H.R. 8353 · 117th Congress · House

Pay Victims Not Prisoners Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Introduced
Jul 13, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Pay Victims Not Prisoners Act

This bill prohibits payment of any amount of the 2021 recovery rebate to federal prisoners convicted of a crime or confined due to insanity or a finding that the prisoner is a sexually dangerous person or a sexual predator.

The bill requires (1) the disclosure of certain prisoner tax return information to the Department of Justice for purposes of making restitution to crime victims, and (2) the payment of judgments issued against prisoners using rebate amounts.

Action Timeline

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  1. NOV 01, 2022•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

  2. JUL 13, 2022•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JUL 13, 2022•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. JUL 13, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  5. JUL 13, 2022•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Committees

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Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee

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Referred: Nov 1, 2022

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Jul 13, 2022

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Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Jul 13, 2022

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