HR 5650
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Government trust funds
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Sex offenses
State and local finance
Nicole's Law Act of 2018
Introduced: April 27, 2018
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 27, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 27, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Nicole's Law Act of 2018
This bill directs the Department of Justice to increase a state's allocation of funds under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program and the Sexual Assault Services Program if the state has in effect laws and policies to extend protections similar to those afforded to a victim of domestic violence to a victim of a sex offense who is not in a familial or dating relationship with the perpetrator of such offense.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1