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HR 1856 115th Congress House

Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to certain tort claims arising out of the criminal misconduct of confidential informants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 3, 2017 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Law Crime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationGovernment liabilityJudicial procedure and administration
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Apr 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Apr 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal judicial code to extend to three years and six months the period within which a tort claim against the United States must be presented in writing to a federal agency when the claim arises out of a government employee's conduct with respect to the criminal misconduct of a government informant. (Current law bars all tort claims against the United States that are not presented within two years after the claim accrues.)

The extension applies retroactively to any such claim that: (1) accrued on or after May 1, 1981; and (2) in the case of a claim accrued before the date of enactment of this bill, is presented within one year after such date.

The government is prohibited from asserting a defense or a bar, based on the doctrine of res judicata or collateral estoppel, to a claim that accrued before enactment of this bill and to which this bill applies.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1856: Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1856/
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"H.R. 1856: Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1856/.
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