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Cornyn, Klobuchar, Heller, Bennet Bill to Fight Nationwide Rape Kit Backlog Passes Committee  

Senator John Cornyn

WASHINGTON – Today the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill introduced by U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Dean Heller (R-NV), and Michael Bennet (D-CO), the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act, which would reauthorize, strengthen, and extend the Sexual Assault Forensic Reporting program to reduce the nationwide rape kit backlog. “The first step to helping victims of sexual assault is addressing the backlog of untested rape kits sitting on shelves in labs across […]

Cornyn, Klobuchar, Grassley, Feinstein Introduce Bill to Strengthen and Reauthorize Key Anti-Human Trafficking Measures  

Amy Klobuchar

WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) today introduced the Abolish Human Trafficking Act which strengthens and reauthorizes key programs that support survivors of human trafficking and provide resources to federal, state, and local law enforcement officials on the front lines of the fight against modern-day slavery.  Senators Bob Corker (R-TN), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dean Heller (R-NV), Ron Wyden (D-OR), March Rubio (R-FL), Chris Coons (D-DE), […]