HR 12502 · 94th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Victims of Crime Act

Introduced 1976-03-15· Sponsored by Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1976-03-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Victims of Crime Act - Establishes the Violent Crimes Compensation Commission to make grants to qualifying States, such grants to comprise 50 percent of the cost of a State's program to compensate victims of violent crimes. Entitles a State to a grant if the Commission finds such State has in effect a system of public compensation for the victims of violent crimes which: (1) is impartially administered; (2) compensates individuals or surviving dependents for personal injuries which were the proximate result of any act or omission punishable under Federal criminal law; (3) provides emergency assistance to claimants in immediate need because of severe financial hardship; and (4) affords individual claimants the right to a hearing with adequate administrative or judicial review for any aggrieved claimant. Excludes from computation of a State program's cost specified amounts, including administrative costs, compensation for pain and suffering, property loss or attorney's fees, and the amount by which any individual awards exceeds $50,000. Requires States receiving funding under this Act to annually submit to the Commission and to written records documents each submitted claim, the tota…

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