releases: https://wagner.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/wagner-hails-senate-passage-debbie-smith-reauthorization-act
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| https://wagner.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/wagner-hails-senate-passage-debbie-smith-reauthorization-act | Wagner Hails Senate Passage of Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act | 2019-12-17 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Republican | House | MO | Ann Wagner | W000812 | wagner.house.gov | wagner | https://wagner.house.gov/media-center/press-releases | scraper | Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner's (R-MO) H.R. 777, the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019, passed the Senate by unanimous consent. This bipartisan bill to combat the rape kit backlog was introduced with Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) in January and passed the House in October. "I am thrilled that the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act has finally passed the Senate," said Rep. Wagner. "Survivors of sexual assault have looked to us for leadership since this critical DNA testing program was allowed to lapse in September. Now that the Debbie Smith Act is being reauthorized, our communities can better identify and prosecute violent predators and find justice for the survivors who have bravely come forward to pursue their attackers. Alongside sexual assault survivors, I have been whipping my colleagues and Senators in a push to get this done ever since we introduced this legislation. While these vital programs should never have been allowed to lapse at all, I am pleased that our continued efforts to get this legislation over the finish line worked, and I look forward to President Trump signing it into law." | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-06-27T23:45:33Z |