U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski spoke on the U.S. Senate floor, urging colleagues to pass the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crimes Victims Fund Act (VOCA Fix Act), legislation she helped introduce to strengthen the Victims of Crime Act by re-directing new funds into the Crime Victims Fund.
The federal funding is deemed essential to addressing Alaska’s lack of available services for victims. If the technical fix for VOCA funds wasn’t sustained, victim service providers – including 30 organizations in Alaska – would lose crucial funds and could be forced to close or reduce services.
Following the speech, the Senate passed the VOCA Fix Act unanimously and will now head to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
