Bill > S3859

This bill, the Justice for Murder Victims Act, aims to ensure that homicide offenses can be prosecuted under federal law regardless of the time elapsed between the act or omission that caused the victim's death and the victim's actual death. It adds a new section to Chapter 51 of Title 18 of the United States Code, which allows for prosecution without regard to the time elapsed between the triggering act or omission and the victim's death. However, the bill also specifies that the existing statute of limitations under Section 3282(a) would still apply. Additionally, it stipulates that the death penalty can only be imposed if the victim's death occurred within one year and one day of the act or omission, and it amends the sentencing provisions for first-degree murder to provide for imprisonment for any term of years or for life if the victim's death occurred more than one year and one day after the triggering act or omission.