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HR 4180 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Crime victims Crimes against women Evidence and witnesses Law enforcement administration and funding Sex offenses

Removing Barriers to Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act

Introduced: October 31, 2017 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Oct 31, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 31, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Removing Barriers to Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act

This bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to require state crime victim compensation programs to eliminate time limits on applying for compensation for victims of sexual assault with backlogged sexual assault evidence collection kits.

What's happening now November 17, 2017

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8
D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 27, 2018
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 6, 2018
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 6, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 1, 2017
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Nov 1, 2017
Blumenauer, Earl
· Oct 31, 2017
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Oct 31, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 31, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 31, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 31, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 31, 2017
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Oct 31, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4180: Removing Barriers to Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4180/
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"H.R. 4180: Removing Barriers to Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4180/.
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H.R. 4180, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4180/.
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