H.R. 8061 · 118th Congress

Sends False Claims Act fraud recoveries to the Crime Victims Fund through 2029

Official title: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 20241

Never got a floor vote

§1What it does

Why this matters: A plain-English description of the bill as it was voted on, written by us from the official summary and text.

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This bill would temporarily add a new source of money for the Crime Victims Fund, which pays for programs that compensate and assist crime victims.2 From enactment through the 2029 federal budget year, money the government collects under the False Claims Act, the main federal law against fraud on government programs, would be deposited in the fund.2 Amounts needed to pay whistleblowers who bring such cases and to repay the government for its losses would be excluded.2

§2Status

StatusLatest action, April 18, 2024: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.1
IntroducedApril 18, 2024
SponsorRep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
Cosponsors210 cosponsors (85 Republican, 125 Democratic)
Official recordH.R. 8061 on Congress.gov

§3It never got a vote

Why this matters: This bill had wide support from both parties, but it never reached the House or Senate floor, so no member of Congress was ever recorded voting for or against it.

Latest action, April 18, 2024: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.1 How bills die without a vote.

2026 candidates who sponsored or cosponsored it (151)