119th Congress
S. 285
Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Introduced
- Jan 28, 2025
- Policy area
- Economics and Public Finance
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Budget
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (2)
Original cosponsors (2)
- James E. Risch (R-ID)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2025
This bill establishes budget points of order in the House of Representatives and the Senate against considering provisions in appropriations legislation that contain changes in mandatory programs (CHIMPs) that would cause the amount available for obligation during the fiscal year from the Crime Victims Fund to be less than the annual average for the three previous fiscal years.
A CHIMP is a provision that (1) would have been estimated as affecting direct spending or receipts if the provision were included in legislation other than an appropriations bill; and (2) results in a net decrease in budget authority in the current year or the budget year, but does not result in a net decrease in outlays over the period of the total of the current year, the budget year, and all fiscal years covered under the most recently adopted budget resolution.
The points of order do not apply if the difference between the amount in the Crime Victims Fund as of September 30 of the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year to which the CHIMP relates and the amount available for obligation under the CHIMP is not more than $2 billion.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 28, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. - Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in Senate