MI HCR0032

Urges Congress to approve $35 million in federal funding from President Obama's budget proposal to help communities process untested sexual assault kits.

Cites national statistics indicating sexual violence affects approximately 22 million women and 1.6 million men during their lifetimes.

Notes an estimated hundreds of thousands of rape kits remain untested in police and crime storage facilities across the country due to DNA testing backlogs.

References Wayne County, Michigan's success in addressing over 10,000 untested kits, resulting in 455 DNA database matches and identification of 127 potential serial rapists.

Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Michigan's congressional delegation.