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US S4904

US S4904
Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020


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Introduced
11/17/2020
In Committee
11/17/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

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.

AI Summary

This bill, the Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020, requires state victim compensation programs to waive deadlines for crime victims to file for compensation if the delay was due to a delay in testing or matching DNA from a sexual assault forensic examination kit or other biological evidence related to a sexual offense. The bill also states that these crime victims should not have to go through an appeals process to have the filing deadline waived.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 11/17/2020)

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