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H.R. 1353

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1353, the Justice for Murder Victims Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 13, 2025 by Rep. Tom Tiffany (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 13, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 1353 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb1353/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1353 IH: Justice for Murder Victims Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-13
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1353  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 13, 2025   Mr. Tiffany  (for himself and  Mrs. McBath ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To ensure that homicides can be prosecuted under Federal law without regard to the time elapsed between the act or omission that caused the death of the victim and the death itself.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Justice for Murder Victims Act  .
2.
Homicide offenses
(a)
In general
 Chapter 51  of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
1123.
No maximum time period between act or omission and death of victim
A prosecution may be instituted for any homicide offense under the laws of the United States without regard to the time that elapsed between—
(1)
the act or omission that caused the death of the victim; and
(2)
the death of the victim.
 .
(b)
Table of contents
The table of sections for  chapter 51  of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
1123. No maximum time period between act or omission and death of victim.
  .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-13
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 13, 2025

hb1353/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/13/2025)

Justice for Murder Victims Act

This bill allows a prosecution to be instituted for any federal homicide offense without regard to the time that elapsed between the act or omission that caused the death of the victim and the death of the victim.

Sponsors

Rep. Tom Tiffany (R) sponsors H.R. 1353, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1353 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Feb 13, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1353 has taken 2 actions since Feb 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 13, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 1353 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1353.

Titles

H.R. 1353 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Justice for Murder Victims Act — Display Title
  • Justice for Murder Victims Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To ensure that homicides can be prosecuted under Federal law without regard to the time elapsed between the act or omission that caused the death of the victim and the death itself. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1353 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
T-MOBILE USA, INC.—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
T-MOBILE USA, INC.14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ADAM PETERMAN114
CHRISTINE KURTH114
DANA GRAY114
LAURA LINDERMAN BARKER114
LAURA MCPHERSON114
LISA STRIKOWSKY114
NATALIE ARMIJO114
PAULA TIMMONS114
ANTHONY RUSSO113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
T-MOBILE USA, INC.T-MOBILE USA, INC.2025 third_quarter$3.1M3rd Quarter - Report
T-MOBILE USA, INC.T-MOBILE USA, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$2.7M4th Quarter - Report
T-MOBILE USA, INC.T-MOBILE USA, INC.2025 second_quarter$2.7M2nd Quarter - Report
T-MOBILE USA, INC.T-MOBILE USA, INC.2025 first_quarter$2.7M1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1353 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1353’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr1353/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1353 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Crime victims to Violent crime.

hr1353/subjects.txt
Crime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationViolent crime

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1353, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TIFFANY:H.R. 1353.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution[Page H712]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com