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Domestic Violence Courts Assistance Act

Introduced: September 27, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Oct 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sep 27, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 27, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Domestic Violence Courts Assistance Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (relating to grants to combat violent crimes against women) to allow such grants to be used to provide the resources to establish and maintain a court system dedicated to the adjudication of domestic violence cases.

Requires a state to certify that at least 5% of grant funds shall be allocated for specialized domestic violence courts.

Amends the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 to allow funds available pursuant to grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts awarded under the Act to be used to: (1) implement and evaluate court-based approaches to adjudicating domestic violence cases in state courts; and (2) provide technical assistance to state courts to facilitate the development and adoption of improved practices in such adjudication.

What's happening now October 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 27, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3920: Domestic Violence Courts Assistance Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3920/
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"H.R. 3920: Domestic Violence Courts Assistance Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3920/.
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H.R. 3920, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3920/.
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