H.R. 6387 115th Congress House

SASCA

Official title: To plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them.

Introduced: July 16, 2018 Introduced by: Pramila Jayapal Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov

Health Assault and harassment offensesCrime preventionCrime victimsCrimes against women

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Education programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careEvidence and witnessesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHigher educationIndian social and development programsMedical educationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMinority healthNursingRural conditions and developmentSex offenses

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Jul 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jul 16, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jul 16, 2018

Introduced in House

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Latest action July 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Survivors' Access to Supportive Care Act or SASCA

This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements to address the adequacy of access to sexual-assault examinations, including a grant program for states to assess the availability of specified providers to perform sexual-assault examinations.

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