H.R. 5768 · 117th Congress

VICTIM Act of 2022

Introduced on Oct 28, 2021 by Val Butler Demings (D-FL-10). 37 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 27, 2022): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Oct 28, 2021
Cosponsors
37
4 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to establish, create, and administer the violent incident clearance and technology investigative method, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Due process and equal protection
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Performance measurement
  • Violent crime

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Sep 22, 2022). Public domain.

Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act of 2022 or VICTIM Act of 2022

This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a grant program for state, tribal, or local law enforcement agencies or prosecuting offices (or groups of tribal agencies or offices) to establish, implement, and administer violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Val Butler DemingsD-FL-10Sponsor

Democrats · 33

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Passage
    Sep 22, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 250–178

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Oct 28, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Oct 28, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Oct 28, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Jun 15, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Jun 15, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 14.
  6. Jul 26, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-441.
  7. Jul 26, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-441.
  8. Jul 26, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345.
  9. Sep 21, 2022 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1377 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.
  10. Sep 22, 2022 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1377. (consideration: CR H8096-8100)
  11. Sep 22, 2022 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 4118, H.R. 5768, H.R. 6448 and H.R. 8542. Resolution provides for 30 minutes of general debate with one motion to recommit for each bill.
  12. Sep 22, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on H.R. 5768.
  13. Sep 22, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8103-8104)
  14. Sep 22, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 178 (Roll no. 454).House · Roll call 454
  15. Sep 22, 2022 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 178 (Roll no. 454). (text: CR H8096-8097)House · Roll call 454
  16. Sep 22, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Sep 22, 2022 · HouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  18. Sep 27, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

Committees

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.