S. 1339 · 117th Congress · Senate

Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Apr 22, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2021

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. APR 22, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. APR 22, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Apr 22, 2021

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