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Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1339| Senate 
| Updated: 4/22/2021
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 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4904
Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4904
    Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020


  • April 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 117-3623: Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022
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 2021

USA117th CongressS-1339| Senate 
| Updated: 4/22/2021
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4904
Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4904
    Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020


  • April 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 22, 2021
    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

Related Bills

  • S 117-3623: Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022
  • 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