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HR 5026 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Evidence and witnesses Health information and medical records Medical tests and diagnostic methods Sex offenses State and local government operations

Survivors’ Bill of Rights in the States Act of 2019

Introduced: November 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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Survivors' Bill of Rights in the States Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants to states that provide certain legal rights to survivors of sexual assault. Among other things, grants may be used to implement such legal rights.

What's happening now December 18, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2770 Identical bill Survivors’ Bill of Rights in the States Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 12, 2019
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Nov 12, 2019
Armstrong, Kelly
· Nov 8, 2019
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5026: Survivors’ Bill of Rights in the States Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5026/
MLA
"H.R. 5026: Survivors’ Bill of Rights in the States Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5026/.
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H.R. 5026, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5026/.
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[H.R. 5026: Survivors’ Bill of Rights in the States Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5026/)
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