Rep. Schakowsky Issues Statement on Reauthorization of Debbie Smith Act
October 23, 2019
October 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act (H.R. 777), which she voted for and which passed the House by a vote of 402-1:
"The Debbie Smith Act was a groundbreaking piece of legislation, when we first passed it in 2004, that was aimed at ending the backlog of untested rape kits and other unanalyzed DNA evidence.
"Now as we reauthorize it, law enforcement communities around th . . .
"The Debbie Smith Act was a groundbreaking piece of legislation, when we first passed it in 2004, that was aimed at ending the backlog of untested rape kits and other unanalyzed DNA evidence.
"Now as we reauthorize it, law enforcement communities around th . . .