S 285 · in committee · significant
Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2025
- criminal justice
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill protects funding for crime victim services by blocking budget maneuvers that would reduce the Crime Victims Fund below recent historical levels.
- Crime victims and organizations that provide victim assistance services are affected by changes to this fund's availability.
- The bill creates procedural rules in Congress allowing points of order against appropriations bills that cut Crime Victims Fund obligations below the three-year average.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would locking the Crime Victims Fund to a three-year average affect Congress's ability to adjust spending during economic downturns or budget crises?
- 02
What specific victim services or organizations currently depend on Crime Victims Fund support, and how would this protection change their operations?
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What budget trade-offs might occur if Congress cannot reduce Crime Victims Fund obligations below the three-year average when overall spending must be cut?
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Sponsor · R-OK
James Lankford
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Introduced 2025-01-28
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-28 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
2025-01-28 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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