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Justice for Rape Victims and Improving Use of DNA Evidence Act of 2011

Introduced: June 15, 2011 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Aug 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Rape Victims and Improving Use of DNA Evidence Act of 2011 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase by 10% grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for states or local governments that had in effect for the previous fiscal year: (1) a process to provide a victim of sexual assault with an examination by a qualified sexual assault nurse examiner for purposes of collecting a rape kit from such victim and to provide the results of rape kit testing to the victim within 180 days, and (2) an online rape kit database containing specified information.

Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to require the Attorney General to conduct an annual study and report to Congress on the extent of the backlog in the United States relating to the analysis of DNA samples collected from crime scenes, victims, suspects, arrestees, and convicted offenders.

What's happening now August 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· May 10, 2012
Sutton, Betty
· May 10, 2012
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 27, 2012
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 8, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 8, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 15, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 15, 2011
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Jun 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2197: Justice for Rape Victims and Improving Use of DNA Evidence Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2197/
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"H.R. 2197: Justice for Rape Victims and Improving Use of DNA Evidence Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2197/.
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