Bill116th CongressFiled Nov 17, 2020Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 4904
Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Nov 17, 2020)
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.
What just happenedNov 17, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV](D-NV)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateNov 17, 2020
- Nov 17, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Nov 17, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate