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Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015

Introduced: June 3, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.
Jul 21, 2015
Committee on the Budget. Reported by Senator Enzi without amendment. With written report No. 114-87.
Jun 24, 2015
Committee on the Budget. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 8, 2015
Committee on the Budget. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-283.
Jun 3, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Jun 3, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015

This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a point of order in the Senate and House of Representatives against any provision in an appropriation measure, amendment, motion, or conference report that: (1) contains a change in mandatory program spending, (2) reduces budget authority in the current year but does not reduce outlays over time, and (3) limits obligations from the Crime Victims Fund during a fiscal year to less than the average amount deposited into the Fund during the previous three fiscal years.

The bill permits a Senator to raise a point of order to strike such provision or to prevent its incorporation through amendment or motion. If the point of order is sustained by the Chair, the provision is stricken and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor. A motion to waive or suspend the point of order, or a motion to sustain an appeal of the ruling the Chair on such point of order, requires the affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members.

It also prohibits consideration of such provision in the House of Representatives.

What's happening now July 21, 2015

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3984 Identical bill Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Feb 23, 2016
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Dec 1, 2015
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Dec 1, 2015
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Sep 9, 2015
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jul 16, 2015
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jul 9, 2015
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jul 7, 2015
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jun 15, 2015
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jun 3, 2015
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jun 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1495: Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1495/
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