Policy & Justice

RAINN’s Recommendations for Legislators

Our issue briefs provide everything state policymakers need to know to create and pass meaningful and effective anti-sexual violence legislation.

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RAINN’s bipartisan partnerships with U.S. lawmakers help create, advance, and pass legislation that strengthens protections for survivors and holds offenders accountable.

Create & Pass State Laws

Explore our legislative memos and get a comprehensive look at today’s most pressing sexual violence issues.

Image-Based Sexual Abuse Laws

Combat nonconsensual, explicit AI-generated and AI-manipulated “deepfakes.”

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School Sexual Violence Policies

Ensure schools, students, and parents know how to respond when sexual violence occurs.

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Civil Statutes of Limitations for Sex Crimes: Reform Enables Justice

Enable justice by reforming your state’s civil statutes of limitations on pursuing civil justice for sex crimes.

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Criminal Statutes of Limitations for Sex Crimes

Stand with survivors by ending your state’s arbitrary limits for reporting and prosecuting sexual violence.

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Rules of Evidence

Allow prosecutors to admit evidence of the defendant’s prior relevant sexual conduct.

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Immunity Laws for Survivors

Remove barriers to reporting with with immunity laws for drug and alcohol misdemeanors.

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Involuntary Pelvic Exams

Protect patients from pelvic exams performed without their explicit and informed consent.

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Policy Action Updates

RAINN Urges Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to Sign Bill to Close Spousal Rape Loophole

April 25, 2024

RAINN Urges Governor Josh Green to Sign Bill to Extend Statutes of Limitations for Sex Crimes in Hawaii

May 13, 2024

RAINN Supports HHS Action on Non-Consensual Pelvic Exams in America’s Teaching Hospitals

May 08, 2024

RAINN Statement on Sean “Diddy” Combs N.Y. Grand Jury Indictment

September 17, 2024

RAINN Statement on NY Court’s Overturning of Weinstein’s Felony Conviction

April 25, 2024

RAINN Statement on Latest Verdict on Harvey Weinstein’s Sexual Crimes

December 20, 2022

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