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Protecting Women Act of 2019

Introduced: February 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Feb 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 14, 2019
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.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Women Act of 2019

This bill extends through FY2019 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 March 25, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1741 Related bill Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Feb 15, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1239: Protecting Women Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1239/
MLA
"H.R. 1239: Protecting Women Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1239/.
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H.R. 1239, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1239/.
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[H.R. 1239: Protecting Women Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1239/)
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