Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights Act of 2022

Summary

Homicide Victims' Families' Rights Act of 2022 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

1. 19 July 2022

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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2. 19 July 2022

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 19 July 2022 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• John Cornyn · R · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Chuck Grassley · R · Sponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Sponsor
• Tom Cotton · R · Sponsor
• Jon Ossoff · D · Sponsor
• Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• John Kennedy · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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