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S 3859 118th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing U.S. Sentencing Commission Violent crime

Justice for Murder Victims Act

Introduced: February 29, 2024 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 1, 2024
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Mar 1, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 1, 2024
Received in the House.
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1089-1090; text: CR S1089-1090)
Feb 29, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Murder Victims Act

This bill allows a prosecution to be instituted for any federal homicide offense without regard to the time that elapsed between the act or omission that caused the death of the victim and the death of the victim.

What's happening now March 1, 2024

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 349 Related bill Justice for Murder Victims Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Feb 29, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3859: Justice for Murder Victims Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3859/
MLA
"S. 3859: Justice for Murder Victims Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3859/.
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S. 3859, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3859/.
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[S. 3859: Justice for Murder Victims Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3859/)
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