Debbie Smith is a rape survivor and founder of H-E-A-R-T, Inc. (Hope Exists After Rape Trauma) and an internationally known advocate for sexual assault survivors.

Funding from the federal Debbie Smith Act has resulted in nearly 200,000 DNA hits on previously untested rape kits and DNA evidence. But the bill to reauthorize $151 million in funding has stalled ...

Nevada Senate Democrats announced the death of Sparks state Sen. Debbie Smith on Sunday. She was 60. Smith was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2015.

State Sen. Debbie Smith, D-Sparks, left, and Treasurer Kate Marshall watch primary election results at the Washoe County Democratic Party headquarters in Reno on Tuesday, June 10, 2014.