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S. 611 · 117th Congress

VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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63 cosponsors · 40 D, 21 R, 2 I
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26 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill adds a new source of revenue for the Crime Victims Fund and makes changes to formula grants supported by the fund.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 4, 2021

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021

Latest action (Mar 4, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1122)

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 4, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.