Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2021
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 22, 2021
Last action Apr 22, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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