S. 1495: Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-03 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015

Plain summary

Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a point of order in the Senate and House of Representatives against any provision in an appropriation measure, amendment, motion, or conference report that: (1) contains a change in mandatory program spending, (2) reduces budget authority in the current year but does not reduce outlays over time, and (3) limits obligations from the Crime Victims Fund during a fiscal year to less than the average amount deposited into the Fund during the previous three fiscal years. The bill permits a Senator to raise a point of order to strike such provision or to prevent its incorporation through amendment or motion. If the point of order is sustained by the Chair, the provision is stricken and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor. A motion to waive or suspend the point of order, or a motion to sustain an appeal of the ruling the Chair on such point of order, requires the affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members. It also prohibits consideration of such provision in the House of Representatives.

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Official text

Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · 20 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1495, Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015 (2015-06-19)

Cosponsors on this site

Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Thom Tillis (R-NC), James Lankford (R-OK), James E. Risch (R-ID), Tim Scott (R-SC), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Rand Paul (R-KY)

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1495.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s1495 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114