US SB3706 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on March 1 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-01 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 1 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-01 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend section 3663A of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that restitution includes necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by a person who has assumed the victim's rights.
Title
Victims' Voices Outside and Inside the Courtroom Effectiveness Act Victims' VOICES Act
Sponsors
| Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-01 | House | Held at the desk. |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Received in the House. |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1090; text: CR S1090) |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB7170 (Same As) 2024-01-31 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
