H.R. 909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-04 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

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Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025 This bill adds a new source of revenue for the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). Specifically, the bill requires certain civil monetary penalties collected from settlements and judgments in cases involving fraud and false claims against the federal government to be deposited into the CVF through FY2029. The CVF supports federal, state, and local programs and activities to compensate and assist victims of crimes. Currently, the CVF is funded by deposits from a variety of sources, including federal criminal fines, penalties, and assessments; forfeited bail bonds; and certain other gifts, donations, and bequests.

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Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] · 327 cosponsors

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Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Jim Costa (D-CA), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), James R. Baird (R-IN), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), John Joyce (R-PA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), John R. Carter (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Rudy Yakym III (R-IN), Dale W. Strong (R-AL), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), John James (R-MI), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Mike Carey (R-OH), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Laura Friedman (D-CA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Andrea Salinas (D-OR) and 267 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] reported raising $4.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Words on this page, explained (3)

Bail: Money or conditions a court sets so a person charged with a crime can leave jail while waiting for trial, to make sure they come back to court.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Bond: A way to borrow money. A government sells bonds to raise money now and promises to pay it back with interest over time. Bonds repaid from taxes often need voter approval.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr909.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr909 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills