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Search Results: keywords:"causation"

S. 960 — 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.
March 11, 2025
Status:Considered and Passed Senate
Congress:119
Words:584
S. 960 extends the time frame for prosecuting homicide offenses under Federal law, allowing cases to be initiated regardless of how much time has passed between the act that caused a person's death and the death itself. The bill ensures that, even if years have passed,...
Simple Explanation
The Justice for Murder Victims Act is about making sure people can still be put on trial for murder under U.S. federal law, even if a long time has passed since they did something that caused someone's death. However, if the death happened more than a year and a day after the act, they can't get the death penalty.
S. 3859 — 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.
February 29, 2024
Status:Considered and Passed Senate
Congress:118
Words:573
S. 3859, titled the “Justice for Murder Victims Act,” aims to allow federal prosecution of homicides regardless of how much time has passed between the act causing death and the victim's actual death. It amends Chapter 51 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code by stating there should...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure that people can be taken to court for causing someone's death, no matter how much time has passed since they did something that led to the death. But, if they want to punish someone with the death penalty, the death must have happened within about a year after the act.

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