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The fight continues over the more than 14,000 rape kits that went untested for decades by the City of Memphis.

The fight continues over the more than 14,000 rape kits that went untested for decades by the City of Memphis.

The fight continues over the more than 14,000 rape kits that went untested for decades by the City of Memphis.

Stein prioritized ending the backlog to get justice for survivors since 2017.

It's been made clear, party lines don't matter when it comes to rape kit testing. Two weeks ago, the U.S. House passed a version of the Debbie Smith Act of 2023, which would continue funding to end the backlog of untested DNA evidence in sexual assaults.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) cut a rape kit backlog, but now it's fighting another. This one has to do with getting into suspects' phones and computers, with TBI’s director admitting the wait has grown to more than a year.

The bill is a bipartisan piece of legislation aimed at lowering the estimated number of 100,000 DNA rape kits across the United States.

Legislation from Reps. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) would force state and local governments to identify untested kits or risk losing funds.