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House Bill 4946
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Epstein Crime Victims Act
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H. R. 4946 (Introduced-in-House)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4946


To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a crime victim to bring a civil action against the Government if the Government enters a plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement and fails to notify the victim, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 8, 2025

Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a crime victim to bring a civil action against the Government if the Government enters a plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement and fails to notify the victim, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Epstein Crime Victims Act”.

SEC. 2. Enforcement of crime victims rights.

Section 3771 of title 18, United States Code is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(9), by striking “plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement” and inserting “plea bargain, deferred prosecution agreement, or nonprosecution agreement”; and

(2) in subsection (d)—

(A) in paragraph (6), by striking “Nothing in this chapter” and inserting “Except as provided in paragraph (7), nothing in this chapter”; and

(B) by adding at the end the following:

“(7) RIGHT OF ACTION IN THE CASE OF FAILURE TO NOTIFY VICTIM.—If the Government enters a plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement and fails to notify the victim in a timely manner, as required under subsection (a)(9), the victim shall be permitted to bring an action in an appropriate district court of the United States against the Government to enforce any remaining applicable rights under subsection (a).”.