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HR 1257 114th 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: March 4, 2015 Introduced by: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 4, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 4, 2015
Introduced in House
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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 three most recent awards a state received under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program and the Sexual Assault Services Program; and (2) a one-year term, subject to renewal for not more than three 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 March 31, 2015

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10 Republican 1
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 28, 2015
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 17, 2015
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Mar 17, 2015
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 17, 2015
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 4, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 4, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 4, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Mar 4, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 4, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 4, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 4, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1257: Rape Survivor Child Custody Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1257/
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"H.R. 1257: Rape Survivor Child Custody Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1257/.
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H.R. 1257, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1257/.
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