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Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2018

Introduced: September 26, 2018 Introduced by: Stefanik, Elise M. Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Sep 20, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Sep 13, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2018

This bill extends through March 31, 2019, 19 grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and subsequent legislation and administered by the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women.

What's happening now September 20, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6797 Related bill Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 2
Jenkins, Lynn
· Oct 12, 2018
Hultgren, Randy
· Sep 26, 2018
Walters, Mimi
· Sep 26, 2018
Yoder, Kevin
· Sep 26, 2018
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Sep 13, 2018
Brooks, Susan
· Sep 13, 2018
Coffman, Mike
· Sep 13, 2018
Faso, John
· Sep 13, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 13, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6796: Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6796/
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"H.R. 6796: Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6796/.
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H.R. 6796, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6796/.
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