S. 960 · Where this bill is now
In the House
Passed the Senate Mar 11, 2025. Received Mar 14, 2025; no House vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRemoves time limits on federal murder prosecutions
Federal law currently has time limits—called statutes of limitations—that restrict how long prosecutors can wait before charging someone with a crime. This bill removes that time limit specifically for federal homicide (murder) cases. That means prosecutors could bring charges for a federal murder even decades after the victim's death, as long as they can prove the case.
How it affects you
If you're a family member of someone killed in a federal crime, this could mean the possibility of justice even if years or decades have passed. For people accused of federal murders, it means there's no longer a deadline after which they'd be legally protected from prosecution due to time passing.
Read the official summary (Passed Senate, Mar 11, 2025)
Justice for Murder Victims Act
This bill allows a prosecution to be instituted for any federal homicide offense without regard to the time that elapsed between the act or omission that caused the death of the victim and the death of the victim.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 960
AN ACT
Justice for Murder Victims Act
Sponsor: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · Introduced Mar 11, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 14, 2025: “Held at the desk.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.