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SRES 293 114th Congress Senate Families Commemorative events and holidays Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Domestic violence and child abuse

A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, commending domestic violence victim advocates, domestic violence victim service providers, crisis hotline staff, and first responders serving victims of domestic violence for their compassionate support of victims of domestic violence, and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should continue to support efforts to end domestic violence and hold perpetrators of domestic violence accountable.

Introduced: October 22, 2015 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Oct 28, 2015
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 28, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 28, 2015
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7598)
Oct 28, 2015
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7598)
Oct 22, 2015
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7474)
Oct 22, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Supports the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and the corresponding devasting effects of domestic violence on survivors, families, and communities; and (2) pledge continued support for programs designed to assist survivors, hold perpetrators accountable, and bring an end to domestic violence.

What's happening now October 28, 2015

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

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