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Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

S.Amdt. 3241

S.Amdt. 3241 · Senate amendment

A Republican amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S. 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 3241, also known as the Justice for Murder Victims Act, is an amendment intended to be added to bill S. 2296. It aims to change how homicide offenses are prosecuted based on the time between the act that caused the death and the actual death of the victim.

  • The amendment allows for the prosecution of homicide offenses regardless of how much time passed between the act or omission and the victim's death.
  • It states that this does not supersede the limitations period under section 3282(a) where applicable.
  • It limits the death penalty, stating it cannot be imposed unless the government proves that no more than 1 year and 1 day passed between the act or omission and the death.
  • For first-degree murder, if the death occurred more than 1 year and 1 day after the act or omission, the punishment shall be imprisonment for life or any term of years.
  • These changes apply to acts or omissions that occur after the date the Act is enacted.