Bill > HR1353

This bill aims to eliminate time limitations for prosecuting homicide cases under federal law by modifying Chapter 51 of Title 18 in the United States Code. Specifically, the Justice for Murder Victims Act would allow federal prosecutors to bring charges for homicide offenses regardless of how much time has passed between the initial act or omission that caused a victim's death and the actual death of the victim. This means that if someone commits an act that ultimately leads to another person's death—even if that death occurs significantly later—prosecutors would not be restricted by traditional statutes of limitations. The bill creates a new section (§ 1123) in the federal criminal code that explicitly states a prosecution can be instituted for any homicide offense without any maximum time restriction, effectively removing temporal barriers that might have previously prevented prosecution of complex or delayed-consequence murder cases. By doing so, the legislation provides law enforcement and prosecutors with greater flexibility in seeking justice for murder victims, potentially allowing them to hold perpetrators accountable even when the causal connection between an act and a death is not immediately apparent.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1353/all-info