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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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Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] · R–WI
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-13 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Justice for Murder Victims Act would allow federal homicide prosecutions regardless of how much time passed between the act—or failure to act—that caused a victim’s death and the death itself. It would apply to any homicide offense under federal law.
This Act may be cited as the Justice for Murder Victims Act.
A prosecution may be instituted for any homicide offense under the laws of the United States without regard to the time that elapsed between— (1) the act or omission that caused the death of the victim; and (2) the death of the victim.
Section 2 would add section 1123 to chapter 51 of the federal criminal code and update its table of sections. The new provision would permit, rather than require, prosecution without regard to the interval between the conduct causing death and the victim’s death.
Chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1123. No maximum time period between act or omission and death of victim
A prosecution may be instituted for any homicide offense under the laws of the United States without regard to the time that elapsed between— (1) the act or omission that caused the death of the victim; and (2) the death of the victim.
The table of sections for chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1123. No maximum time period between act or omission and death of victim.
The supplied action snapshot, updated April 7, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 13, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-04-07T19:18:07Z. 2025-02-13: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2025-02-13: Introduced in House
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