Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-3359| House
| Updated: 8/3/2022
Eric Swalwell
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (17)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Jim Costa (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act of 2021 This bill establishes a framework for immediate family members of a victim of murder under federal law to request a review of the victim's case file if the murder was committed more than three years prior, the murder was investigated by a federal law enforcement entity, all probative investigative leads have been exhausted, and no likely perpetrator has been identified.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-280.
Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3875-3880)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3359.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3952-3953)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 20 (Roll no. 88). (text: 3/28/2022 CR H3875-3876)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3627)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 117-164.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsEmployment and training programsEvidence and witnessesFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesLaw enforcement administration and fundingViolent crime
Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-3359| House
| Updated: 8/3/2022
Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act of 2021 This bill establishes a framework for immediate family members of a victim of murder under federal law to request a review of the victim's case file if the murder was committed more than three years prior, the murder was investigated by a federal law enforcement entity, all probative investigative leads have been exhausted, and no likely perpetrator has been identified.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 207.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-280.
Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3875-3880)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3359.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3952-3953)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 20 (Roll no. 88). (text: 3/28/2022 CR H3875-3876)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3627)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 117-164.
Eric Swalwell
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (17)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Jim Costa (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsEmployment and training programsEvidence and witnessesFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesLaw enforcement administration and fundingViolent crime