Senate Passes Tillis Legislation to Reduce Rape Kit Backlog
November 07, 2023
November 07, 2023
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed legislation co-sponsored by Senator Thom Tillis to reauthorize the Debbie Smith Act, which would provide state and local law enforcement agencies with resources to complete forensic analyses of crime scenes and untested rape kits.
"North Carolina has thousands of untested rape kits, and victims of these heinous crimes deserve justice,&quo . . .
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed legislation co-sponsored by Senator Thom Tillis to reauthorize the Debbie Smith Act, which would provide state and local law enforcement agencies with resources to complete forensic analyses of crime scenes and untested rape kits.
"North Carolina has thousands of untested rape kits, and victims of these heinous crimes deserve justice,&quo . . .