SAFER Act of 2017

Summary

Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act of 2017 or the SAFER Act of 2017 This bill amends the Innocence Protection Act of 2004 to modify requirements with respect establishing and implementing best practices for evidence retention. The bill amends the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 to require the Department of Justice (DOJ), in providing information about the role of forensic nurses to certain health-related entities, to provide information about the role of both adult and pediatric forensic nurses. DOJ must also provide additional information on the need for pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners in responding to the abuse of both children and adolescents. The bill amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to modify the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program: to add, as a purpose area, increasing the capacity of prosecutors to address the backlog of violent crime cases involving suspects identified through DNA evidence; and to reauthorize through FY2022 the requirement for DOJ to allocate a certain percentage of program funds for grants to audit backlogged rape kits.

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Timeline

1. 28 July 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

   Source: Committee

2. 28 July 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 July 2017

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6564-6567)

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 28 July 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 28 July 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Sponsors

• Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← SAFER Act of 2017