H.R. 1353 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Justice for Murder Victims Act
Cosponsors: 1 (1 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-02-13
Latest action (2025-02-13): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 1353 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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