Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020 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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative remediesAssault and harassment offensesCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEvidence and witnessesGeneticsLaw enforcement administration and fundingMedical tests and diagnostic methodsSex offenses
Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-4904| Senate
| Updated: 11/17/2020
Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020 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.
Administrative remediesAssault and harassment offensesCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEvidence and witnessesGeneticsLaw enforcement administration and fundingMedical tests and diagnostic methodsSex offenses