A bill to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to ensure crime victims are not denied compensation because of rape kit backlogs, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
History
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Nov 17, 2020
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 4904 (116th). |
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Apr 22, 2021
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Jun 29, 2021
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2471 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1339 (117th). |
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Jan 13, 2022
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2471 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1339 (117th). |
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Mar 9, 2022
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Final Bill —
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2471 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1339 (117th). |
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Mar 10, 2022
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Final Bill —
Senate Agreed to Changes
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2471 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1339 (117th). |
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Mar 15, 2022
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2471 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1339 (117th). |
S. 1339 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1339. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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