{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://goodlatte.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=718", "Goodlatte Applauds House Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Crime Victims\u2019 Rights", "2016-11-29", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "VA", "Robert Goodlatte", "G000289", "goodlatte.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote an amended version of the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 (S. 2577) to strengthen crime victims\u2019 rights. The bipartisan, bicameral bill \u2013 authored by Representative Ted Poe (R-Texas) and Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) \u2013 builds on the Justice for All Act of 2004 to improve the criminal justice system and ensure public confidence in it. It strengthens crime victims\u2019 rights and programs by increasing access to restitution for federal crime victims. The Justice for All Reauthorization Act also further reduces the rape kit backlog and provides resources for forensic labs, while protecting the innocent by improving access to post-conviction DNA testing. It also improves these programs by increasing accountability for federal funds to protect taxpayer dollars. Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, praised today\u2019s approval of the bill:\u201cFor over a decade, the Justice for All Act has done a tremendous amount of good to improve our nation\u2019s criminal justice system and strengthen crime victims\u2019 rights. I am pleased the House has reauthorized and improved the Justice for All Act to further this good work, such as reducing the rape kit backlog so that victims are able to reclaim and rebuild their lives, and providing law enforcement resources to identify the guilty and free the innocent. I thank Representative Poe for his tireless work on these important issues and call on the Senate to swiftly pass the amended bill and send it to the President\u2019s desk to be signed into law.\u201d Watch Congressman Goodlatte\u2019s floor speech in support of this legislation by clicking here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://goodlatte.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=718"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.62045331671834, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}