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MI HR0382
Resolution
Status
6/5/2014
Primary Sponsor
Sarah Roberts
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AI Summary
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Urges Congress to approve President Obama's $35 million budget proposal to help communities process untested sexual assault kits
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Documents that hundreds of thousands of rape kits remain untested in police and crime storage facilities across the country, with demand for DNA testing outpacing laboratory capacity
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Highlights that testing sexual assault kits enables identification of unknown offenders, linking of cold cases, and prevention of additional crimes by serial rapists
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Cites Wayne County, Michigan example where testing of 1,600 kits yielded 455 DNA database matches, identification of 127 potential serial rapists, and 14 convictions of perpetrators tied to crimes in 12 other states
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Directs transmission of the resolution to the President of the United States Senate, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and Michigan's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
A resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to approve President Obama’s budget proposal to provide $35 million to help communities process evidence from untested sexual assault kits.
Congress of the United States
Last Action
Adopted
6/5/2014