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To provide grants to strengthen State and local health care systems' response to domestic violence by building the capacity of health care professionals and staff to identify, address, and prevent…

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To provide grants to strengthen State and local health care systems' response to domestic violence by building the capacity of health care professionals and staff to identify, address, and prevent domestic violence.

Introduced: August 6, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Aug 6, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Aug 6, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and local health care entities to strengthen their response to domestic violence by building the capacity of health care professionals and staff to identify, address, and prevent domestic violence. Prescribes guidelines for State and local demonstration grants. Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now September 21, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 10, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4477: To provide grants to strengthen State and local health care systems' response to domestic violence by building the capacity of health care professionals and staff to identify, address, and prevent domestic violence.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4477/
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"H.R. 4477: To provide grants to strengthen State and local health care systems' response to domestic violence by building the capacity of health care professionals and staff to identify, address, and prevent domestic violence.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4477/.
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H.R. 4477, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4477/.
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[H.R. 4477: To provide grants to strengthen State and local health care systems' response to domestic violence by building the capacity of health care professionals and staff to identify, address, and prevent domestic violence.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4477/)
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