H.R. 1523: SAFER Act of 2011
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H.R. 1523: SAFER Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-04-13 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-04-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
SAFER Act of 2011
Plain summary
Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry Act of 2011 or the SAFER Act of 2011 - Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to: (1) allow states or local governments to use grant funds under such Act to conduct audits of samples of sexual assault evidence that are awaiting testing, and (2) provide funding in FY2012-FY2016 for such purpose. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants for such audits only if the grant recipient (i.e., a state or local government) submits a plan for performing the audit of samples of sexual assault evidence and includes a good-faith estimate of the number of such samples. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry to include information about samples of sexual assault evidence awaiting testing and to track the testing and processing of such samples, and (2) develop and disseminate to law enforcement and other appropriate agencies a report on best practices for the testing and use of DNA evidence collected as part of a criminal investigation of sexual assault cases. Sets forth requirements relating to information required to be included in such Registry, the protection of personally identifiable information in the Registry, and the updating of information in the Registry. Expresses the sense of Congress that law enforcement agencies and other appropriate entities should use the best practices developed by the Attorney General to develop, evaluate, and improve DNA evidence protocols.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] · 36 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Jim Costa (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1523.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr1523 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112