WA Legislature working to support sex assault survivors
Rep. Jamila Taylor, right, and Rep. Roger Goodman, left, speak about legislation they are working on to help victims of sexual violence.
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OLYMPIA — About 70% of Washington’s sexual violence victims' assistance funding is pass-through funding from the federal government via the Victims of Crime Act. However, funding under VOCA, which became law in 1984, has dipped dramatically in recent years. Funding totaled $74.7 million in 2018 but has since dropped to about $17.9 million as of 2024.
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