S. 4904
Referred to CommitteeFairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020
Introduced 11/17/2020•116th Congress•Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
11/17/2020 • Senate
Summary
Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020
This bill requires state victim compensation programs, as a condition of receiving certain grants, to waive deadlines to file for compensation in cases where a victim failed to meet the deadline due to delays in testing biological material collected as evidence related to a sexual offense.
Introduced in Senate • 11/17/2020
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Policy Area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative remediesAssault and harassment offensesCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEvidence and witnessesGeneticsLaw enforcement administration and fundingMedical tests and diagnostic methodsSex offenses
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Originated in the Senate
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November 17, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in Senate11/17/2020