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Battered Women's Testimony Act of 1992

Introduced: March 5, 1991 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 27, 1992

Became Public Law No: 102-527.

Oct 27, 1992

Signed by President.

Oct 16, 1992

Presented to President.

Oct 9, 1992

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Oct 7, 1992

Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

Oct 7, 1992

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

Oct 5, 1992

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Oct 3, 1992

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Oct 3, 1992

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Oct 3, 1992

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Oct 3, 1992

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

Oct 3, 1992

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Oct 3, 1992

Mr. Hughes moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Oct 3, 1992

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 563.

Oct 3, 1992

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 102-991.

Sep 30, 1992

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Sep 30, 1992

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

Sep 18, 1992

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Sep 18, 1992

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

Aug 6, 1992

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Mar 18, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.

Mar 5, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

Mar 5, 1991

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Battered Women's Testimony Act of 1991 - Directs the State Justice Institute, by grants to or contracts with a single eligible entity, to: (1) collect and analyze information regarding the admissibility and quality of expert testimony on the experiences of battered women offered as part of the defense in criminal cases under State law and regarding sources of, and methods to obtain, funds to pay costs incurred to provide such testimony, particularly in cases involving indigent women defendants; (2) develop training materials to assist battered women, operators of domestic violence shelters, battered women's advocates, and attorneys in using such testimony in appropriate cases and to assist individuals with expertise in the experiences of battered women in developing skills appropriate to providing such testimony; and (3) disseminate such information and training materials and provide related technical assistance to battered women, shelter operators, advocates, attorneys, and individuals providing testimony.

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Became Public Law No: 102-527.

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