Removing Barriers to Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act

Bill: 115-hr-4180
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2017-10-31
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Crime victims

Crimes against women

Evidence and witnesses

Law enforcement administration and funding

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Removing Barriers to Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to require state crime victim compensation programs to eliminate time limits on applying for compensation for victims of sexual assault with backlogged sexual assault evidence collection kits.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4180 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 31, 2017 Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Khanna , Ms. Moore , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Norton , and Ms. Shea-Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide that in order to be eligible to receive a grant for a crime victim compensation program, such program shall provide for the tolling of any limitation period relating to the submission of an application for compensation for victims of sexual assault with backlogged sexual assault evidence collection kits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Barriers to Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act . 2. Ensuring compensation for victims with backlogged sexual assault evidence collection kits Section 1403(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 34 U.S.C. 20102(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (10) Such program provides for the tolling of any limitation period relating to the submission of an application for compensation for victims of sexual assault with backlogged sexual assault evidence collection kits. . 3. Effective date The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect on the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.