Originally published on Change.Org on October 12, 2016 By Jeanne Shaheen. Last Friday, just over a year after my initial meeting with sexual assault survivor Amanda Nguyen, my legislation to establish basic rights for survivors of sexual assault was signed into law by President Obama. The Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights…
Originally published on People.com on October 11, 2016 By Diana Pearl. Last week, 24-year-old Amanda Nguyen changed the way the government handles sexual assault and rape. On Friday, President Obama signed the Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights — also known as H.R. 5578 — into law. The bill received…
Originally published on Change.Org on September 29, 2016 By Maria Ruiz. Great News!!! The US Senate passed the Sexual Assault Survivor’s Bill of Rights in an unanimous consent. Thousands of hours, emails, phone calls, pledges, tears, memos and drafts came together to make history. Our nation is forever changed for…
Originally published on Slate.com on September 7, 2016 By Christina Cauterucci. Sexual-assault survivors will soon have a federal bill of rights if Barack Obama signs a piece of legislation that has already passed through both chambers of Congress. The House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday requiring that…
