HR 1652 United States House · 117th Congress

VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021

Summary

VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021 This bill adds a new source of revenue for the Crime Victims Fund and makes changes to formula grants supported by the fund. Specifically, the bill directs revenues collected from deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements to be deposited into the Crime Victims Fund. Currently, such revenues are deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. Additionally, the bill increases the percentage—from 60% to 75%—of state compensation payments to crime victims in the prior fiscal year used to calculate formula grants for state victim compensation programs. Finally, the bill directs states to waive the matching requirement for recipients of state victim assistance formula grants during and for one year after a pandemic-related national emergency. It also allows states to waive the matching requirement pursuant to a policy established by the state.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2021

House Passage

Mar 2021

Senate Passage

Jul 2021

Signed into Law

Jul 2021

Introduced Mar 8, 2021 Signed Jul 22, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Jul 20, 2021 · House Mar 17, 2021

How they voted

100–0

Passed

Total votes 100

Jul 20, 2021

D Democratic46

46 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent4

4 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican50

50 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jul 22, 2021

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Jul 20, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate, under the order of 7/14/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 100 - 0. Record Vote Number: 272.

upper

Jul 20, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate, under the order of 7/14/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 100 - 0. Record Vote Number: 272.

upper

Mar 17, 2021

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 384 - 38 (Roll no. 89). (text: 3/16/2021 CR H1390-1391)

lower

Mar 17, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 384 - 38 (Roll no. 89).(text: 3/16/2021 CR H1390-1391)

lower

Mar 16, 2021

Introduced

Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Mar 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

Mar 8, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 38 co-sponsors