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DOJ Homicide Victims Families Rights Act Tribal Consultation
July 30 @ 2:00 pm CDT
July 28 at 3:00 pm Eastern
July 30 at 3:00 pm Eastern
You are invited to a government-to-government consultation with the Department of Justice regarding implementation of the Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights Act of 2021 (HVFRA).
The HVFRA provides a system for the review of case files, and for carrying out further investigation as warranted, in cases investigated as murders by federal law enforcement agencies that have gone unsolved for more than three years. The covered cases include unsolved murders committed in Indian country. The Attorney General has published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to implement the HVFRA. See 90 Fed. Reg. 6879 (Jan. 21, 2025). They are seeking Tribal input to help ensure that the proposed rule can be finalized in a manner that achieves most effectively the HVFRA’s objective of solving federal cold case murders and providing closure for victims’ families.
If you are interested in attending, please respond to OTJ@usdoj.gov by 5pm Eastern on July 25 and include the name(s), Tribal affiliation, and email addresses of your representatives.
They welcome written comments until September 19, 2025. Please submit comments by email to OTJ@usdoj.gov, or by mail to Office of Tribal Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20530-0001.
If you have questions or need any accommodations for the sessions, please contact the Office of Tribal Justice at (202) 514-8812 or OTJ@usdoj.gov.