HR 2018
100th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Crimes against the elderly
Economics and Public Finance
Government trust funds
Grants-in-aid
Social Welfare
State finance
States
Victims of crimes
Elderly Victims of Crime Act of 1987
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 13, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Apr 8, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Apr 8, 1987
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Elderly Victims of Crime Act of 1987 - Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to require States (in order to receive grants from the Crime Victims Fund) to certify that priority will be given to eligible programs which provide assistance to elderly crime victims.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2018: Elderly Victims of Crime Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2018/
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