Rape Survivor Child Custody Act
Latest action · Sep 13, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states that have in place a law that allows the mother of any child that was conceived through rape to seek court-ordered termination of the parental rights of her rapist with regard to that child, which the court shall grant upon clear and convincing evidence of rape.
Limits such a grant to: (1) an amount that is not greater than 10% of the average of the total funding of the 3 most recent awards a state received under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program and the Sexual Assault Services Program; and (2) a 1-year term, subject to renewal for not more than 3 additional years.
Requires a state that receives such a grant to use: (1) 25% of grant funds for permissible uses under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program, and (2) 75% of funds for permissible uses under the Sexual Assault Services Program.
Cosponsors 54
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2013 to Nov 13, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Original | Jul 22, 2013 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jul 25, 2013 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 25, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jul 25, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Jul 25, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 31, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 31, 2013 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Aug 2, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Aug 2, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Aug 2, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Aug 2, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Aug 2, 2013 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Aug 2, 2013 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Aug 2, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Sep 18, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Sep 18, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Sep 20, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 20, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Sep 25, 2013 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Sep 25, 2013 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Sep 30, 2013 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 11, 2013 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 22, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Oct 22, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Nov 12, 2013 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Nov 14, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Mar 5, 2014 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Mar 6, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | May 19, 2014 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | May 19, 2014 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | May 22, 2014 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | May 22, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jun 9, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 25, 2014 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 10, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Nov 13, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2013 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Sep 13, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jul 22, 2013Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4857.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-3 | REAUTHORIZATION OF THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT109 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Mar 13, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2443 | Rape Survivor Child Custody Act | Related bill | Jun 5, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Attorney General to make grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rape Survivor Child Custody Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2013Introduced in House
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