SANE Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 15, 2022)
Supporting Access to Nurse Exams Act or the SANE Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise revises the Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program. This program provides grants for training, technical assistance, education, equipment, and information relating to the identification, collection, preservation, analysis, and use of DNA samples and other evidence by medical personnel and other professionals treating victims of sexual assault.
Among other changes, the bill (1) expands the types of entities that are eligible to receive a grant under the program; (2) expands the allowable uses of these grants, including to provide full- and part-time salaries for sexual assault nurse examiners and sexual assault forensic examiners; and (3) requires the Department of Justice to establish and update annually a public website on access to forensic nurse examiners.
What just happenedNov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 15, 2022
- Nov 1, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee - Feb 15, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 15, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 15, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House