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HR 1637 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Budget process Crime victims Government trust funds Legislative rules and procedure

Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2011

Introduced: April 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 15, 2011
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2011 - Excludes receipts and disbursements of the Crime Victims Fund from executive and congressional budgets.

Prohibits the consideration of any legislation in the House of Representatives or the Senate that would authorize the use of amounts in the Crime Victims Fund for a purpose not authorized by the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. Allows the Senate to waive or suspend such prohibition by a three-fifths vote.

What's happening now July 11, 2011

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 11, 2012
Reichert, David
· May 24, 2011
WALDEN, GREG
· May 2, 2011
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Apr 15, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 15, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1637: Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1637/
MLA
"H.R. 1637: Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1637/.
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H.R. 1637, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1637/.
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