# 118-hr-5721: Rape Kit Backlog Progress Act of 2023

118-hr-5721, Rape Kit Backlog Progress Act of 2023, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 206. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-5721
- Congress: 118
- Title: Rape Kit Backlog Progress Act of 2023
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 206.
- Introduced: 2023-09-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Rape Kit Backlog Progress Act of 2023

## Cosponsors (40)

- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5] (R-OR), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jeff [D-NC-14] (D-NC), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2023-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2023-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2023-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2023-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3] (R-NY), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-5721 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5721)

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