The U.S. House of Representatives today followed the Senate in voting to renew the Violence Against Women Act, sending it to the president to be signed into law. VAWA, which has helped reduce the level of sexual violence in the US, expired more than a year ago.
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Latest News | February 28, 2013
Congress Passes SAFER Act
As part of its renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, the House of Representatives today passed the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act, which will help eliminate the backlog of untested DNA evidence from unsolved rape cases and take countless rapists off the streets
Latest News | February 12, 2013
Senate Passes the Violence Against Women Act
In a strong bipartisan act today, the Senate voted to renew the landmark Violence Against Women Act.
Latest News | December 03, 2012
SAFER Act of 2012 Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives
Reps. Ted Poe (R-TX) and Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today introduced the SAFER Act of 2012, a bipartisan bill that will help fix the backlog of untested DNA evidence from unsolved rape cases.
Latest News | November 28, 2012
DNA Evidence Collection Goes to Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court this month announced that it will decide whether it is legally permissible for police to take DNA samples from suspects arrested for violent crimes.
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