HR 840
113th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
American Samoa
Appropriations
Crime victims
Crimes against women
District of Columbia
Guam
Law enforcement administration and funding
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Sex offenses
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
To improve services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Introduced: February 26, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Feb 26, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 26, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to increase from 0.125% to 1.5% the allocation of appropriations to each of the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for grants to support the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of rape crisis centers and other programs and projects to assist those victimized by sexual assault.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1