VICTIM Act of 2026

This bill would require the Attorney General to create a grant program within the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, within 180 days, for State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies. Grants would pay for activities aimed at solving more homicides and firearm-related violent crimes, such as hiring investigators, buying forensic technology, and providing services to victims and their families. Grant recipients would file yearly reports with data on clearance rates and the race, sex, and age of victims and suspects, and the Justice Department Inspector General would audit recipients each year. The bill authorizes $60 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, with at least 5 percent set aside for Tribal agencies and at least 5 percent for rural agencies.

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Sponsors

• John Kennedy Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors