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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for State legislatures to pass comprehensive sexual assault kit reforms by 2021.

Introduced: April 29, 2019 Introduced by: Joyce, David P. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Jan 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 28, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution 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 January 28, 2019

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 3
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Jun 3, 2019
Bustos, Cheri
· Apr 29, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jan 29, 2019
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jan 28, 2019
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jan 28, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 28, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 81: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for State legislatures to pass comprehensive sexual assault kit reforms by 2021.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-81/
MLA
"H. Res. 81: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for State legislatures to pass comprehensive sexual assault kit reforms by 2021.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-81/.
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H. Res. 81, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-81/.
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