VOCA Lockbox Legislation

 

On June 28, 2007, . Ted Poe (R-TX) and 60 cosponsors introduced legislation that seeks to safeguard the Crime Victims Fund by preventing future attempts to eliminate Fund balances.  HR 2941, the "Victims of Crime Act Preservation Fund Act of 2007" would take the Crime Victims Fund "off-budget," meaning it would no longer be included as part of the President's budget nor would it be counted as spending (or "savings") during the Congressional budget process.  The bill would prohibit consideration of any measure that would allow the use of the Crime Victims Fund for any purpose other than those authorized in the VOCA statute.

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H.R. 2941 "VOCA Lockbox" Cosponsors (as of 4/101/08)
Introduced 6/28/2007 by Rep. Ted Poe [TX-2]
Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1]
Allen, Thomas H. [ME-1]
Altmire, Jason [PA-4]
Berkley, Shelley [NV-1]
Boyda, Nancy E. [KS-2]
Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1]
Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5]
Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18]
Carson, Julia [IN-7]
Chabot, Steve [OH-1]
Cleaver, Emanuel [MO-5]
Cohen, Steve [TN-9]
Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14]
Costa, Jim [CA-20]
Davis, Lincoln [TN-4]
English, Phil [PA-3]
Etheridge, Bob [NC-2]
Fortuno, Luis G. [PR]
Gerlach, Jim [PA-6]
Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY-20]
Gordon, Bart [TN-6]
Green, Gene [TX-29]

Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7]
Hall, John J. [NY-19]
Higgins, Brian [NY-27]
Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2]
Hodes, Paul W. [NH-2]
Holden, Tim [PA-17]
Jefferson, William J. [LA-2]
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [OH-11]
Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9]
Kildee, Dale E. [MI-5]
Langevin, James R. [RI-2]
Lewis, John [GA-5]
LoBiondo, Frank [NJ-2]

Loebsack, David [IA-2]
Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14]
Marshall, Jim [GA-8]
Matsui, Doris O. [CA-5]
McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10]
McHugh, John M. [NY-23]
McNulty, Michael R. [NY-21]
Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2]
Moore, Dennis [KS-3]

Moore, Gwen [WI-4]
Moran, James P. [VA-8]
Murphy, Tim [PA-18]
Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8]
Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38]
Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC]
Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27]
Paul, Ron [TX-14]
Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10]
Reichert, David G. [WA-8]
Roybal-Allard, Lucille [CA-34]
Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [MD-2]
Salazar, John T. [CO-3]
Sestak, Joe [PA-7]
Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1]
Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28]
Snyder, Vic [AR-2]
Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32]
Space, Zachary T. [OH-18]
Walz, Timothy J. [MN-1]
Welch, Peter [VT]
Wu, David [OR-1]

Last Updated: May 6, 2008