HR 1214 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Best Help for Rape Victims Act

Introduced Mar 10, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 4, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 10, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Best Help for Rape Victims Act - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to require the Attorney General to include within the national protocol on sexual assault forensic examinations a recommendation that a victim of sexual assault who is at risk of pregnancy from rape should be: (1) offered information about emergency contraception; and (2) provided with such contraception on site at the victim's request. Requires the Attorney General to revise any existing protocol in accordance with this Act.

Cosponsors 67

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2005 to Sep 6, 2006; 42 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMar 10, 2005
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMar 10, 2005
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-ORDavid WuOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMar 10, 2005
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-CAJane HarmanOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-CALois CappsOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-CASam FarrOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-CATom LantosOriginalMar 10, 2005
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzMar 14, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichMar 14, 2005
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMar 14, 2005
D-MAJohn W. OlverMar 14, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonMar 14, 2005
D-NJRush HoltMar 14, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernMar 17, 2005
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyMar 17, 2005
D-MORuss CarnahanMar 17, 2005
D-NYGary L. AckermanApr 6, 2005
D-GAJohn LewisApr 6, 2005
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyApr 6, 2005
D-COMark UdallApr 13, 2005
D-CAFortney Pete StarkApr 19, 2005
D-WITammy BaldwinApr 19, 2005
D-WAAdam SmithApr 28, 2005
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 28, 2005
D-WARick LarsenJun 16, 2005
D-WAJay InsleeJun 23, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJul 13, 2005
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJul 13, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsJul 21, 2005
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsSep 7, 2005
D-AZEd PastorApr 26, 2006
D-GADavid ScottSep 6, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 10, 2005
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Apr 4, 2005

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Mar 10, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Mar 10, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E406)
  4. Mar 10, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E406Carolyn B. Maloney D-NYMar 10, 2005

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3171VAWA 2005 Reauthorization ActRelated billSep 28, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require that the recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives to prevent pregnancy.
Short Titles as Introduced
Best Help for Rape Victims Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 10, 2005Introduced in House

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