This bill aims to protect the Crime Victims Fund, which provides money for services like domestic violence shelters, mental health counseling, and medical help for people affected by crimes.
It changes the rules so that money from legal settlements where prosecutors decide not to pursue a full criminal trial can be put into the fund to help victims.
Through September 2030, the bill would also move extra money from the False Claims Act—a law used to catch people who cheat the government—into the fund to help keep it from running out of money.
The bill ensures that whistleblowers who report fraud still get their fair share of settlement money and that the government is paid back for its losses before any extra funds are moved to the crime victims' fund.
This action is meant to fix a recent drop in funding that has threatened the budgets of thousands of local programs that help victims of child abuse, sexual assault, and other crimes across the country.
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The bill redirects a portion of False Claims Act penalties—after the government is reimbursed for its losses and whistleblowers are paid—into the Crime Victims Fund through September 2030. Companies that defraud the government and pay penalties under the False Claims Act would see those penalty payments go to victim services rather than the general treasury. This doesn't change what businesses owe, but it does redirect where the money goes.
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May 22, 2025Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
May 22, 2025
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
