To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to establish, implement, and administer violent incident clearance and technology investigative methods, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to establish, implement, and administer violent incident clearance and technology investigative methods, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H919715DFEE844293A045C024AC742D0E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act of 2024 or the VICTIM Act of 2024.
- Section HDE1367C0F9D9421CB20987C72BE727FA: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Research indicates that law enforcement agencies can increase clearance rates by improving— investigative processes;...
- Section HAAB607494949466D9A3C2C6BEB0F0EAC: 3. Grant program with respect to violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods In this section: The term clearance by arrest, with respect...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to establish, implement, and administer violent incident clearance and technology investigative methods, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to establish, implement, and administer violent incident clearance and technology investigative methods, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Don Bacon
R-NE | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Bacon (for himself and Mr. Evans) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the quotient obtained by dividing— the number of offenses cleared by the law enforcement agency, including through clearance by arrest and clearance by exception
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