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Teen Dating Violence Prevention Act of 2009

Introduced: February 2, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 2, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 2, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teen Dating Violence Prevention Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state, local, or tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and community and faith-based organizations to provide services and education and counseling programs for runaway and homeless youth or other at-risk youth who are the victims of domestic or dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

What's happening now March 16, 2009

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 29, 2010
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 9, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 6, 2009
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 1, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 24, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 24, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 789: Teen Dating Violence Prevention Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-789/
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"H.R. 789: Teen Dating Violence Prevention Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-789/.
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H.R. 789, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-789/.
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