Introduce legislation (the VICTIM Act) to establish a federal grant program to help state and local law enforcement solve violent crimes and clear backlogs of unsolved cases.

Cory A. Booker · New Jersey · Democratic

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.50 extraction confidence 88%

Occurrences

U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Kennedy (R-LA), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act to establish a grant program at the federal level to help state and local law enforcement agencies solve violent crimes and clear backlogs of unsolved cases.

Booker reintroduced the VICTIM Act to create a federal grant program aiding state and local law enforcement in solving violent crimes and clearing case backlogs.

Booker, Kennedy Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Give Law Enforcement More Tools to Solve Crimes
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Evidence

S.4500 (VICTIM Act of 2026) text and filing: bill text dated May 12, 2026 shows 'Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.' The bill directs the Attorney General to establish a DOJ grant program to improve clearance rates for homicides and firearm-related violent crimes.

Official bill text (S.4500) filed May 12, 2026 reintroduces the VICTIM Act and contains grant-program language directing DOJ to create a competitive grant program to help state, tribal, and local law enforcement improve clearance rates and investigate homicides and non-fatal shootings.

delivered same_term A for effort

BILLS-119s4500is - Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act of 2026 (S.4500)
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Senator John Kennedy's office press release (May 12, 2026) announces that he joined Senator Cory Booker in introducing the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act to establish a DOJ grant program to help state, local, and tribal law enforcement solve more crimes and improve clearance rates for homicides and firearm-related violent crimes.

An official Senate press release confirms Booker as a lead sponsor/co-lead on the May 12, 2026 reintroduction of the VICTIM Act and summarizes the bill's purpose (grants for hiring/retaining detectives, forensic/technology upgrades, training, and victim services) and endorsements, showing concrete legislative action consistent with the claim.

delivered same_term A for effort

Kennedy, Booker reintroduce bipartisan bill to give law enforcement more tools to solve crimes - Press Release (Sen. John Kennedy)
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The introduced bill text for S.4500 creates a DOJ competitive grant program for state, local, and tribal law enforcement to improve homicide and firearm-related violent-crime clearance rates and related investigations.

Official bill text proves the grant-program component of the VICTIM Act was introduced in the Senate.

delivered same_term A for effort

BILLS-119s4500is - Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act of 2026 (S.4500)
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

Sen. Kennedy's May 12, 2026 press release says he joined Sen. Cory Booker in introducing the VICTIM Act to establish a DOJ grant program to help law enforcement solve more crimes and improve clearance rates.

Official Senate press release confirms Booker was a sponsor on the bill introduction that matches the promise.

delivered same_term A for effort

Kennedy, Booker reintroduce bipartisan bill to give law enforcement more tools to solve crimes - Press Release (Sen. John Kennedy)
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

Assessments

delivered same_term

The promise was specifically to introduce the VICTIM Act. Official Senate bill text shows S.4500, the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act of 2026, was introduced on May 12, 2026, and identifies Booker as an introducing sponsor with Sen. Kennedy. The bill text includes the promised DOJ grant program to help state, local, and tribal law enforcement solve violent crimes and improve clearance rates. Because the promised action was bill introduction rather than enactment, this counts as delivered in the same term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 98%

delivered same_term A for effort

Official bill text (S.4500, May 12, 2026) and a Senate press release show Senator Booker was a named sponsor/co-sponsor on the reintroduction of the VICTIM Act, which directs the Attorney General to establish a DOJ competitive grant program to help state, local, and tribal law enforcement improve homicide and firearm-related violent-crime clearance rates. The bill was formally introduced and referred to the Judiciary Committee, satisfying the promise to introduce legislation establishing such a grant program while in office.

provider openai · model gpt-5-mini · confidence 90%