H.R. 4180 · 115th Congress
Removing Barriers to Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Brendan Boyle
- Introduced
- 2017-10-31
- Latest action
- 2017-11-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Summary
Removing Barriers to Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act
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.