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House vote: H.R. 5768 // September 22, 2022

VICTIM Act of 2022

Sponsor: Val Demings (D-FL)

This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a grant program for state, tribal, or local law enforcement agencies or prosecuting offices (or groups of tribal agencies or offices) to establish, implement, and administer violent incident clearance and technological investigative methods.

Crime and Law Enforcement Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

246 votes, representing 146,266,822 people56.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

174 votes, representing 105,534,244 people40.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon24656.2%
NayLost17440.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%