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.