Kamisha's Law

Kamisha's Law, as introduced in the Senate, would remove any statute of limitations for a defined set of non-capital homicide offenses in federal law. By adding a new Sec. 3302 to 18 U.S.C. Chapter 213, the bill allows indictments or informations to be filed at any time for specified homicide-related offenses (such as second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, and certain forms of attempted manslaughter) without a time limit. The measure explicitly applies to the listed offenses and includes a clerical amendment to the table of sections. It does not apply to capital murder offenses. In short, the bill is aimed at ensuring prosecutors can pursue accountability for these non-capital homicides regardless of how much time has passed since the alleged crime.