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Sexual Assault Kit Reform: Enhancing Justice and Support for Survivors

This resolution urges state legislatures to implement reforms for sexual assault evidence kits. The goal is to expedite DNA testing, ensure comprehensive support for survivors, and improve the identification of offenders, thereby enhancing public safety and helping survivors achieve justice.
Key points
Survivor Support: Ensuring access to advocates and providing rights and kit results information in a trauma-informed manner.
Expedited Testing: Mandating prompt testing of all collected evidence kits and uploading results to databases.
Kit Tracking: Developing a system for survivors to track the status of their kits from collection to analysis.
Audits and Funding: Requiring regular audits of untested kits and ensuring sustainable funding for testing and survivor support.
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Additional Information
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for State legislatures to pass comprehensive sexual assault kit reforms.
Print number: HRES 1492
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Process start date: 2022-11-22