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With a last-ditch funding deal out of reach in Congress, the government will officially shut down at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, grinding the machinery of many federal agencies to a halt.
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.
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.