HR 4165 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Justice for Crime Victims Act of 2014

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 16, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 6, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Justice for Crime Victims Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to add to the list of crime victims' rights: (1) the right to be informed in a timely manner of any plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement, and (2) the right to be informed of victims' rights and the services described in the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 and to be provided contact information for the Office of the Victims' Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Requires the court of appeals to: (1) take up and decide an application for relief and writ of mandamus regarding a victim's rights within 72 hours after a petition has been filed (current law), unless the litigants, with the court's approval, have stipulated to a different time period for consideration; and (2) apply ordinary standards of appellate review in deciding such application.

Defines "court of appeals" for purposes of crime victims' rights provisions to mean: (1) the U.S. court of appeals for the judicial district in which a defendant is being prosecuted; or (2) for a prosecution in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Makes sums in the Crime Victims Fund that are made available for the U.S. Attorneys Offices and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for services for the benefit of crime victims in the federal criminal justice system to be available only for such services provided through victim coordinators, victims' specialists, and advocates, including for the administrative support of such victim coordinators and advocates.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2014 to Jul 3, 2014, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-CAJim CostaOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-TXTed PoeOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-NDKevin CramerMar 11, 2014
R-FLSteve Southerland IIJul 3, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 16, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  2. Mar 6, 2014Introduced in House
  3. Mar 6, 2014Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 822Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2013Related billNov 7, 2013

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 6, 2014Introduced in House

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