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Congress Poised To Dedicate $41 Million To Help End Backlog of Rape Kits
“It’s a huge deal,” said Sarah Tofte, vice president of policy and advocacy for the Joyful Heart Foundation, which is pushing for ending the rape kit backlog.
Spending Bill Includes $41 Million to Help Rape Victims
Lawmakers have allocated $41 million to help rape victims as part of the $1.1 trillion spending plan approved by Congress Thursday night.
Money to Address Rape Kit Backlog in Congressional Spending Bill
Advocates praised the inclusion of $41 million to handle thousands of untested rape kits.
Congress poised to approve $41 million to help clear backlog of untested rape kits
Congress is poised to approve $41 million sought by the Obama administration to examine untested DNA evidence collected from rape victims and held by state and local police across the country.
Congress Moves Forward on Rape-Kit Funding
The U.S. Senate subcommittee on commerce, justice, science and related agencies showed its support this week for combating the backlog of untested rape kits by including $41 million in its 2015 fiscal year spending bill as part of a community-based sexual assault response reform initiative.
Urge Congress to Fund Testing of Rape Kits
This month, both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate advanced spending bills that include $117 million in grants that would help states and local governments to test backlogged DNA samples. We must tell our representatives to make this funding a priority.
Advocating for Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault in the Military
Joyful Heart, along with women’s rights organizations across the country, stands with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in support of the Military Justice Improvement Act, S. 967.
