S 198
106th Congress
Senate
Health
Acquaintance rape
Child abuse
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elder abuse
Families
Family violence
Federal aid to medical education
Federal aid to nursing education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Medical records
Mental health services
Osteopathy and osteopaths
Paramedical personnel
Physical examinations
Domestic Violence Identification and Referral Act of 1999
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Jan 19, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S623)
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Domestic Violence Identification and Referral Act of 1999 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to give preference, in making grants or contracts under provisions relating to health professions education and provisions relating to nurse education, to certain health professions entities that train students in the identification, examination, treatment, and referral of victims of domestic violence.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 198: Domestic Violence Identification and Referral Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-198/
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