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On the recordSeptember 6, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5578) to establish certain rights for sexual assault survivors, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5578 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS' RIGHTS. (a) In General.--Part II of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after chapter 237 the following: ``CHAPTER 238--SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS' RIGHTS ``Sec. ``3772. Sexual assault survivors' rights. ``Sec. 3772. Sexual assault survivors' rights ``(a) Rights of Sexual Assault Survivors.--In addition to those rights provided in section 3771, a sexual assault survivor has the following rights: ``(1) The right not to be prevented from, or charged for, receiving a medical forensic examination.…
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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