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S. 2349 · 115th Congress

Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act

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Passed the Senate without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 115th Congress ended.

1 cosponsor · 1 R

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  1. Senate Introduced Jan 29, 2018
  2. Senate Passed May 16, 2018

This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to establish an interagency working group to study federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on efforts to coordinate sexual violence data collection to produce complementary information, without compromising programmatic needs.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 29, 2018

Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act

This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to establish an interagency working group to study federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on efforts to coordinate sexual violence data collection to produce complementary information, without compromising programmatic needs.

The working group shall consider:

  • what activity constitutes different acts of sexual violence,
  • whether reports that use the same terms for acts of sexual violence are collecting the same data on these acts,
  • whether the context which led to such an act should impact how that act is accounted for in reports,
  • whether the data collected is presented in a way that allows the general public to understand what acts of sexual violence are included in each measurement, and
  • steps that agencies that compile reports relating to sexual violence can take to avoid double counting incidents.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act

Latest action (May 17, 2018): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 29, 2018

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

  1. Senate Introduced Jan 29, 2018
  2. Senate Passed May 16, 2018

No recorded floor vote found.