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S 960 · introduced · significant

Justice for Murder Victims Act

What this bill does

  • Removes the statute of limitations for federal murder prosecutions.
  • Affects federal prosecutors and individuals accused of federal homicide offenses.
  • Takes effect upon enactment with no specified fiscal cost.

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  1. 01

    How might removing the statute of limitations for federal murder cases affect the ability of prosecutors to build strong cases decades after crimes occur?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between allowing prosecution of old murders and the challenges defendants face in defending themselves against decades-old accusations?

  3. 03

    Which types of federal murder cases would most benefit from unlimited prosecution time, and are there categories where time limits might still serve important purposes?

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Chuck Grassley

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Introduced 2025-03-14

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-14 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  2. 2025-03-14 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  3. 2025-03-12 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  4. 2025-03-11 · senate · Floor

    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)

  5. 2025-03-11 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  6. 2025-03-11 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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