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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 1353 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To ensure that homicides can be prosecuted under Federal law without |
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| 6 | 6 | | regard to the time elapsed between the act or omission that caused |
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| 7 | 7 | | the death of the victim and the death itself. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | FEBRUARY13, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. T |
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| 11 | 11 | | IFFANY(for himself and Mrs. MCBATH) introduced the following bill; |
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| 12 | 12 | | which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary |
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| 13 | 13 | | A BILL |
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| 14 | 14 | | To ensure that homicides can be prosecuted under Federal |
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| 15 | 15 | | law without regard to the time elapsed between the act |
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| 16 | 16 | | or omission that caused the death of the victim and |
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| 17 | 17 | | the death itself. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 19 | 19 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for Murder 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Victims Act’’. 5 |
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| 24 | 24 | | kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | •HR 1353 IH |
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| 26 | 26 | | SEC. 2. HOMICIDE OFFENSES. 1 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (a) I |
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| 28 | 28 | | NGENERAL.—Chapter 51 of title 18, United 2 |
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| 29 | 29 | | States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-3 |
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| 30 | 30 | | lowing: 4 |
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| 31 | 31 | | ‘‘§ 1123. No maximum time period between act or 5 |
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| 32 | 32 | | omission and death of victim 6 |
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| 33 | 33 | | ‘‘A prosecution may be instituted for any homicide 7 |
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| 34 | 34 | | offense under the laws of the United States without regard 8 |
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| 35 | 35 | | to the time that elapsed between— 9 |
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| 36 | 36 | | ‘‘(1) the act or omission that caused the death 10 |
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| 37 | 37 | | of the victim; and 11 |
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| 38 | 38 | | ‘‘(2) the death of the victim.’’. 12 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (b) T |
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| 40 | 40 | | ABLE OFCONTENTS.—The table of sections for 13 |
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| 41 | 41 | | chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 14 |
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| 42 | 42 | | by adding at the end the following: 15 |
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| 43 | 43 | | ‘‘1123. No maximum time period between act or omission and death of victim.’’. |
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