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Violence Against Women Office Act

Introduced: July 13, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 24, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jul 13, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 13, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Violence Against Women Office Act - Establishes within the Department of Justice (DOJ) a Violence Against Women Office, headed by a Director.

Specifies the duties of the Director, including serving as special counsel to the Attorney General on the subject of, and carrying out DOJ functions under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and on matters relating to, violence against women.

What's happening now July 24, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 20 Independent 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 18, 2000
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 13, 2000
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 6, 2000
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 6, 2000
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 27, 2000
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 24, 2000
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 24, 2000
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 19, 2000
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 19, 2000
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 19, 2000
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 19, 2000
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 17, 2000
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 17, 2000
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 13, 2000
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 13, 2000
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 13, 2000
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 13, 2000
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 13, 2000
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 13, 2000
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 13, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4848: Violence Against Women Office Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4848/
MLA
"H.R. 4848: Violence Against Women Office Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4848/.
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H.R. 4848, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4848/.
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