Search Results: keywords:"crime victims fund"

  • H. R. 8061 — To temporarily provide additional deposits into the Crime Victims Fund.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:220

    H.R. 8061, known as the "Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2024," aims to increase deposits into the Crime Victims Fund temporarily. The bill modifies the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to allow certain financial penalties collected by the government from false claims...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8061 is a plan that helps add more money to a special pot called the Crime Victims Fund by taking some of the penalties from people who make false claims. This plan is like using extra coins from a piggy bank to make sure there's enough money to help people who have been hurt by crimes, but it still keeps some money aside to pay helpers and fix things.

  • S. 4514 — To clarify that amounts from declinations should be deposited in the Crime Victims Fund and to temporarily provide additional deposits into the Crime Victims Fund.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:240

    S. 4514, introduced by Senator Durbin and Senator Murkowski, aims to modify the way funds are deposited into the Crime Victims Fund. This bill proposes that money from declined criminal prosecutions and certain settlements, specifically those related to the False Claims Act,...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4514 is a bill that wants to change some rules about where certain money goes. It suggests putting money from cases that didn't end in a guilty result or from special settlements into a fund that helps people who have been hurt by crimes.