Justice for Angel Families Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5446.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEHLS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 148, September 13, 2023, Page H4298):
  Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statement is submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill expands the allowable uses of state compensation payments for crime victims to include certain expenses for angel families and reestablishes the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office within the Department of Homeland Security.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 13, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 5446, 118th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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