Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
This bill adds a new source of revenue for the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). Specifically, the bill requires certain civil monetary penalties collected from settlements and judgments in cases involving fraud and false claims against the federal government to be deposited into the CVF through FY2029.
The CVF supports federal, state, and local programs and activities to compensate and assist victims of crimes. Currently, the CVF is funded by deposits from a variety of sources, including federal criminal fines, penalties, and assessments; forfeited bail bonds; and certain other gifts, donations, and bequests.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 909 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 909
To temporarily provide additional deposits into the Crime Victims Fund.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 4, 2025
Mrs. Wagner (for herself, Mr. Schmidt, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Moran, Mr.
Costa, and Mrs. Bice) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To temporarily provide additional deposits into the Crime Victims Fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2. DEPOSITS IN CRIME VICTIMS FUND.
Section 1402(b)(6) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C.
20101) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) from the date of enactment of the Crime
Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025 through fiscal
year 2029, sections 3729 through 3731 of title 31,
United States Code (commonly known as the `False Claims
Act'), provided that--
``(i) amounts necessary to remunerate qui
tam plaintiffs as described in subsection (d)
of section 3730 of title 31, United States
Code, are not available for deposit to the
Fund; and
``(ii) amounts necessary to reimburse the
United States Government for the damages which
the Government sustains from acts described in
subsection (a) of section 3729 of title 31,
United States Code, are not available for
deposit to the Fund.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mrs. Wagner.
Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENT - The Chair announced the Speaker's designation, pursuant to clause 7(a)(1) of rule 15, of H.R. 909 as the measure on the Consensus Calendar to be considered this week.
Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H623-626)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 909.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H623)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H623)
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Motion 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.