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HR 4291 105th Congress House Immigration Administrative procedure Aliens Child abuse Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Justice Deportation Families Family violence Government Operations and Politics Law Limitation of actions Visas Wife abuse Women

VAWA Restoration Act

Introduced: July 21, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jul 21, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 21, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VAWA Restoration Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify procedures and provide special rules for battered spouses and children with respect to: (1) adjustment of status; and (2) removal and deportation.

What's happening now July 28, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 8, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 16, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 6, 1998
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Aug 6, 1998
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 21, 1998
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 21, 1998
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 21, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4291: VAWA Restoration Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4291/
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"H.R. 4291: VAWA Restoration Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4291/.
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H.R. 4291, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4291/.
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