U.S. Congress - S.254 Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2011
S.254 - Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2011
A bill to reduce the rape kit backlog and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to reduce the rape kit backlog and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2011 as introduced.
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2/1/2011--Introduced.Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2011 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require government entities, in order to be entitled to justice system improvement grants to combat violent crimes against women under such Act, to: (Official Summary
2/1/2011--Introduced.Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2011 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require government entities, in order to be entitled to justice system improvement grants to combat violent crimes against women under such Act, to:(1) incur the full out-of-pocket cost of forensic medical exams for victims of sexual assault (current law), and
(2) coordinate with regional health care providers to notify sexual assault victims of the availability of free exams. Repeals a provision deeming a government entity to have incurred the full out-of-pocket cost of such an exam if it reimburses the victim for the cost of such exam. Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to revise the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program to:
(1) require the annual reports to the Attorney General by state and local governments receiving Program grants to include a specific breakdown of the number of sexual assault cases that are in a backlog for DNA case work and the percentage of grant amounts allocated to reducing the backlog;
(2) direct the Attorney General to compile and publish, annually, a list of states and local governments receiving grants that have failed to provide such information, and
(3) prohibit the Attorney General from awarding to such a state or local government for the next fiscal year a grant amount greater than 50% of the amount such government would have received otherwise.
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S.254 Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2011
anneaxel
March 01, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 8th Congressional district of Michigan. I am writing as your constituent in the 8th Congressional district of Michigan. I support S.254 - Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
I'm absolutely shocked to learn that there is such a backlog of incriminating data awaiting analysis. How can our justice system allow data... -
S.254 Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2011
psberman
September 04, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 9th Congressional district of Pennsylvania. I support S.254 - Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Politicians always like to say that they are "strong on crime", how about being "strong on victim rights?" The pain and torment of those who are assaulted, are in your hands. Please help this bill get out of committ...
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