Congress·In Committee·H.R. 1353

Justice for Murder Victims Act

Murder Cases: Removing Time Limits on Victim Death

Feb 13, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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The Justice for Murder Victims Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently sent to the House Committee on the Judiciary for review. The bill is actively moving forward as it awaits further discussion by committee members.

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The bill has support from both parties which makes it more likely to move forward. It still needs to pass through committees and both the House and Senate before it can become law.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 349 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 349 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill removes an old legal rule that can prevent people from being charged with murder if the victim dies a long time after being hurt. It makes it clear that federal prosecutors can bring charges no matter how many years pass between the initial injury and the death.
It targets cases where a victim might survive for a long time on life support or with medical help before eventually dying from their injuries. This ensures that the person who caused the harm can still be held responsible for the death even if it happens much later.
This change is important because modern medicine allows people to live much longer after serious injuries than they could in the past. The law is being updated to make sure justice is still possible even when medical technology extends a victim's life for years.

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Milestones

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Feb 13, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Justice for Murder Victims Act

Bill NumberHR 1353

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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