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Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4904| Senate 
| Updated: 11/17/2020
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (1)
Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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
Nov 17, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Nov 17, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • November 17, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 17, 2020
    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.
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Timeline
Nov 17, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Nov 17, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • November 17, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 17, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (1)
Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesAssault and harassment offensesCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEvidence and witnessesGeneticsLaw enforcement administration and fundingMedical tests and diagnostic methodsSex offenses