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SASCA
Introduced: February 7, 2019
Introduced by:
Murray, Patty
Democratic
· Washington
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
Among other things, the bill establishes (1) a grant program for states to assess the availability of specified providers to perform sexual-assault examinations; (2) a multiagency pilot program to improve training for, and access to, such providers; (3) reporting requirements for hospitals regarding community access to such providers; and (4) a grant program for provider training in rural and tribal settings.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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