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119th Congress

H.R. 909

Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Ann Wagner(R-MO)
Introduced
Feb 4, 2025
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Committees
House Committee on the Judiciary; Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Official text
Referred in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (327)

Original cosponsors (5)

Added later (322)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

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.

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

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