US Congress House Bill 4165 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-04-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Justice for Crime Victims Act of 2014

Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2014-03-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB822 (Related) 2013-11-07 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 241.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4165/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4165/BILLS-113hr4165ih.pdf