S.3815 Sponsored — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to create a civil cause of action for certain crimes and to eliminate the statute of limitations for civil actions relating to certain crimes, and for other purposes.
Create a civil cause of action for certain crimes and eliminate the statute of limitations for related civil actions.
Occurrences
I’m proud to introduce Virginia’s Law to eliminate the federal statute of limitations barriers that have kept too many survivors from pursuing justice.
Evidence
The article reports that Schumer and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez introduced Virginia's Law, a bill intended to end the statute of limitations and jurisdiction barriers for civil sexual abuse cases. Schumer framed it as a way to keep survivors from being shut out by filing deadlines.
Assessments
As of June 20, 2026, Schumer appears to have made a serious same-term legislative attempt by introducing and promoting Virginia's Law on February 10, 2026, aimed at creating a federal civil avenue for survivors and eliminating statute-of-limitations and jurisdiction barriers for related civil sexual abuse cases. But the available record here shows only introduction and advocacy, not enactment or another completed federal change delivering the promised outcome. Under the scoring rule for a serious but unsuccessful attempt, this is not delivered; it is a failed effort.