S 960 · introduced · significant
Justice for Murder Victims Act
- criminal justice
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 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?
- 02
What trade-offs exist between allowing prosecution of old murders and the challenges defendants face in defending themselves against decades-old accusations?
- 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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Sponsor · R-IA
Chuck Grassley
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
2/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-14
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-14 · house · Floor
Held at the desk.
2025-03-14 · house · Floor
Received in the House.
2025-03-12 · senate · Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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)
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.
2025-03-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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