Removing Barriers to Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act

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This bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to require state crime victim compensation programs to eliminate time limits on applying for compensation for victims of sexual assault with backlogged sexual assault evidence collection kits.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 31, 2017

Removing Barriers to Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Removing Barriers to Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act

Latest action (Nov 17, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 31, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.