Washington, April 28 -- Congressman Abe Hamadeh issued the following press release:
Congressman Abraham Hamadeh (AZ-08) has introduced Kayleigh's Law to protect victims of dangerous crimes from their abusers. Kayleigh's Law delivers stronger, lifelong protection to survivors of federal sex crimes and violent felonies by requiring courts to issue permanent no-contact injunctions against convicted offenders.
Introduced during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the goal of this legislation is to eliminate the "legal tug-of-war" where survivors must repeatedly face their attackers in court to maintain basic safety protections. Having passed at the state level in both Arizona and Wisconsin, this legislation, named after Kayleigh Kozak, a young mo...