To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide that recipients of crime victim assistance grants shall prioritize programs that provide assistance to victims of firearm violence or the family members of victims of homicide, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7533
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2022-04-18
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-04-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires states to prioritize additional groups (i.e., victims of firearm violence or the family members of victims of homicide) for state victim assistance formula grants.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7533 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 18, 2022 Ms. Escobar (for herself, Mr. Neguse , and Mr. Cicilline ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide that recipients of crime victim assistance grants shall prioritize programs that provide assistance to victims of firearm violence or the family members of victims of homicide, and for other purposes.

1. Crime victim assistance programs for victims of firearm violence and the family members of victims of homicide (a) In general Section 1404(a)(2)(A) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 34 U.S.C. 20103(a)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking victims of sexual assault, spousal abuse, or child abuse and inserting victims of sexual assault, victims of spousal abuse, victims of child abuse, victims of firearm violence, or the family members of victims of homicide . (b) Rulemaking Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall make a rule to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a), which rule shall provide that a State receiving funds under section 1404 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 34 U.S.C. 20103 ) shall reserve not less than 10 percent for each priority group described in such section 1404(a)(2)(A), as amended by subsection (a).