[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 367 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 367

  Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Victims of 
    Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) and the substantial 
   contributions to the Crime Victims Fund made through the criminal 
prosecutions conducted by the Financial Litigation Units of the United 
                       States Attorneys' offices.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 3, 2009

   Mr. Crapo (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Victims of 
    Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) and the substantial 
   contributions to the Crime Victims Fund made through the criminal 
prosecutions conducted by the Financial Litigation Units of the United 
                       States Attorneys' offices.

Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 has its 25th anniversary this year;
Whereas for 25 years, the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 has provided funds to 
        States for victim assistance and compensation programs to support 
        victims of crime and those affected by violent crimes;
Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 has enabled approximately 4,400 
        community-based public and private programs to offer services to victims 
        of crime, including crisis intervention, counseling, guidance, legal 
        advocacy, and transportation shelters;
Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 provides assistance and monetary 
        support to over 4,000,000 victims of crime each year;
Whereas the Crime Victims Fund established under the Victims of Crime Act of 
        1984 provides direct services to victims of sexual assault, spousal 
        abuse, child abuse, survivors of homicide victims, elderly victims of 
        abuse or neglect, victims of drunk drivers, and other such crimes;
Whereas in 2008, the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 assisted State crime victim 
        compensation programs by allocating $432,000,000 to 151,643 victims of 
        violent crime;
Whereas since the establishment of the Crime Victims Fund in 1984, nearly 
        $12,000,000,000 in offender-generated, non-taxpayer funds have been 
        deposited into the Crime Victims Fund solely to help victims of crime;
Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 also supports services to victims of 
        Federal crimes, by providing funds for victims and witness coordinators 
        in United States Attorneys' offices, Federal Bureau of Investigation 
        victim-assistance specialists, and the Federal Victim Notification 
        System; and
Whereas the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 also supports important improvements in 
        the victim services field through grants for training and technical 
        assistance and evidence-based demonstration projects: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate recognizes--
            (1) the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Victims of 
        Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.); and
            (2) the substantial contributions to the Crime Victims Fund 
        made through the criminal prosecutions conducted by the 
        Financial Litigation Units of the United States Attorneys' 
        offices.
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