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VICTIM Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-5768| House 
| Updated: 9/27/2022
Val Butler Demings

Val Butler Demings

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (37)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Kim Schrier (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Antonio Delgado (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act of 2022 or VICTIM Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a grant program for state, tribal, or local law enforcement agencies or prosecuting offices (or groups of tribal agencies or offices) to establish, implement, and administer violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods.

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Timeline
Oct 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 14, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4402
Introduced in Senate
Jun 15, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 15, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 14.
Jul 26, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345.
Jul 26, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-441.
Sep 21, 2022
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1377 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.
Sep 22, 2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1377. (consideration: CR H8096-8100)
Sep 22, 2022
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.
Sep 22, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on H.R. 5768.
Sep 22, 2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8103-8104)
Sep 22, 2022
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 178 (Roll no. 454). (text: CR H8096-8097)
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Sep 22, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 22, 2022
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 27, 2022
Received in the Senate.
  • October 28, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • October 28, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 14, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4402
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 15, 2022
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • June 15, 2022
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 14.


  • July 26, 2022
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345.


  • July 26, 2022
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-441.


  • September 21, 2022
    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1377 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.


  • September 22, 2022
    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1377. (consideration: CR H8096-8100)


  • September 22, 2022
    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.


  • September 22, 2022
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on H.R. 5768.


  • September 22, 2022
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8103-8104)


  • September 22, 2022
    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 178 (Roll no. 454). (text: CR H8096-8097)
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  • September 22, 2022
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • September 22, 2022
    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.


  • September 27, 2022
    Received in the Senate.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 117-4402: VICTIM Act of 2022
  • HRES 117-1377: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4118) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5768) to direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to establish, create, and administer the violent incident clearance and technology investigative method, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6448) to direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8542) to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes.
Computers and information technologyCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDue process and equal protectionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingPerformance measurementViolent crime

VICTIM Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-5768| House 
| Updated: 9/27/2022
Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act of 2022 or VICTIM Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a grant program for state, tribal, or local law enforcement agencies or prosecuting offices (or groups of tribal agencies or offices) to establish, implement, and administer violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods.

Bill Text Versions

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4 versions available

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Timeline
Oct 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 14, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4402
Introduced in Senate
Jun 15, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 15, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 14.
Jul 26, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345.
Jul 26, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-441.
Sep 21, 2022
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1377 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.
Sep 22, 2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1377. (consideration: CR H8096-8100)
Sep 22, 2022
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.
Sep 22, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on H.R. 5768.
Sep 22, 2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8103-8104)
Sep 22, 2022
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 178 (Roll no. 454). (text: CR H8096-8097)
View Vote
Sep 22, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 22, 2022
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 27, 2022
Received in the Senate.
  • October 28, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • October 28, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 14, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4402
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 15, 2022
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • June 15, 2022
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 14.


  • July 26, 2022
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345.


  • July 26, 2022
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-441.


  • September 21, 2022
    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1377 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.


  • September 22, 2022
    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1377. (consideration: CR H8096-8100)


  • September 22, 2022
    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.


  • September 22, 2022
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on H.R. 5768.


  • September 22, 2022
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8103-8104)


  • September 22, 2022
    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 178 (Roll no. 454). (text: CR H8096-8097)
    View Vote


  • September 22, 2022
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • September 22, 2022
    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.


  • September 27, 2022
    Received in the Senate.
Val Butler Demings

Val Butler Demings

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (37)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Kim Schrier (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Antonio Delgado (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 117-4402: VICTIM Act of 2022
  • HRES 117-1377: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4118) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5768) to direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to establish, create, and administer the violent incident clearance and technology investigative method, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6448) to direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8542) to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Computers and information technologyCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDue process and equal protectionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingPerformance measurementViolent crime