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HR 5498 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Compensation for victims of crime Economics and Public Finance Government trust funds Law

To increase the cap on the obligation of receipts for the Crime Victims Fund.

Introduced: February 26, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 17, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 26, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 26, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increases to $661 million the amount in the Crime Victims Fund that may be obligated in FY2008.

What's happening now March 17, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 29, 2008
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 5, 2008
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 26, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5498: To increase the cap on the obligation of receipts for the Crime Victims Fund.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5498/
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"H.R. 5498: To increase the cap on the obligation of receipts for the Crime Victims Fund.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5498/.
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