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Domestic Violence Screening and Treatment Act of 2002

Introduced: March 20, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Apr 2, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 20, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Domestic Violence Screening and Treatment Act of 2002 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require that health benefits provided include coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment.

Amends Federal civil service law to require the Office of Personal Management to require all contracted carriers of health coverage for Federal employees to include coverage for domestic violence screening and treatment services.

Amends SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) to require States to set aside a reasonable portion of maternal and child health services block grant funds to provide for domestic violence screening and treatment services. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to such funds retained for certain projects, to provide preference to State applicants who include training of providers in how to screen for, and treat, domestic violence.

Requires the Secretary to allot funds to States to provide for a separate program for domestic violence screening and treatment.

What's happening now April 2, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 16 Independent 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 4, 2002
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 19, 2002
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 4, 2002
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 14, 2002
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 25, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 17, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 17, 2002
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 17, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 17, 2002
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 17, 2002
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 9, 2002
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 9, 2002
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2002
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 9, 2002
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 9, 2002
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 9, 2002
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 9, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4032: Domestic Violence Screening and Treatment Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4032/
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