A Republican bill with 2 Republican cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled "Kamisha's Law," seeks to change how certain homicide offenses are handled under federal law. It proposes to eliminate the period of limitations for various non-capital homicide crimes. Specifically, it targets crimes such as second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, and attempted manslaughter. By amending title 18 of the United States Code, the bill would allow indictments or information to be filed at any time without a time limit.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this shorten or soften prison sentences?
The bill ensures that individuals can be prosecuted for non-capital homicide offenses regardless of how much time has passed.
- Scored +3
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?
By removing statutes of limitations, the bill ensures that the legal system can address past crimes regardless of the passage of time.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Elimination of Time Constraints on Prosecution: Under Section 2(a), an indictment may be found or information may be instituted at any time without limitation for various non-capital homicide offenses. This means that crimes like murder in the second degree or voluntary manslaughter can be prosecuted regardless of how much time has passed.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this shorten or soften prison sentences? — The bill ensures that individuals can be prosecuted for non-capital homicide offenses regardless of how much time has passed.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — By removing statutes of limitations, the bill ensures that the legal system can address past crimes regardless of the passage of time.
- 2/25/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/19/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/31/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Markwayne MullinRepublican · Oklahoma
John ThuneRepublican · South Dakota