Rape Survivor Child Custody Act
Latest action · Jun 5, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2014 to Jun 12, 2014, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Jun 5, 2014 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jun 5, 2014 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Original | Jun 5, 2014 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 5, 2014 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Jun 5, 2014 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 5, 2014 |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Jun 12, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Jun 5, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2772 | Rape Survivor Child Custody Act | Related bill | Sep 13, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2014Introduced in Senate
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