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S 2443 113th Congress Senate 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: June 5, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Jun 5, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 5, 2014
Introduced in Senate
 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 June 5, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3