September 16, 2016
Senate Recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month
On September 15, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, S. Res. 566 , a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National DomesticView More
Crime
September 16, 2016
House Committee Passes Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act
On September 14, the House Education and Workforce Committee approved, by voice vote, H.R. 5963 , the Supporting Youth Opportunity and PreventingView More
September 9, 2016
House Passes Survivors Bill of Rights Act
On September 6, the House approved, by unanimous consent, the Survivors Bill of Rights Act ( H.R. 5578 ), sponsored by Rep.View More
July 8, 2016
House Committee Approves Sexual Assault Survivor, DNA Testing Bills
On July 7, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 5578, the Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act, and H.R. 320, theView More
June 17, 2016
Senate Approves Bills to Address DNA Backlog
On June 16, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, S. 2577 , the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, and S. 2348 , the RapidView More
May 27, 2016
Adam Walsh Bill Passed by Senate
On May 23, the Senate passed, 89-0, the Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the legislation onView More
May 27, 2016
CJS Spending Bill Approved by House Committee
On May 24, the House Appropriations Committee approved, by voice vote, the FY2017 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) and Related AgenciesView More
May 13, 2016
Senate Committee Advances Bill to Improve DNA Analysis
On May 12, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved, by voice vote, S. 2577 , the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, as amended.View More
August 7, 2015
Senate Committee Examines Federal Prison System
On August 4, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing, “ Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons: First-Hand Accounts of Challenges Facing the Federal Prison System .” Piper Kerman , author, “Orange isView More
July 24, 2015
Senate Committee Passes SURVIVE Act for Indian Victims
On July 22, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee passed, by voice vote, the Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian VictimsView More