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Family Violence Prevention Act of 2002

Introduced: June 12, 2002 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
Jun 26, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 12, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 12, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Family Violence Prevention Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Family Violence within the Department of Health and Human Services. Directs the Office to coordinate intra-departmental family violence programs and develop a Federal family violence prevention Internet website.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for the establishment of five family violence research and education centers through grants or contracts with public and nonprofit private entities. Requires such centers to: (1) include both professional and public education; and (2) be linked to national, State, and local resources. Requires one center to be linked to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and another to the National Institute of Mental Health.

Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory board to make recommendations concerning the centers' research agenda.

Requires the Director to award grants to eligible entities, including healthcare delivery systems or training entities, to develop and disseminate family violence education and training curricula, programs, and strategies.

What's happening now June 26, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2009 Identical bill Family Violence Prevention Act of 2002
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10 Independent 1
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 2002
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 11, 2002
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 4, 2002
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 4, 2002
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 16, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 25, 2002
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 19, 2002
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 19, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2002
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 12, 2002
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 12, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4916: Family Violence Prevention Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4916/
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"H.R. 4916: Family Violence Prevention Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4916/.
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H.R. 4916, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4916/.
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