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HRES 230 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Crime victims Crimes against women Sex offenses State and local government operations

Encouraging State-by-State adoption of a sexual assault survivors' bill of rights.

Introduced: June 21, 2016 Introduced by: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 15, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 29, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encourages the adoption of a comprehensive state-level Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights that upholds core U.S. values.

Urges such a Bill of Rights to include specified rights concerning legal and criminal procedures and victim services.

Recognizes and applauds those state legislative bodies that have already taken steps toward the adoption of a Sexual Assault Survivor's Bill of Rights.

What's happening now May 15, 2015

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 18 Republican 3
Walters, Mimi
· Jun 21, 2016
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 5, 2016
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 9, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 9, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 2, 2015
WALDEN, GREG
· Oct 6, 2015
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 17, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 29, 2015
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jul 28, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 28, 2015
Curbelo, Carlos
· Jul 15, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 13, 2015
Comstock, Barbara
· Jul 10, 2015
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jul 7, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 18, 2015
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Jun 18, 2015
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 4, 2015
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 1, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 21, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 29, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Apr 29, 2015
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Apr 29, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 29, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 29, 2015
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Apr 29, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 230: Encouraging State-by-State adoption of a sexual assault survivors' bill of rights.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-230/
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"H. Res. 230: Encouraging State-by-State adoption of a sexual assault survivors' bill of rights.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-230/.
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H. Res. 230, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-230/.
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