Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5363
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2018-03-21
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Budget process

Crime victims

Government trust funds

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2018-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the receipts and disbursements of the Crime Victims Fund from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of: (1) the budget of the U.S. government, as submitted by the President; or (2) the congressional budget. </p> <p>The bill establishes a point of order against considering legislation in the House or the Senate that authorizes the use of, or appropriates, amounts in the Crime Victims Fund for any purpose other than a purpose authorized by the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. In the Senate, the point of order may be waived or suspended only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn (currently 60 votes). </p> <p>The bill also exempts the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)</p> <p> <p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5363 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2018 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2018 . 2. Exclusion of crime victims fund from all budgets Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the receipts and disbursements of the Crime Victims Fund (established under section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 34 U.S.C. 20101 )) shall not be counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of— (1) the budget of the United States Government, as submitted by the President; or (2) the congressional budget. 3. Lock-box protection (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any measure that would authorize the use of, or appropriate, amounts in the Crime Victims Fund, established under section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 34 U.S.C. 20101 ), including amounts in such Fund that are designated to remain in the Fund for obligation in future fiscal years, for any purpose other than a purpose authorized under such Act. (b) 60-Vote waiver required in the Senate (1) In general Subsection (a) may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. (2) Appeals (A) Procedure Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of the Chair relating to paragraph (1) shall be limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the measure that would authorize the payment or use of amounts in the Crime Victims Fund for a purpose other than a purpose authorized under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 34 U.S.C. 20101 ). (B) 60 votes required An affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised in relation to paragraph (1). (c) Exercise of rulemaking powers This section is enacted by Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to such House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House. 4. Exemption from sequestration The Crime Victims Fund (established under section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 34 U.S.C. 20101 )) shall be exempt from sequestration, including any reduction under any order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.).