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Victims' VOICES Act

118th Congress: Senate Bill No. 3706


Introduced on January 31, 2024

July 30, 2024 Signed by the President and Became Law

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On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Result

Passed

Cori Bush

Not Voting

Yadira Caraveo

Not Voting

Joaquin Castro

Not Voting

Emanuel Cleaver

Not Voting

Jason Crow

Not Voting

Dwight Evans

Not Voting

John Garamendi

Not Voting

Kay Granger

Not Voting

Clay Higgins

Not Voting

Julia Letlow

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Greg Pence

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Mikie Sherrill

Not Voting

Jennifer Wexton

Not Voting

Vote Distribution

Yes (408)

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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3706 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]         S.3706                      One Hundred Eighteenth Congress                                  of the                         United States of America                           AT THE SECOND SESSION          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four                                  An Act   To amend section 3663A of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that    restitution includes necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by a                 person who has assumed the victim's rights.     Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the  United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.     This Act may be cited as the ``Victims' Voices Outside and Inside  the Courtroom Effectiveness Act'' or the ``Victims' VOICES Act''. SEC. 2. RESTITUTION FOR EXPENSES OF PERSONS WHO HAVE ASSUMED THE  VICTIM'S RIGHTS.     Section 3663A(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by  adding at the end the following:     ``(4) Clarification.--In ordering restitution under this section, a  court shall order the defendant to make restitution to a person who has  assumed the victim's rights under paragraph (2) to reimburse that  person's necessary and reasonable--         ``(A) lost income, child care, transportation, and other      expenses incurred during and directly related to participation in      the investigation or prosecution of the offense or attendance at      proceedings related to the offense;         ``(B) lost income, transportation, and other expenses incurred      that are directly related to transporting the victim for necessary      medical and related professional services and devices relating to      physical, psychiatric, and psychological care, including nonmedical      care and treatment rendered in accordance with a method of healing      recognized by the law of the place of treatment; and         ``(C) lost income, transportation, and other expenses incurred      that are directly related to transporting the victim to receive      necessary physical and occupational therapy and rehabilitation.''.                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.                             Vice President of the United States and                                                    President of the Senate.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3706 Enrolled Bill (ENR)] S.3706 One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four An Act To amend section 3663A of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that restitution includes necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by a person who has assumed the victim's rights. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Victims' Voices Outside and Inside the Courtroom Effectiveness Act'' or the ``Victims' VOICES Act''. SEC. 2. RESTITUTION FOR EXPENSES OF PERSONS WHO HAVE ASSUMED THE VICTIM'S RIGHTS. Section 3663A(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(4) Clarification.--In ordering restitution under this section, a court shall order the defendant to make restitution to a person who has assumed the victim's rights under paragraph (2) to reimburse that person's necessary and reasonable-- ``(A) lost income, child care, transportation, and other expenses incurred during and directly related to participation in the investigation or prosecution of the offense or attendance at proceedings related to the offense; ``(B) lost income, transportation, and other expenses incurred that are directly related to transporting the victim for necessary medical and related professional services and devices relating to physical, psychiatric, and psychological care, including nonmedical care and treatment rendered in accordance with a method of healing recognized by the law of the place of treatment; and ``(C) lost income, transportation, and other expenses incurred that are directly related to transporting the victim to receive necessary physical and occupational therapy and rehabilitation.''. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

Timeline

January 31, 2024SenateIntroduced
January 31, 2024SenateReferred to a Committee
February 29, 2024SenateMoved to Discussion and Voting
July 25, 2024PresidentPresented to the President
July 30, 2024PresidentSigned by the President and Became Law