HR 4848
106th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Advice and consent of the Senate
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil rights enforcement
Congress
Crime prevention
Crimes against women
Department of Justice
Economics and Public Finance
Executive reorganization
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Federal officials
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Violence Against Women Office Act
Introduced: July 13, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Committees of jurisdiction
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