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Perry Joins Effort to End Raid on Crime Victims Fund

Press Release

Date: Nov. 23, 2015
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Government Budget and Spending Criminal Justice

Since 2000, Washington has diverted billions of dollars that, under federal law, must go to victims of child abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes. Congress uses this money for other government spending -- despite the fact that federal law says money deposited into the Crime Victims Fund may only be used to assist crime victims. Legislation introduced last week in the U.S. House (H.R 3984, the Fairness for Crime Victims Act), would require the Fund to disburse what it brings in each year to crime victims.

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"You know Washington has a spending problem when it's willing to steal money from victims of child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other crimes to keep the funds flowing," said Rep. Perry (PA-4). "One of the reasons I opposed the recent federal budget agreement is because it diverted another $1.5 billion in Crime Victim funds for new government spending."

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