Justice for Murder Victims Act

Bill: 117-hr-9601
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2022-12-15
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9601 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 15, 2022 Mr. Tiffany (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was 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. .