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2 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is HR5506: Courtney Wild Reinforcing Crime Victims’ Rights Act.
HR5506 · 119th Congress
Courtney Wild Reinforcing Crime Victims’ Rights Act
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What HR5506 actually does
This story is about James Talarico slams Ken Paxton for giving "Epstein-style sweetheart deals to pedophiles. This bill would expand victims’ rights to confer and get timely notice about plea offers/agreements and other case-resolving agreements.
If passed, it would:
- Expand victims’ rights to confer and get timely notice about plea offers/agreements and other case-resolving • Let victims seek annulment of a deferred-prosecution or nonprosecution agreement when the right to confer was violated.
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This story is about James Talarico slams Ken Paxton for giving "Epstein-style sweetheart deals to pedophiles. This bill would texas: Expand the Crime Victims’ Rights Act notice right to include nonprosecution agreements (in addition to plea bargains and DPAs).
If passed, it would
- Expand the Crime Victims’ Rights Act notice right to include nonprosecution agreements (in addition to plea bargains • Allow a victim to sue the federal government to enforce remaining CVRA rights if the government enters a plea bargain.
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