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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 176 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:H.R. 4180.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution under theGeneral Welfare Clause.[Page H8294]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Removing Barriers to Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to require state crime victim compensation programs to eliminate time limits on applying for compensation for victims of sexual assault with backlogged sexual assault evidence collection kits.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Removing Barriers to Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act</title>
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        <title>To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide that in order to be eligible to receive a grant for a crime victim compensation program, such program shall provide for the tolling of any limitation period relating to the submission of an application for compensation for victims of sexual assault with backlogged sexual assault evidence collection kits, and for other purposes.</title>
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