US Congress House Bill 3541 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

SAFER Act of 2017 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act of 2017 This bill amends the Innocence Protection Act of 2004 to modify requirements with respect establishing and implementing best practices for evidence retention. The bill amends the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 to require the Department of Justice (DOJ), in providing information about the role of forensic nurses to certain health-related entities, to provide information about the role of both adult and pediatric forensic nurses. DOJ must also provide additional information on the need for pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners in responding to the abuse of both children and adolescents. The bill amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to modify the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program: to add, as a purpose area, increasing the capacity of prosecutors to address the backlog of violent crime cases involving suspects identified through DNA evidence; and to reauthorize through FY2022 the requirement for DOJ to allocate a certain percentage of program funds for grants to audit backlogged rape kits.

SAFER Act of 2017 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act of 2017

Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-07-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-07-28	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6564-6567)
2017-07-28	House	Introduced in House

SB1766 (Related) 2018-01-08 - Became Public Law No: 115-107. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3541/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3541/BILLS-115hr3541ih.pdf