S5537Referred to Committee

A bill to authorize grants for emotional support services for incarcerated victims of sexual abuse, and for other purposes.

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-09-24

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Brian Schatz

Democrat · HI · Senator

Votes with party: 85.0% (892 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001194

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (3)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-09-24

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

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Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-09-24

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