S 5
113th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Higher education
Immigrant health and welfare
Indian social and development programs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
Introduced: January 22, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S45)
Jan 22, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA); (2) renew the commitment of the United States to providing the resources necessary to combat all forms of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; (3) build upon the success of VAWA in transforming the criminal justice and community-based response to abuse by bolstering and streamlining the programs, grants, and coalitions created by VAWA and expanding the reach of VAWA to meet the remaining needs of victims; (4) continue to provide the training, tools, and resources necessary for law enforcement officers and victim service providers to hold the perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence accountable and to keep victims safe; and (5) ensure that all victims of domestic and sexual violence receive the support and protections provided by VAWA.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S45)
Committees of jurisdiction
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