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Tell Congress to Pass the Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009.
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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,
I am writing you today to urge you to support the Justice of Survivor of Sexual Assault Act of 2009. This bill addresses the national crisis of nearly 180,000 untested rape kits nationwide.
The Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act 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.
I urge to to take a stand in support of sexual assault victims in this country. This legislation will help put their rapist behind bars and make us all safer.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
[Your name]