H.R. 1353 119th Congress House

Justice for Murder Victims Act

Official title: To ensure that homicides can be prosecuted under Federal law without regard to the time elapsed between the act or omission that caused the death of the victim and the death itself.

Introduced: February 13, 2025 Introduced by: Thomas P. Tiffany Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Crime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationViolent crime

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

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McBath, Lucy

Georgia · Feb 13, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1353: Justice for Murder Victims Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1353/

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"H.R. 1353: Justice for Murder Victims Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1353/.

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H.R. 1353, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1353/.

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