H.R. 909

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 909 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 909

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 13, 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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AN ACT

To temporarily provide additional deposits into the Crime Victims Fund.

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 ``Crime Victims Fund Stabilization 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEPOSITS IN CRIME VICTIMS FUND.

Section 1402(b)(6) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 
20101(b)(6)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) beginning on the date of enactment of the 
Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025 through 
fiscal year 2029, sections 3729 through 3731 of title 
31, United States Code (commonly known as the `False 
Claims Act'), provided that--
``(i) amounts necessary to remunerate qui 
tam plaintiffs as described in subsection (d) 
of section 3730 of title 31, United States 
Code, are not available for deposit to the 
Fund; and
``(ii) amounts necessary to reimburse the 
United States Government for the damages which 
the Government sustains from acts described in 
subsection (a) of section 3729 of title 31, 
United States Code, are not available for 
deposit to the Fund.''.

SEC. 3. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT.

Not later than September 30, 2028, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Justice shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a 
report containing an audit of the Crime Victims Fund, as established by 
section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101). 
Such audit shall include--
(1) information relating to the sustainability of deposits 
into the Crime Victims Fund;
(2) the effect of the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims 
Fund Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-27) on the balance of the 
Crime Victims Fund, the long-term stability of the Crime 
Victims Fund, and the use of funds obligated out of the Crime 
Victims Fund;
(3) the effect of the Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act 
of 2025 on the balance of the Crime Victims Fund, the long-term 
stability of the Crime Victims Fund, and the use of funds 
obligated out of the Crime Victims Fund;
(4) legislative recommendations for improving the 
effectiveness of the Crime Victims Fund;
(5) administrative or management recommendations for 
improving the oversight and administration of the Crime Victims 
Fund; and
(6) the methodology used to conduct the audit to include--
(A) the data sources relied upon;
(B) any limitations realized during the audit; and
(C) the criteria applied in evaluating the long-
term stability of the Crime Victims Fund.

Passed the House of Representatives January 12, 2026.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.