SAFER Act of 2017
Latest action · Jul 28, 2017 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 28, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 8, 2017 to Dec 21, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Aug 8, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Nov 2, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Nov 16, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Dec 21, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Dec 21, 2017 |
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 28, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jul 28, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6564-6567)
- Jul 28, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jul 28, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 128, July 28, 2017, page H6577.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | TAX ADMINISTRATION65 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jan 30, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1766 | SAFER Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jan 8, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the SAFER Act of 2013, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SAFER Act of 2017
- Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Child health
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Evidence and witnesses
- Genetics
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Sex offenses
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
