Justice for Crime Victims Act of 2014

Summary

Justice for Crime Victims Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to add to the list of crime victims' rights: (1) the right to be informed in a timely manner of any plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement, and (2) the right to be informed of victims' rights and the services described in the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 and to be provided contact information for the Office of the Victims' Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Requires the court of appeals to: (1) take up and decide an application for relief and writ of mandamus regarding a victim's rights within 72 hours after a petition has been filed (current law), unless the litigants, with the court's approval, have stipulated to a different time period for consideration; and (2) apply ordinary standards of appellate review in deciding such application. Defines "court of appeals" for purposes of crime victims' rights provisions to mean: (1) the U.S. court of appeals for the judicial district in which a defendant is being prosecuted; or (2) for a prosecution in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Makes sums in the Crime Victims Fund that are made available for the U.S. Attorneys Offices and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for services for the benefit of crime victims in the federal criminal justice system to be available only for such services provided through victim coordinators, victims' specialists, and advocates, including for the administrative support of such victim coordinators and advocates.

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Timeline

1. 6 March 2014

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 March 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 March 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 April 2014

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 6 March 2014 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 6 March 2014

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 6 March 2014

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 March 2014

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Sponsors

• Trent Franks · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Sponsor
• ED ROYCE · R · Sponsor
• Ted Poe · R · Sponsor
• Paul Gosar · R · Sponsor
• Kevin Cramer · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2013