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HR 3961 107th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Authorization Criminal investigation DNA fingerprints Department of Justice Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to law enforcement Government Operations and Politics Identification of criminals Rape Women

Rape Kit DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act

Introduced: March 13, 2002 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Mar 18, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Mar 13, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 13, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rape Kit DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act - Amends the DNA Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to eligible States to carry out DNA analyses of samples from crime scenes (current law) to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure their future timely analyses. Increases the authorization of appropriations for grants for DNA analysis for FY 2003 and 2004.
What's happening now March 18, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 21, 2002
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 12, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 22, 2002
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 22, 2002
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 21, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 21, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 9, 2002
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 11, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3961: Rape Kit DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3961/
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"H.R. 3961: Rape Kit DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3961/.
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H.R. 3961, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3961/.
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