HR7308-118

Introduced

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.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 9, 2024

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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

Criminal Justice Government Operations Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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federal implementing agencies: ,
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 9, 2024

Mr. Bacon (for himself and Mr. Evans) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Government Operations Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"clearance rate, with respect to a law enforcement agency," §HAAB607494949466D9A3C2C6BEB0F0EAC

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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