Women's Rights

Tell Congress to Pass the Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009.

To address the national crisis of untested rape kit backlogs -- estimated at 180,000 -- Representatives Al Franken (D-MN), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have introduced the Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009 to the House of Representatives.

This bipartisan bill would regulate grants funds earmarked for the DNA testing of rape kits, implement financial incentives for jurisdictions to aggressively attack and eliminate their backlogs, provide for a national system for collecting data on rape kits, and eliminate the appalling practice of having the victims of sexual assault pay for their own rape kits.

Tell your Representative that you want them to support the Justice of Survivor of Sexual Assault Act of 2009.

 

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The Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009

Dear Representative,

[Your name]

  • Lisa York Cox Lisa York Cox   Huntsville, AL
    Sent letter to Parker Griffith
    about 22 hours ago
  • Jennifer Martino Jennifer Martino   Dixon, CA
    Sent letter to Dan Lungren and John Garamendi
    Feb 08
  • Sophia Fire Sophia Fire   Mesa, AZ
    Sent letter to Jeff Flake and Harry Mitchell
    Feb 08
  • leslie smith leslie smith   san marcos, TX
    Sent letter to Henry Cuellar and Lloyd Doggett
    Feb 07
  • Tony Ennenga Tony Ennenga   Kalispell, MT
    Sent letter to Denny Rehberg
    Feb 07
  • Darren Wells Darren Wells   Woonsocket, RI
    Sent letter to Patrick Kennedy
    Feb 07
  • Robert Teter Robert Teter   Terra Alta, WV
    Sent letter to Alan Mollohan
    Feb 07
  • Jordan Hamilton Jordan Hamilton   Davis, CA
    Sent letter to Mike Thompson and Dan Lungren
    Feb 07
  • Heather Armstrong-Boudreau Heather Armstrong-B...   Janesville, WI
    Sent letter to Paul Ryan and Tammy Baldwin
    Feb 07
  • Catherine Wilson Catherine Wilson   Wentzville, MO
    Sent letter to Todd Akin and Blaine Luetkemeyer
    Feb 07

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