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HRES 550 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Crime victims Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Evidence and witnesses Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Law enforcement administration and funding Medical tests and diagnostic methods Sex offenses State and local government operations

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for State legislatures to pass comprehensive sexual assault kit reforms by 2020.

Introduced: October 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Oct 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 2, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that state legislatures should pass comprehensive sexual assault kit reform legislation that includes certain requirements, such as for the auditing and testing of backlogged sexual assault kits.

What's happening now October 4, 2017

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

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Oct 2, 2017
Donovan, Daniel
· Oct 2, 2017
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Oct 2, 2017
Walters, Mimi
· Oct 2, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 2, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 550: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for State legislatures to pass comprehensive sexual assault kit reforms by 2020.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-550/
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"H. Res. 550: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for State legislatures to pass comprehensive sexual assault kit reforms by 2020.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-550/.
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H. Res. 550, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-550/.
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