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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-22 | President | Became Public Law No: 117-27. | Library of Congress |
| 2021-07-22 | President | Signed by President. | Library of Congress |
| 2021-07-21 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2021-07-21 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2021-07-20 | Vote | Passed Senate, under the order of 7/14/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 100 - 0. Record Vote Number: 272. | Senate |
| 2021-07-20 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4962-4965, S4967-4974) | Senate |
| 2021-03-18 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate, read twice. | Senate |
| 2021-03-17 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-17 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 384 - 38 (Roll no. 89). (text: 3/16/2021 CR H1390-1391) | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-17 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1481-1482) | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-16 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-16 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1652. | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-16 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1390-1393) | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-16 | Floor | Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-08 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House floor actions |
| 2021-03-08 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |