Sen. Hawley Issues Statement on Passage of Debbie Smith Act
December 18, 2019
December 18, 2019
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following statement:
Last night the Senate unanimously passed the Debbie Smith Act of 2019, a bill that authorizes crucial grant funding to help state crime labs work through their backlogs of untested DNA samples, including rape kits. The bill now heads to the President's desk. U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), an original cosponsor of the Debbie Smith Act, issued the following statement:
"Far too oft . . .
Last night the Senate unanimously passed the Debbie Smith Act of 2019, a bill that authorizes crucial grant funding to help state crime labs work through their backlogs of untested DNA samples, including rape kits. The bill now heads to the President's desk. U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), an original cosponsor of the Debbie Smith Act, issued the following statement:
"Far too oft . . .