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HR 973 116th Congress House

Violence Against Women Health Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen the healthcare system's response to domestic violence,… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen the healthcare system's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2019 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
Health Assault and harassment offensesChild healthCrime victimsCrimes against children
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Crimes against womenDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHuman traffickingIndian social and development programsMedical researchMental healthResearch administration and fundingSex offenses
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Violence Against Women Health Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Department of Health and Human Services program that awards grants to support the health care system's response to domestic violence.

The bill also modifies the program, including by requiring that grant funds be used to (1) support training to address domestic violence in families enrolled in early childhood programs, (2) develop training and resources for behavioral health professionals, (3) support health education training related to labor and sex trafficking, and (4) support the coordination of domestic and sexual violence coalitions. Certain training must prioritize programs administered by the Health Resources & Services Administration's Office of Women's Health.

The bill also permits grant funds to be used to establish state pilot programs that address substance use disorder in the context of domestic violence.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 12 Republican 3
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 8, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Mar 11, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 11, 2019
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 7, 2019
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Mar 7, 2019
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 6, 2019
Hurd, Will
· Mar 6, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 6, 2019
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 6, 2019
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 22, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 22, 2019
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 5, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 5, 2019
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Feb 5, 2019
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Feb 5, 2019
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 973: Violence Against Women Health Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-973/
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"H.R. 973: Violence Against Women Health Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-973/.
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H.R. 973, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-973/.
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