S 960
· 119th Congress
· Crime and Law Enforcement
Justice for Murder Victims Act
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Held at the desk.
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Mar 14, 2025
floor
Received in the House.
Mar 14, 2025
floor
Held at the desk.
Mar 12, 2025
floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 11, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 11, 2025
passed
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1675-1676; text: CR S1676)
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Passed Senate
Mar 11, 2025
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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How a bill moves through Congress. Each stage produces a new official text. The diff between them shows what changed at that step.
ih/is— Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.rfh/rfs— Referred to a committee for review.rh/rs— Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).pcs/pch— Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.eh/es— Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.rdh/rds— Received by the other chamber.eah/eas— Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.ath/ats— Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.enr— Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.pl— Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.pp— Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.
Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.
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+++ Engrossed (Senate)
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 960 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]
+[S. 960 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
<DOC>
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1st Session
S. 960
-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.
-
_______________________________________________________________________
-IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
-
-March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025
-
-Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Ossoff, and Mr. Lee) introduced the
-following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time,
-and passed
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-A BILL
+AN ACT
To ensure that homicides can be prosecuted under Federal law without
regard to the time elapsed between the act or omission that caused the
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Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to an act or
omission described in that section that occurs after the date of
enactment of this Act.
-(d) Maximum Penalty for First-Degree Murder Based on Time Period
+(d) Maximum Penalty for First-degree Murder Based on Time Period
Between Act or Omission and Death of Victim.--Section 1111(b) of title
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``imprisonment
for life'' the following: ``, unless the death of the victim occurred
more than 1 year and 1 day after the act or omission that caused the
death of the victim, in which case the punishment shall be imprisonment
for any term of years or for life''.
-<all>
+
+Passed the Senate March 11 (legislative day, March 10),
+2025.
+
+Attest:
+
+Secretary.
+119th CONGRESS
+
+1st Session
+
+S. 960
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+AN ACT
+
+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.
Cosponsors (2)
Members who signed on to support this bill.