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HR 2772 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Crimes against women Evidence and witnesses Family relationships Law enforcement administration and funding Separation, divorce, custody, support Sex offenses

Rape Survivor Child Custody Act

Introduced: July 22, 2013 Introduced by: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Became law
Sep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 22, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 22, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rape Survivor Child Custody Act - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states that have in place a law that allows the mother of any child that was conceived through rape to seek court-ordered termination of the parental rights of her rapist with regard to that child, which the court shall grant upon clear and convincing evidence of rape.

Limits such a grant to: (1) an amount that is not greater than 10% of the average of the total funding of the 3 most recent awards a state received under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program and the Sexual Assault Services Program; and (2) a 1-year term, subject to renewal for not more than 3 additional years.

Requires a state that receives such a grant to use: (1) 25% of grant funds for permissible uses under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program, and (2) 75% of funds for permissible uses under the Sexual Assault Services Program.

What's happening now September 13, 2013

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

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 17 Republican 3
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Nov 13, 2014
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 25, 2014
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 9, 2014
COBLE, HOWARD
· May 22, 2014
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· May 22, 2014
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · May 19, 2014
Franks, Trent
· May 19, 2014
SMITH, LAMAR
· Mar 14, 2014
BACHUS, SPENCER
· Mar 6, 2014
Farenthold, Blake
· Mar 5, 2014
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Dec 5, 2013
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Nov 12, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 22, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 11, 2013
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 30, 2013
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Sep 25, 2013
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 20, 2013
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Sep 20, 2013
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 18, 2013
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 18, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Sep 12, 2013
Barletta, Lou
· Sep 9, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Sep 9, 2013
FARR, SAM
· Sep 9, 2013
Gerlach, Jim
· Sep 9, 2013
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Aug 2, 2013
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 2, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 2, 2013
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Aug 2, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Aug 2, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Aug 2, 2013
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 31, 2013
Fudge, Marcia
· Jul 25, 2013
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jul 25, 2013
Meehan, Patrick
· Jul 25, 2013
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 25, 2013
Marino, Tom
· Jul 22, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2772: Rape Survivor Child Custody Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2772/
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"H.R. 2772: Rape Survivor Child Custody Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2772/.
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H.R. 2772, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2772/.
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