3.0.0 3541 2023-01-11T13:37:15Z 2023-01-11T13:37:15Z House HR 2017-07-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 128 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POE of Texas:H.R. 3541.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitutionwhich states that Congress has the power ``to make all lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H6577]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-28T20:32:01Z Referred to 2017-07-28T13:08:30Z SAFER Act of 2017 115 1766 S 2018-01-08 Signed by President. Related bill CRS 2017-07-28 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-07-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6564-6567) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 N M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2017-08-08 False I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2017-10-23 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2017-11-02 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 2017-11-16 False M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2017-11-28 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2017-12-21 False S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2017-12-21 False Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Child health 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 Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-07-28 Introduced in House 2018-05-10T19:21:31Z 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.
]]> SAFER Act of 2017 Display Title SAFER Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To reauthorize the SAFER Act of 2013, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced SAFER Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3541ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3541ih.xml 2017-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.