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HRES 331 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Crime victims Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Evidence and witnesses Lawyers and legal services Sex offenses

Expressing support for States to adopt "Racheal's Law".

Introduced: June 18, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jun 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 18, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encourages states to ensure that victims of rape or sexual assault can file and obtain a restraining order against the guilty party for an indefinite period of time without the necessity of renewal or refiling.

Encourages states to ensure that victims of rape or sexual assault can be represented by an attorney instead of being physically present during hearings involving their convicted attacker.
What's happening now July 1, 2015

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jul 14, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 331: Expressing support for States to adopt "Racheal's Law".. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-331/
MLA
"H. Res. 331: Expressing support for States to adopt "Racheal's Law".." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-331/.
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H. Res. 331, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-331/.
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