Justice for Murder Victims Act

Bill: 117-s-10
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2022-11-17
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-11-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Justice for Murder Victims Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows a prosecution to be instituted for any federal homicide offense without regard to the time that elapsed between the act or omission that caused the death of the victim and the death of the victim. </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 10 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2022 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Ossoff ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To ensure that homicides can be prosecuted under Federal law without regard to the time elapsed between the act or omission that caused the death of the victim and the death itself.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Murder Victims Act . 2. Homicide offenses (a) In general Chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1123. No maximum time period between act or omission and death of victim A prosecution may be instituted for any homicide offense under the laws of the United States without regard to the time that elapsed between— (1) the act or omission that caused the death of the victim; and (2) the death of the victim. . (b) Table of contents The table of sections for chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1123. No maximum time period between act or omission and death of victim. .