Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

This bill changes the rules for what money can go into the federal Crime Victims Fund, which helps pay for services for crime victims. It amends an existing law, the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. For the period starting on the date the bill becomes law through the end of fiscal year 2029, the bill allows certain money collected under the federal False Claims Act (sections 3729–3731 of title 31, U.S. Code) to be deposited into the Crime Victims Fund. The False Claims Act is used when people or companies defraud the federal government, such as by overbilling or making false payment claims. The bill sets two clear limits on what can be deposited. First, money that must be paid to qui tam plaintiffs (whistleblowers who bring False Claims Act cases and share in the recovery) cannot go into the Fund. Second, money that is needed to reimburse the U.S. government for the damages it suffered from the fraud cannot go into the Fund. Only the remaining amounts, such as certain fines or penalties, would be eligible for deposit into the Crime Victims Fund during this temporary period.

The Crime Victims Fund is a major source of money for programs that support crime victims, such as counseling, shelters, and victim compensation. If deposits into the Fund are low, those programs may receive less support. By allowing certain False Claims Act payments to flow into the Fund for several years, the bill seeks to increase and stabilize the Fund’s resources. This change may affect how federal money from fraud cases is divided among different uses: paying whistleblowers, reimbursing the government, and supporting victims through the Fund. The bill keeps the existing shares for whistleblowers and for repaying the government’s losses, and only redirects the remaining eligible amounts. The exact financial impact on the Fund and on other government accounts is not specified in the bill text and would depend on the outcomes of future False Claims Act cases.