,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,bergman introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to establish the ,victims of   
,immigration ,crime ,engagement ,office 
within the ,department of ,homeland     
,security1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,victims ,of ,immigration ,crime    
,engagement ,restoration ,act or as the 
,,voice ,restoration ,act4  #b4         
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,in ,april #bjag1 the ,united     
,states ,department of ,homeland        
,security launched the ,u4,s4           
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
7,,ice7 ,victims of ,immigration ,crime 
,engagement ,office 7,,voice7 in        
response to the ,executive ,order #acgfh
 issued by ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump
 entitled ,enhancing ,public ,safety in 
the ,interior of the ,united ,states1   

which directed ,,dhs to create an office
 to support victims of crimes committed 
by criminal aliens4  7#b7 ,in ,june     
#bjba1 the ,united ,states ,department  
of ,homeland ,security terminated       
,,voice pursuant to the ,executive order
 on the ,revision of ,civil ,immigration
 ,enforcement ,policies and ,priorities 
issued by ,president ,r4 ,joseph ,jr4   
#c4 ,victims of ,immigration ,crime     
,engagement ,office  7a7 ,establishment 
,there is established the ,victims of   
,immigration ,crime ,engagement ,office 
7hereinafter in this ,act referred to as
 ,,voice7 within the ,u4,s4 ,immigration
 and ,customs ,enforcement1 which shall 
provide assistance to victims of crimes 
committed by aliens present in the      
,united ,states without lawful status   
under the immigration laws1 in addition 
to witnesses and legal representatives  
of individuals acting at the request of 
a victim or witness4  7b7 ,duties ,the  
duties of ,,voice are to do the         
following3 7#a7 ,use a victim-centered  

approach to acknowledge and support     
persons who are victims or witnesses    
described in subsection 7a7 and their   
families4  7#b7 ,promote awareness of   
available services to such persons4     
7#c7 ,build collaborative partnerships  
with community stakeholders assisting   
such persons4  7c7 ,assistance ,the     
types of assistance authorized to be    
provided by ,,voice to such persons     
impacted by crimes committed by aliens  
described in subsection 7a7 includes--  
7#a7 the establishment and operation of 
a dedicated toll-free ,,voice ,hotline  
to answer questions from victims2  7#b7 
local contacts to help with unique      
requests from such persons2  7#c7 access
 to social service professionals able to
 refer victims to resources and service 
providers2  7#d7 assistance signing up  
to receive automated custody status     
information regarding an alien described
 in subsection 7a7 held in custody2 and 
7#e7 additional criminal or immigration 
history may be available about an       

illegal alien to victims or their       
families4  7d7 ,report ,not later than  
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 ,,voice shall   
publish quarterly reports to ,congress1 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
and the ,president of the ,united       
,states studying the effects of the     
victimization by aliens described in    
subsection 7a7 present in the ,united   
,states4