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S 4904
Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020
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Bill overview
Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2020 This bill requires state victim compensation programs, as a condition of receiving certain grants, to waive deadlines to file for compensation in cases where a victim failed to meet the deadline due to delays in testing biological material collected as evidence related to a sexual offense.
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Primary sponsor
Catherine Cortez Masto
SenateNVDemocrat
Cosponsor
Patrick Toomey
SenatePARepublican
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