Washington, Aug. 31 -- Congressman Abe Hamadeh issued the following press release:
Congressman Abraham Hamadeh (AZ-08) is grateful to his colleagues for their votes today in support of his legislation, known as Kayleigh's Law, which protects victims of dangerous crimes from their abusers.
Congressman Hamadeh introduced Kayleigh's Law in order to deliver stronger, lifelong protection to survivors of federal sex crimes and violent felonies by requiring courts to issue permanent no-contact injunctions against convicted offenders.
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 Arizo...