To direct the Attorney General to make grants to States that have in place laws that expand the protections offered to victims of sex offenses who are not in a familiar or dating relationship with the perpetrators of such offenses.
USA115th CongressHR-5650| House
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Christopher H. Smith
Republican Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (1)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Nicole's Law Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Justice to increase a state's allocation of funds under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program and the Sexual Assault Services Program if the state has in effect laws and policies to extend protections similar to those afforded to a victim of domestic violence to a victim of a sex offense who is not in a familial or dating relationship with the perpetrator of such offense.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal procedure and sentencingGovernment trust fundsJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationSex offensesState and local finance
To direct the Attorney General to make grants to States that have in place laws that expand the protections offered to victims of sex offenses who are not in a familiar or dating relationship with the perpetrators of such offenses.
USA115th CongressHR-5650| House
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Nicole's Law Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Justice to increase a state's allocation of funds under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program and the Sexual Assault Services Program if the state has in effect laws and policies to extend protections similar to those afforded to a victim of domestic violence to a victim of a sex offense who is not in a familial or dating relationship with the perpetrator of such offense.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Christopher H. Smith
Republican Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (1)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Crimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal procedure and sentencingGovernment trust fundsJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationSex offensesState and local finance