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Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights Act of 2020

Introduced: September 30, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 30, 2020
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Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act of 2020

This bill establishes a framework for immediate family members of a victim of murder under federal law to request a review of the victim's case file if the murder was committed more than three years prior and all probative investigative leads have been exhausted.

What's happening now September 30, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8466: Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8466/
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"H.R. 8466: Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8466/.
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H.R. 8466, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8466/.
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