House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedOct 28, 2021
- Committee actionJun 15, 2022
- Passed HouseSep 22, 2022 · 250–178
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 27, 2022 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5768.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5768, VICTIM Act of 2022” on July 28, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 26, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 28, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58348
- CBO publication date
- July 28, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5768, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5768
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 16, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-441 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 26, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 26, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/441
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5768, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5768
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 16, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
db34771921da6f9a1ca1f542ab77ccac9c0887d05243131e8564c23774b069a6
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. DEMINGS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 190, October 28, 2021, Page H6034):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 28, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5768, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5768
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 16, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
db34771921da6f9a1ca1f542ab77ccac9c0887d05243131e8564c23774b069a6
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
37 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 33 Democrats
4 of 37 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), André Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Angie Craig (D-MN), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Brian Higgins (D-NY), James Himes (D-CT), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ron Kind (D-WI), Lucy McBath (D-GA), A. McEachin (D-VA), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Tim Ryan (D-OH) and 7 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Val Demings.
- H.R. 5615 (117th) Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act
- H.R. 5616 (117th) DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act of 2021
- H.Res. 277 (117th) Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground…
- H.R. 8610 (117th) Health Security and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act
- H.R. 2466 (117th) Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2021
- H.R. 3867 (117th) Every Vote Counts Act
Related bills
- H.R. 8746 (119th) VICTIM Act of 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.