim-centered approach to acknowl-
edge and support persons who are victims or wit-
nesses described in subsection (a) and their families. 
(2) Promote awareness of available services to 
such persons. 
(3) Build collaborative partnerships with com-
munity stakeholders assisting such persons. 
(c) ASSISTANCE.—The types of assistance authorized 
to be provided by VOICE to such persons impacted by 
crimes committed by aliens described in subsection (a) in-
cludes— 
(1) the establishment and operation of a dedi-
cated toll-free VOICE Hotline to answer questions 
from victims; 
(2) local contacts to help with unique requests 
from such persons; 
(3) access to social service professionals able to 
refer victims to resources and service providers; 
(4) assistance signing up to receive automated 
custody status information regarding an alien de-
scribed in subsection (a) held in custody; and 
(5) additional criminal or immigration history 
may be available about an illegal alien to victims or 
their families. 
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(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, VOICE shall publish quar-
terly reports to Congress, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, and the President of the United States studying 
the effects of the victimization by aliens described in sub-
section (a) present in the United States. 
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