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S. 3859 — An Act 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:Engrossed in Senate
Congress:118
Words:548
S. 3859, titled the “Justice for Murder Victims Act,” aims to ensure that homicides can be prosecuted under federal law regardless of how much time has passed between the act that caused a person's death and the death itself. The bill specifies that there is no maximum time...
Simple Explanation
S. 3859 is a new rule that says if someone does something bad that eventually causes someone else to die, they can get in trouble even if a long time has passed. But, if more than a year and a day go by, they can't get the most severe punishment.
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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